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Access to the national health service<br />

Refugees have the same access to the national health service as Austrian nationals.<br />

Austrian citizenship<br />

In pr<strong>in</strong>ciple, <strong>refugees</strong> can obta<strong>in</strong> Austrian citizenship after four years of <strong>legal</strong> residence <strong>in</strong> Austria.<br />

Repatriation<br />

Bosnians are repatriated <strong>in</strong> accordance with some specific programmes.<br />

Kosovo Albanian <strong>refugees</strong> who wish to repatriate may receive the practical assistance of the<br />

International Organization <strong>for</strong> Migration (OIM) as well as f<strong>in</strong>ancial assistance under a repatriation<br />

project run by Caritas Austria. Accord<strong>in</strong>g to this, an allowance of ATS 3,000 [EUR 218] per adult<br />

<strong>and</strong> ATS 1,000 [EUR 73] per child may be granted.<br />

Once they have repatriated, <strong>refugees</strong> do not have the right to return to Austria.<br />

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