Viennese citizenship authorities opine that well-founded fear of Nazi persecution in Austria can be established long before 30 March 1933 and thus significantly increase the number of eligible descendants.
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Vienna Administrative Court acknowledges continuing effects of Nazi persecution even after the end of WWII and eligibility of descendants of former concentration camp inmates for privileged naturalisation
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Even short-term stays in the territory of the European Union prevent the loss of long-term resident status
Jugdment of 20 January 2022, C-432/20
April 2022 amendments to the Austrian Citizenship Act (Federal Gazette I 48/2022) include new groups of descendants of victims of Nazi persecution
Federal Gazette I 48/2022
Privileged acquisition of a foreign (here: German) nationality by descendants of victims of Nazi persecution justifies retention of Austrian citizenship
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