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Registering your arrival : Austria

Registering your arrival

Residential registration with the police is mandatory. Any person establishing their residence in Austria is obliged to register with the respective competent authority within three (3) days of arrival.

Responsible authorities to contact in this regard are:

in large cities with federal police departments: the registration office of the respective federal police department (Meldeamt der Bundespolizeidirektion).
in Vienna: the registration office of the municipal district offices (Magistratische Bezirksämter)
for other locations: the communal administrative office (Gemeindeamt)

You will need to bring the following documents:

completed registration form (Meldeformular; Meldezettel); the registration form can be obtained from the responsible registration authorities and certain registry offices (e.g. in Vienna).
residence registration certificates for any other places of residence
passport and birth certificate

You are also required to provide your:

name (including previous names, if any)
date of birth
place of birth
gender
nationality

The residence registration form must be signed by the landlord (the owner or the property management) and the tenant, submitted personally or by a person of trust or sent by post.

Upon registering in Austria, your personal data will automatically be saved in the Central Residence Registry (Zentralen Melderegister (ZMR)) and made available to various authorities. Every person registered in Austria is assigned a dedicated number in the Central Residence Registry (so-called Central Residence Registry Number, “ZMR-Zahl”) which is shown on the residence registration certificate (Meldebestätigung).