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Contacts in Austria in Vienna, Traiskirchen, Graz and Linz...

Austria > Overview

Chances of getting asylum in Austria depend a lot on your migration history and the preparation of your asylum application. Austria is executing Dublin II and other deportations. Police controls are taking place on trains, in public areas (streets, plazas) as well as in traffic hotspots like train stations. Even though there are strict controls, some people are able to cross through Austria to another country.

Austria > Dublin II

Austria has not stopped deportations to Greece. Due to a decision made by the Austrian Constitutional Court in October 2010, deportations of particularly vulnerable persons (unaccompanied minors, elderly people, families with small children, seriously ill persons etc.) to Greece are now more difficult to execute than before. While it used to be possible just to inform the Greek authorities about a planned Dublin II deportation, Austrian officials now have to get an individual acceptance paper from Greece for each person they want to deport.

Austria > Asylum

If you apply for Asylum in Austria you can do it in one of the three “Erstaufnahmestelle” (“EASt”, First Acceptance Centers): One is only for people arriving by plane at the airport in Vienna/Schwechat. The second one is situated in Traiskirchen in the district Baden, which is to Vienna; the third one is in Thalham, Upper Austria (nearby cities: Salzburg, Wels, Linz). If the police picks you up somewhere – before you reach one of the “East” – you can also ask for asylum at the police station.

Austria > Minors

Unaccompanied minors should get special care, but since facilities are crowded they are sometimes being sent to accommodations for grown-ups, if over 16. Minors whose age is contested by the police or the asylum authorities and who cannot proof their age with reliable documents can be subject to an age assessment by doctors or medical experts as unaccompanied minors may get different treatment when it comes to deportation, living or other support than asylum seekers of full age.

Austria > Detention

If either a ban on further residence or deportation is issued against a person, he/she must leave Austria. If he/she does not leave Austria, he/she may be held on detention pending deportation. A person can also be held on remand to safeguard legal proceedings (for example while proving your Dublin II status), in the case of a ban of further residence or of deportation. Basically, detention pending deportation should last for as short a time as possible. But a foreigner may be held on remand for up to 10 months.

Austria > Deportation

Deportation is not acceptable if, in the country of destination, the foreigner is threatened with persecution or will be subjected to inhumane penalties, the death penalty or torture. An assessment to rule out deportation can be applied for during deportation proceedings.

Austria > Living

Minimum rights and benefits during the asylum procedure (Grundversorgung): The „Grundversorgung“ system aims at providing all asylum seekers and other aliens excluded from the regular social system with accommodation, food, medical care.

Austria > Family reunification

The law is laid out to treat each individual of the family the same way the other. Which means if one member has been granted asylum or subsidiary protection, the other members should get it too (unless a member has been convicted of criminal charges). Relatives of people who have an ongoing asylum procedure are not able to apply for family reunification. Relatives of people who have been granted asylum as well as of people under subsidiary protection are able to apply for an entry visa to Austria.

Austria > Medical assistance

There are some places that provide healthcare for persons without papers, insurance and free of charge...

Austria > Work

You are not allowed to work legally in Austria during your asylum procedure. If you get caught working illegally it can lead to detention and deportation so take care. Right now there are people trying to organize support/union structures for undocumented workers. In case of legal problems at your workplace (for example: outstanding wages) there is a possibility to do something...

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