Austrian passport
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Type | Passport |
Issued by | Austria |
First issued | 1857 (first passport regulations, as Austrian Empire)[1] 16 June 2006[2] (biometric) 1 December 2023[3][4] (current version) |
Purpose | Identification |
Eligibility | Austrian citizenship |
Expiration | 2 years after issuance for children up to the age of 1; 5 years for children aged 2–11; 10 years for citizens aged 12 and older |
Cost | €75,90 (aged 12 or over)[5] €30 (aged 0–11)[6] Free (aged 0–2, first issue) |
An Austrian passport (
The application and printing processes of all Austrian passports are handled by the Österreichische Staatsdruckerei headquartered in Vienna.
Physical appearance
Austrian passports are the same
Different spellings of the same name within the same document
German names containing
The transcription mentioned above is generally used for
Austrian passports may (but do not always) contain a trilingual (in German, English, and French) explanation of the German umlauts and ß, e.g. 'ß' entspricht / is equal to / correspond à 'SS'.[citation needed]
Visa requirements
Visa requirements for
Austrian citizens can live and work in any country within the EU as a result of the right of free movement and residence granted in Article 21 of the EU Treaty.[9]
Holding a second passport
Austria allows its citizens to hold a second Austrian passport to circumvent certain travel restrictions (e.g., some Arab countries, such as Iraq (except Iraqi Kurdistan), Oman, and Mauritania, do not allow entry to Austrian passport holders with Israeli passport stamps).[citation needed]
Holding an Austrian passport and a foreign passport at the same time—i.e.,
History
Before Austria
Image gallery
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Austro-Hungarian Empire passport issued in Bohemia in 1871
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1936 Austrian stateless passport used for immigrating to Mandatory Palestine
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"Serie A" Austrian passport, issued to Carl Szokoll in 1948
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"Serie E" Austrian passport, issued in 1970
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"Green cover" Austrian passport, issued in 1980
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An Austrian diplomatic passport (2006–2014)
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An Austrian service passport (2006–2014)
See also
References
- ^ "Passwesen".
- ^ "Council of the European Union - PRADO - AUT-AO-02001". consilium.europa.eu. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Council of the European Union - PRADO - AUT-AO-02002". consilium.europa.eu. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Neuer Österreichischer Reisepass: Das ändert sich jetzt". 24 November 2023.
- ^ "HELP.gv.at: Reisepass – Neuausstellung". help.gv.at. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Reisepass für Minderjährige unter 18 Jahren".
- ^ "Neue österreichische Reisepass-Generation geht an den Start". 24 November 2023.
- ^ "The Official Passport Index Ranking". Henley & Partners. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ Treaty on the Function of the European Union (consolidated version)