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  3. Partnership and marriage
  4. Marriage
  5. After the marriage
  6. Name change

Name change

  • Change of name: work
    • Employer
    • Austrian Public Employment Service (AMS)
  • Change of name: authorities and offices
    • Tax office
    • Registration certificate
    • Social welfare office
    • Study grant authority
    • Land register
    • Company register
    • Austrian Business Licence Information System (GISA)
  • Change of name: documents
    • Passport
    • Personal identification card
    • Driving licence
  • Change of name: insurance
    • Health insurance provider
    • Accident insurance
    • Pension insurance institution
    • Social security
    • Other insurances
  • Change of name: financial institutes
  • Change of name: GIS (fees information service for broadcast reception facilities)
  • Change of name: Day care/School/University
    • Day care and school
    • University and University of Applied Sciences
  • Change of name: compulsory military service and civilian community service
    • Compulsory military service
    • Civilian service agency
  • Change of name: association
    • Fishing licence
    • Hunting licence
    • Register of associations
  • Change of name: annual pass for public transport

Changes of name, civil status, gender or of citizenship that take place domestically are entered directly into the Central Register of Residents by the registry offices or citizenship registration offices, i.e., no separate notification is required.

Last update: 09/07/2025
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