Talk:Austrian nationality law

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[edit] Naturalisation as an Austrian citizen is "discretionary"?

What, exactly, is meant by this statement? I assume a person doesn't have to become an Austrian citizen, even if he/she is eligible to be naturalized. Or does "discretionary" mean here that even if someone has satisfied all the legal eligibility requirements for naturalization, his/her application for citizenship can still be rejected by the Austrian government for whatever reason (or even for no good reason at all)? Richwales 06:03, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Question

My mother is an Austrian citizen. She acquired the citizenship after I was born (I was born in 1977). My Grandfather was Austrian but since my mother was not born in Austria she never "bothered" to apply for it until recently.

Does anybody know if what the rules are (if any) for me to obtain citizenship?

Sebastian Kessel ^Talk 00:35, 12 December 2007 (UTC)