The good thing: if you book daily tours, you will spend a lot of time inside the bus. The longest we were visiting some sightseeing point was 1,5hours.

Body: pack layers

First  step is to check general requirements: they are listed in English here: General conditions for naturalisation (oesterreich.gv.at) 

📑minimum stay in Austria

Good news  for those who will apply for citizenship on the basis of a legal entitlement. Minimum 6 years! Yes! You read it correctly. Its written on the official website here: Granting of citizenship on the basis of a legal entitlement (oesterreich.gv.at) Extra screenshot for non-believers:

📑 what documents required

 they are always individual for each applicant. In general: salary proof of  "best" last 36 months, incl last 6months, no criminal records, birth certificate, insurance, marriage/divorce certificate, KSV1780 (credit loans, debts), rent contracts or bank transaction proofs for the last 6 years, Meldezetteln also for the last 6 years, etc. Proof of living in Austria for 6 years.

📑 how to write CV for citizenship application

Dont bring your best edited CV as for looking for a job! No. They need details for each month of your 6 years in Austria. If you studied (even if not finished) so write: studied there from--- till---- (add a proof, like semester notes); worked at a company XX from----till---(add a proof, like salary slips). If you didnt work and  didnt study you should add this info too. If longer than 6 months Magistrat will ask you for the proof: it can be doctor visits in this period.

📑 TEST for citizenship

- not difficult, sometimes funny. And its a multiple choice, so no need to write anything, just mark a correct answer. Your will get all learning materials. They are not big. I took me 2 weeks to get ready and I passed with 95% correct answers. My german level was B2. I highly recommend to practice with these online tests: 

- Staatsbürgerschaftstest Wien - Einbürgerung.at (einbuergerung.at) OR Mein Österreich, Vorbereitung zur Staatsbürgerschaft - Online Übungstest durchführen (staatsbuergerschaft.gv.at). At my final test I had about  60% questions similar to those form online tests.

📑 how long it takes

If you are single (only1 set of docs) & fast with collecting documents and if you ask to pass the test faster, you can get the positive confirmation already within 3-4 months. In Vienna. Maybe outside Vienna its even faster. After getting positive confirmation you will/might need to leave your current  citizenship. After that it can take additional 2-3 months till they recheck your status (if you didnt  convict any crime within this period, etc).

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• weather check before the trip (min-max t? pack for best & worst case! will it rain? snow? windy?)
• be "weather-flexible", pack layers: too cold? Add  cardigan + warm socks.
• pack pieces that you can use multiple times with different outfits, see below my examples
• use packing cubes, they are great to squeze warm bulky cloths (picture below)
• plan outfits before the trip, not last minute :)  Take pictures, use ideas from internet, make notes. This helps me not to overpack and also not to forget.
• colors: take few basics colors pieces + some accents (I took red this time).

 Same versatile jacket Only, but with a white side on top.