The opinion assesses the introduction of the new residence title “cross-border commuter” pursuant to Section 68 of the Settlement and Residence Act as fundamentally positive, as for the first time a clear residence status has been created for third-country nationals employed across borders. The aim is to ensure legal certainty for employees and employers and to close the current gap between access to the labor market and the right of residence.
The draft of the Skilled Workers Ordinance 2026 basically complies with the legal requirements of Section 13 AuslBG and represents a permissible instrument for the labor market policy management of qualified immigration. The focus on labor market policy indicators, the points system, the reference to wage standards and the easier access to the labor market for family members should be highlighted as positive aspects.
The Federal Government is currently discussing a comprehensive reform of the Citizenship Act (StbG).
On Tuesday, the 16th Vienna Job Fair Perspektive took place at the Museum of Applied Arts (MAK).
The new Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX) shows: There was only minimal progress in the EU between 2019 and 2023 (+0.8 points).
On September 25, 2025, we had the great pleasure of welcoming Bettina Emmerling, MSc – Deputy Mayor and Executive City Councillor for Education, Youth, Integration and Transparency of the City of Vienna – to our Counselling Center for Migrants.
The migrant advice center attended the premiere of the documentary film “Noch lange keine Lipizzaner” at the Gartenbaukino in Vienna – with humor, thoughtfulness and a performance by the “Superstars vom Hohen Markt”.
The Vienna University of Economics and Business (Institute for Social Policy) and the DePaul Migration Collaborative (DMC) of DePaul University cordially invite you to the final event of the international research project “Protecting Rights Across Contexts and International Sharing (PRAxIS)”.
On Tuesday, June 10, 2025, Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) and Deputy Mayor Bettina Emmerling (NEOS) presented the new Vienna government program under the title “Upswing Coalition”.
After arriving in Austria, women are confronted with numerous challenges. They face various hurdles, particularly with regard to integration into the labor market.