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Immigration<br />
Migration to <strong>Austria</strong><br />
Migration to <strong>Austria</strong> is very complex and it is recommended that<br />
specific advice be sought prior to mak<strong>in</strong>g <strong>bus<strong>in</strong>ess</strong> plans that <strong>in</strong>volve<br />
the transfer of pr<strong>in</strong>cipals or employees to <strong>Austria</strong>.<br />
Permanent Residence<br />
EU/EEA citizens mak<strong>in</strong>g use of their right to free movement and their<br />
family members have to register their permanent residence with the<br />
authorities with<strong>in</strong> three months if they <strong>in</strong>tend to reside <strong>in</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> for<br />
more than three months.<br />
Requirements:<br />
EU/EEA citizens may permanently settle <strong>in</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> if they are<br />
employed or self-employed <strong>in</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> or attend an <strong>Austria</strong>n school or<br />
recognised education facility and/or earn a secure liv<strong>in</strong>g and if they<br />
and their family members have sufficient health <strong>in</strong>surance coverage.<br />
<strong>Austria</strong>n Labour Law – Framework:<br />
The primary objective of Labour law is to offset the social imbalance<br />
between employees and employers. <strong>Austria</strong>n Employment Legislation<br />
has traditionally drawn a dist<strong>in</strong>ction between waged (“Arbeiter” or<br />
blue-collar-worker) and salaried (“Angestellte” or white-collar-worker)<br />
employees, which has consequences for e.g. the applicable social<br />
<strong>in</strong>surance system or membership of trade unions. <strong>Austria</strong>n Labour<br />
Law can be divided <strong>in</strong>to the follow<strong>in</strong>g areas: the Employment contract<br />
law or employment relationship law (<strong>in</strong>dividual labour law) conta<strong>in</strong>s<br />
legal provisions stipulat<strong>in</strong>g the <strong>in</strong>dividual legal relationship between<br />
36 <strong>PKF</strong> - <strong>Do<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>bus<strong>in</strong>ess</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> - Immigration
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