Annual Policy Report 2019

The Annual Policy Report 2019 provides an overview of migration and asylum-related developments and debates in Austria. A main development in 2019 was the establishment of the Federal Agency for Care and Support Services for asylum seekers. The Agency is expected to work at full capacity as of 2021. Further, as of 2019, the list of shortage occupations was broken down by province, making it possible to issue a Red-White-Red card for skilled workers, based on the labour market needs in a specific region. To promote language acquisition, German courses provided to people holding a protection status were expanded to level B1. Remedial German classes for pupils were also introduced.