Ukraine Aid
The Austrian Bar observes the current situation in Ukraine with horror and compassion. It strongly condemns Russia's attacks in violation of international law and reminds of the UN charta according to which all violence against sovereign and independent states is prohibited. In times like these, it is of utmost importance to show solidarity and support, especially for people who directly experience the terrible effects of the war.
The Austrian lawyers would therefore like to support you with what we do best, which is to assist persons in difficult life situations with competent legal advice and to represent their rights in the best possible way.
Here you will find initial legal information:
On March 4, 2022 the EU Council of Ministers confirmed, on the basis of Directive 2001/55/EC, the existence of a "mass influx" of displaced persons – i.e. people who have fled war and violence – from Ukraine and agreed to introduce temporary protection. This resolution was implemented in Austria by means of a regulation, so that Ukrainians and their family members as well as third-country nationals and stateless persons who were granted international protection in Ukraine, are granted a temporary residence permit for displaced persons after arrival in Austria, valid until March 3, 2023.
Furthermore, people fleeing Ukraine can apply for international protection. Whether this makes sense should be assessed individually in each case. Other third-country nationals fleeing Ukraine who are not covered by the IDP Regulation may also apply for international protection if they fear persecution (in relation to their country of origin).
In asylum and residence procedures, there is no requirement to be represented by a lawyer, but voluntary representation by a lawyer is of course possible.
Refugees from Ukraine who are in need, currently receive basic care in Austria. This includes accommodation, food and health insurance cover. Currently, refugees from Ukraine can use the Austrian Railway (ÖBB) and public transport in Vienna free of charge. Due to their residence permit, they also have free access to the labour market.
Here you will find a list of lawyers you can contact for (free) legal advice regarding your current situation in connection with fleeing Ukraine:
Burgenland
You can also find more information here:
Burgenland Bar
Burgenland
Carinthia
Dr. Bernhard Fink
Bahnhofstraße 5
9020 Klagenfurt
Tel.: +43 463 54146
klagenfurt@finkundpartner.at
Mag. Kornelia Kaltenhauser, LL.M.
Bahnhofstraße 5/III
9020 Klagenfurt
Tel.: +43 463 54 1 46
klagenfurt@finkundpartner.at
Dr. Claudia Krappinger
10. Oktoberstraße 12
9560 Feldkirchen
Tel.: +43 4276 29770
office@ra-krappinger.at
Mag. Michael Lassnig
Peraustraße 23
9500 Villach
Tel.: +43 4242 22485
villach@finkundpartner.at
Dr. Bernd Peck
Bahnhofstraße 5
9020 Klagenfurt
Tel.: 0463 54146
klagenfurt@finkundpartner.at
Dr. Franz Serajnik
Pernhartgasse 8/3
9020 Klagenfurt
Tel.: 0463 516330
office@dr-serajnik.at
You can also find more information here:
Carinthia Bar
Carinthia
Lower Austria
Mag. Emek Calayan
Kremser Gasse 16
3100 St. Pölten
Tel.:+43 1 533 14 17
office@gkp.co.at
Mag. Franz Haydn
Bruck-Hainburger Straße 7
2320 Schwechat
Tel.: +43 1707 66 44
f.haydn@schuhmeister.com
Dr. Hans-Peter Kandler
Grazer Straße 53a/1/5
2700 Wiener Neustadt
Tel.: +43 2622 / 695 67
rechtsanwalt@hpkandler.at
Mag. Stephanie Kramberger, MSc
Bruck-Hainburger Straße 7
2320 Schwechat
Tel.: +43 1707 66 44
office@schuhmeister.com
Mag. Thomas Pfaller
Hauptstraße 47/23
2340 Mödling
Tel.:+43 2236 / 38 99 11
pfaller@rapfaller.at
Dr. Anke Reisch
Schinzlgasse 3/1
2500 Baden
Tel.: +43 2252 84677
a.reisch@dr-anke-reisch.at
DDr. Gernot Satovitsch
Kaiser Franz Ring 13
2500 Baden
Tel.: +43 2252 85 500
office@satovitsch.at
Dr. Eva Schön
Schlossmühlgasse 12
2460 Bruck an der Leitha
Tel.: + +43 2162 65 131
ra@evaschoen.at
Mag. Michael Steininger
Rathausplatz 13
3100 St. Pölten
Tel.:+43 2742 73720
office@legalservice.at
Thomas Wagner-Szemethy, LL.M.
Bruck-Hainburger Straße 7
2320 Schwechat
Tel.: +43 681/818 122 45
office@tws-law.at
You can also find more information here:
Lower Austria Bar
Lower Austria
Upper Austria
Mag. Andrea Blum
Mozartstraße 11
4020 Linz
Tel: +43 732/78 13 66
kanzlei@ra-blum.com
Dr. Helmut Blum
Mozartstraße 11
4020 Linz
Tel: +43 732/78 13 66
kanzlei@ra-blum.com
Mag. Susanne Singer
Ringstraße 9/1
4600 Wels
Tel: +43 7242/291689
office@singer-ra.at
Dr. Sebastian Siudak
Blütenstraße 15/5/5.13
4040 Linz
+ 43 677 635 444 77
office@ra-siudak.com
www.ra-siudak.com
Mag. Georg Wageneder
Leopold-Kotzmann-Straße 10
4490 St. Florian
Tel: +43 7224/4005
office@florianer-anwaelte.at
You can also find more information here:
Upper Austria Bar
Upper Austria
Salzburg
Dr. Lukas Wolfgang Berger, LL.M.
Sterneckstraße 55/1
5020 Salzburg
Tel.: +43/662/870 836, +43/664/222 90 12
lwberger@berger-advokaten.com
Dr. Klaus Estl
Schanzlgasse 4a
5020 Salzburg
Telefon: +43/662/84 31 64
gassner.estl@salzburg.co.at
Mag. Alina Hartl, LLB.oec.
Carl-Zuckmayer-Straße 37/41
5020 Salzburg
Telefon: +43/662/93 16 37-0
office@hartl.law
MMag. Lisa Pirker
Innsbrucker Bundesstraße 126
5020 Salzburg
Tel. +43/662/62 71 36, +43/664/88 92 90
office@pirker-ra.at
Dr. Bernhard Rosenkranz
Plainstraße 23
5020 Salzburg
Tel. +43/662/87 08 28 + +43/664/543 49 37
ra.rosenkranz@a1.net
You can also find more information here:
Salzburg Bar
Salzburg
Styria
Mag. Wilfried Bucher
Friedrichgasse 31
8010 Graz
Tel.: +43 316/833 899
office@kocher-bucher.at
Especially in the field of immigration law
Dr. Klaus Kocher
Friedrichgasse 31
8010 Graz
Tel.: +43 316/833 899
office@kocher-bucher.at
Especially in the field of immigration law
Dr. Franz Krainer
Herrengasse 19/III
8010 Graz
Tel: +43 316/82 20 82
office@ra-dr-krainer.at
Language: English
Dr. Manfred Schiffner
Haushamer Straße 2/4.OG
8054 Graz-Seiersberg
Tel: +43 316/93 12 18
office@meinrecht.or.at
Language: Russian
You can also find more information here:
Styria Bar
Styria
Tyrol
CHG Czernich Haidlen Gast & Partner Rechtsanwälte GmbH
Bozner Platz 4
6020 Innsbruck
Tel.: +43 512 567373
MMag. Salih Sunar
Salurner Straße 14/1. Stock
6020 Innsbruck
Tel.: +43 512 562284
You can also find more information here:
Tyrol Bar
Tyrol
Vorarlberg
Mag. Andrea Concin
Jahnplatz 1
6800 Feldkirch
Tel. +43 5522 32097
kanzlei@ac-law.at
www.ac-law.at
Legal information in criminal law (including law relating to administrative offenses) and family law
Mag. Dominik Heimbach
Rheinstraße 2
6971 Hard
Tel. 05574 63022
kanzlei@rechtsanwalt-heimbach.at
www.rechtsanwalt-heimbach.at
Legal information in tenancy law
You can also find more information here:
Vorarlberg Bar
Vorarlberg
Vienna
Mag. Valentina Arnez LLM
Karlsplatz 3/1
1010 Wien
Tel.: +43 1 503 30 00
v.arnez@oberhammer.co.at
Mag. Doris Einwallner
Schönbrunner Straße 26/1/3
1050 Wien
Tel.: +43 1 581 18 53
office@einwallner.com
Martin Fürthaler LLM, MSc
Neustiftgasse
1070 Wien
Tel.: +43 664 155 07 02
office@rechtsanwalt-fuerthaler.at
Mag. Patrycja Gamsjäger, LL.M.
Kohlmarkt 8-10
1010 Wien
Tel.: +43 1 890 15 00
office@ra-gamsjaeger.at
www.ra-gamsjaeger.at
Mag.Dr. Wolfgang Haslinger LLM
Wäehringerstraße 3/8
1090 Wien
Tel.: +43 1 934 62 60
office@ra-haslinger.at
Dr. Diana Holzinger LLM
Karlsgasse 15/9
1040 Wien
Tel.: +43 1 503 12 40
diana.holzinger@ra-holzinger.at
Mag. iur. Sebastian Jackwerth-Feige
Zelinkagasse 6/6
1010 Wien
Tel.: +43 1 388 13 37
office@ihranwalt.wien
Dr. Monika Linder
Bernardgasse 28/1
1070 Wien
Tel.: +43 1 524 60 08
office@dr-linder.at
Lic.iur.Mag.Dr. Thomas Nirk
Prinz-Eugen-Straße 56/7
1040 Wien
Tel.: +43 1 505 52 00
ranirk@ius-tax.at
Mag. Ewald Oberhammer
Karlsplatz 3/1
1010 Wien
Tel.: +43 1 503 30 00
v.arnez@oberhammer.co.at
Mag. Philip Raffling
Universitätsring 12/1/13
1010 Wien
Tel.: +43 1 997 27 49
philip.raffling@wrtp.at
Dr. Alexander Raidl BA
Rotenturmstraße 17/10-12
1010 Wien
Tel.: +43 699 10 41 00 06
office@rechtsanwalt-raidl.at
Mag. Nina Schmid-Schmidsfelden
Rechtsanwaltsanwärterin
Wipplingerstraße 32/20A
1010 Wien
Tel.: +43 676 719 53 01
nina.s-s@hotmail.com
SCWP Schindhelm Saxinger, Chalupsky & Partner Rechtsanwälte GmbH
Wächtergasse 1
1010 Wien
Tel.: +43 1 905 01 00 201
i.meingast@scwp.at
Mag. Katarzyna Sowa
Karmeliterplatz 1/15
1020 Wien
Tel.: +43 1 890 61 51
office@sowa-law.at
Stefan Steinkogler LL.M.
Fanny-Mintz-Gasse 6/1
1020 Wien
Tel.: +43 677 644 034 87
steinkogler@skalegal.at
Mag. Marko Szucsich
Kärntner Ring 12
1010 Wien
Tel.: +43 1 515 50 310
szucsich@baierpartners.com
Mag. Hubert Wagner LLM
Wattmanngasse8/6
1130 Wien
Tel.: +43 1 879 82 69
ra@huwagner.at
Dr. Elisabeth Weichselberger-Chlap MBA
Reischergasse 7
1130 Wien
Tel.: +43 664 916 26 00
elisabeth.weichselberger-chlap@legalpartners.at
You can also find more information here:
Vienna Bar
City of Vienna
Here you will find references to further relief actions:
• „Vienna Refugee Arrival Center“
Food and medical care, acute emergency shelter,
Covid-19 testing and vaccination facility
Sport&Fun-Halle, Engerthstraße 267, 1020 Wien
Mon-Sun 0:00-24:00
• Caritas-Beratungsstelle
Counselling centre on basic needs and housing
Austria Center Wien
Bruno-Kreisky-Patz 1, 1220 Wien
Mon-Fri 8:00-18:00
• Bundesagentur für Betreuungs- und Unterstützungsleistungen (BBU)
Federal Agency for Reception and Support Services
Free legal advice on immigration law and basic care
Multilingual hotline: 0043 1 2676 870 9460 (24/7),
https://www.bbu.gv.at/ukraine
• Caritas info hotline
on the right of residence, care and assistance
0043 5 1776 380 (Mon-Fri 9:00-16:00)
• Multilingual information by the Austrian Public
Employment Service (AMS) on labour market related issues
ukraine@ams.at
• FAQ of the Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI) for
Ukrainian nationals https://www.bmi.gv.at/news.aspx?id=7138695A2B6150634156493D
• Diakonie (clerical welfare): https://www.diakonie.at/news-stories/story/hilfe-fuer-ukraine-fluechtlinge-in-oesterreich
• Further organisations, initiatives and projects for refugee aid in Austria: https://www.oesterreich.gv.at/themen/soziales/hilfe_leisten/2.html