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Austria

Vorübergehender Schutz
Protection valid until 04/03/2027already extended until 04/03/2028sources checked 23.09.2026

Step by step: authority registration, basic care (Grundversorgung), healthcare and work.

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Register at a police registration point for displaced people; BFA issues the card. Protection has been extended to 4 March 2028. Holders of an Ausweis für Vertriebene have free access to employment: no separate AMS permit has been required since 21 April 2023. For newly granted protection, BMI requires compliance with military obligations under Ukrainian law and evidence where necessary. This does not apply to people who held protection in Austria on 4 August 2026 and have continuously retained it. Evidence and conditions: https://www.bmi.gv.at/ukraine/erfassung_und_aufenthalt.html Protection status alone no longer provides health insurance: the general automatic coverage ended on 31 May 2025. Cover may come through work, co-insurance, self-insurance or needs-based Grundversorgung. Check your basis with ÖGK.