Austria -
Documentation and Resources

Applicants with primary residence in Vienna may order copies of Austrian birth, death and marriage certificates online from the Vienna Registry Office.

Austrian birth certificates, marriage certificates and death certificates are available from civil registry offices (Standesamt) across Austria. A civil registry office can issue copies of any certificate registered in Austria. Applications for certificates from abroad can be submitted to an Austrian Embassy or Consulate

Austrian birth, death and marriage certificates are restricted - only the person named in the certificate, immediate family o those with a demonstrated a legal interest may apply for a copy.

• Issuance of a marriage certificate
• Reissuing a birth certificate
• Issuing a death certificate

Extracts for births, deaths and marriages that are registered in the ZPR - Central Civil Status Register (Zentrales Personenstandsregister) can be ordered online (login with ID Austria or EU login is required). Partial and full extracts are available.

Current extracts from the commercial register (with or without historical data) and other company documents are available online (login with ID Austria is required).

Austrian Criminal Record Certificates (Strafregisterbescheinigung) can be obtained online (login with ID Austria or EU login is required).

Applications in Austria may submitted to the State police department (Landespolizeidirektion) or police department (Landespolizeikommisariat). In Vienna, you can apply to the Police Department (Polizeikommissariat). In cities without a state police department or in a city or municipality without a police department, apply to the Mayor.

From outside Austria, applications may be submitted to an Austrian Embassy or Consulate

Except where applications are made online (using ID Austria or EU Login), the applicant must appear in person to the issuing authority, either when they submit their application or when they collect their certificate, in order to verify their identity.

Special criminal record certificates (e.g. for children and youth welfare or for care and support) cannot be obtained online and will only be issued following confirmation from the employer and/or organization requesting them.

• Police authorities by municipality

List of sworn and court-certified translators in Austria

Foreign Embassies and Consulates in Austria

Service to verify signatures of qualified certificates issued under the Austrian Signature Law.