Planning to move to Vienna

Hello moutaye

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I don't think ou need to do much at all as a EU citizen, you just need to register at the adress where you live at the Meldeamt (guess your girlfriend can help you with that). If you have an adress in Austria I don't think you need much more except your passport in order to open a bank account. If you are from outside the Eu it gets complicated..

Good luck and welcome to a great city!
wien.gv.at is a good page (in english too)

Many thanks for the info Mimie.

Actually my girlfriend is in Slovakia so not yet settled in Austria.

Is it a case that you need an address first to trigger everything?

In Ireland, one of the issue is a catch 22: e.g. you need a bank account to get a flat but you need an address to get a bank account. Can you encounter the same sort of bureaucratic mess in Vienna or is there a perception that bureaucracy is basically made easier in Ausitra?

As soon as you have an appartment and a lease, you need to go to the Meldeamt (that is the place where you register your address), they will give you a Meldezettel (A document that says that you have moved here from Ireland and confirm your viennese adress). The Meldezettel is needed for a lot of things, from starting an account to getting a membership at the local video rental place.

When you register at the Meldeamt, the form must be signed by your landlord, confirming that you are leaving at this adress.

I am not sure if you can get an account without an adress, but it shouldn't be a problem to rent an appartment from a private person (very common here). As I said, being a EU citizen, it makes everything easier.

But one thing is for sure: Austria loves bureaucracy, so bring some strong nerves

That's great information Mimie. Many Thanks for taking the time to answer.