International Bureau of Legal Assistance
We are here to help you find a way forward: legal information and support for Ukrainians in Austria and Europe.
- Internationales Büro für Rechtshilfe
- Vienna, Austria
- Non-profit association (Verein)
- Ukraine and Austria
Mission
We provide comprehensive support so that the Ukrainian diaspora, individuals and companies can uphold their legal rights, freedoms and interests: in business, work and social security, in science and the arts, and wherever human rights are at stake.
How we help
What wecan help with
We inform, run mostly free seminars and webinars, and refer you to our partner, an Austrian Rechtsanwalt, when you need representation.
Tax, Ukraine and Austria
We explain tax residence, double taxation, CRS information exchange and the rules on controlled foreign companies. Our seminars, webinars and videos cover all of these.
- Tax residence
- Double taxation
- CRS information exchange
- Controlled foreign companies
- Ukrainian sole traders (FOP) abroad
Work and business
Our seminars cover Austrian employment law, the Einzelunternehmen (sole proprietorship) and recovering unpaid debts. When representation is needed, we refer you to our partner, Rechtsanwalt Mag. Thomas Blaho.
- Employment law in Austria
- Einzelunternehmen
- Debt recovery
- Visas and employment
Family and documents
We explain what matters in a divorce with a foreign spouse, what rights children have, and how the apostille works on Ukrainian documents. Our seminars also cover powers of attorney, inheritance and bullying at school.
- Divorce with a foreign spouse
- Children and youth welfare
- Apostille
- Powers of attorney and inheritance
- Bullying at school
Settling in Austria
We gather official contacts for displaced people: police registration, Grundversorgung (basic care), advice centres, helplines. We help you find your way in Austrian daily life and know your rights and duties.
- Police registration
- Grundversorgung (basic care)
- Pensions and insurance
- Financial literacy
Our work is not the practice of law: we help you adapt to life in Austria from a legal point of view and inform you about your rights and duties. The information on this website does not replace individual legal advice.
Values
- Rule of law
- Access
- Openness
- Transparency
The rule of law, access to legal information, openness and transparency: we share these values with Lighthouse Global Association, with which we signed a memorandum of cooperation on 24 June 2026.
- legal rights
- freedoms
- interests
International Bureau of Legal Assistance
Tax and law, Ukraine and Austria
Team
The people behind the Bureau
Our team brings together legal professionals with Ukrainian and European university degrees in law.
Andriy Ivanskyy
Chair (Obmann) and founder
- Doctor of Legal Sciences, Professor, Honoured Jurist (Ukraine)
- Magister iuris (University of Innsbruck, Austria)
- Rechtsanwaltsanwärter (trainee lawyer, Austria)
A tax law specialist and the author of more than 130 academic works on financial law and taxation. He leads seminars for Ukrainians in Vienna and other European cities.
Nadiia Halaburda
Deputy Head
- Advocate in Ukraine (NAAU)
- Associate Professor, University of Customs and Finance (Ukraine)
Protection and restoration of personal and property rights, ESG and GDPR compliance, tax planning, investment support.
Klaus Eichberger
Coordinator
- DI (FH)
He coordinates the Bureau’s contacts with public authorities and political institutions in Austria.
Maryna Khosha
Head of the education platform
- Financial literacy ambassador of Ukraine’s Deposit Guarantee Fund
- Financial literacy trainer for Global Money Week
Author of teaching methods and a trainer with 20 years of experience in financial education in Ukraine. In Vienna she runs the financial game “Life Capital”.
Partner
Mag. Thomas Blaho
Rechtsanwalt (lawyer), Vienna
Admitted to the Austrian bar since 2004. Commercial law, especially real estate and corporate law, and claims management. A partnership memorandum links him to the Bureau.
Events
Seminars, meetings and community
We organise mostly free seminars and meetings for Ukrainians and Ukrainian businesses in Austria and other European countries.
Vyshyvanka Day in Vienna
A celebration of Ukrainian culture and tradition: 38 Ukrainian organisations in Austria joined the solemn procession with the “Rushnyk of Victory”, an embroidered cloth.
Advice meeting with the Consulate of Ukraine
The Consulate of Ukraine in Austria invited Ukrainians to the Train of Hope refugee help centre. Our team provided visitors with information and guidance.
Recovering debts in Austria
A seminar on late payment, reminders, out-of-court and court debt recovery, and the deadlines for going to court.
Tax residence of Ukrainians in the EU
With Feine Ukraine and the Ukrainian business community Board Hamburg, more than 80 participants: residence, double taxation, controlled foreign companies.
Bullying in schools
A seminar and discussion on the signs and consequences of bullying, how to respond and how to document incidents.
“He and She in Emigration”
A free seminar on the legal, psychological and tax sides of a couple’s life abroad.
Sole traders in Austria: the Einzelunternehmen
A free seminar on the features and advantages of the Einzelunternehmen. 180 people registered.
Financial game “Life Capital”
A financial literacy board game and training, led by Maryna Khosha, head of the Bureau’s education platform.
Employment law in Austria
A free seminar with our partner, Rechtsanwalt Mag. Thomas Blaho: holidays, employee rights, maternity protection, dismissal.
Double taxation of Ukrainians
A free seminar in Poland, at Fabryka Aktywności Miejskiej: tax residence, controlled foreign companies, Ukrainian sole traders abroad.
Business dinner in Graz
An open conversation with Andriy Ivanskyy about taxes and doing business in Austria.
Learning
Videos and an online course
Recordings of our interviews and webinars on the taxation of Ukrainians in Europe, and an online course. The videos and the course are in Ukrainian.
Free
Introducing the International Bureau of Legal Assistance, Vienna (opens an external website)
Free
Double taxation for Ukrainians in Europe: an interview with an expert (opens an external website)
Free
Tax residence and taxation of Ukrainians in Europe: CRS exchange of bank information (opens an external website)
Paid
Double taxation and controlled foreign companies (opens an external website)
Paid
18,00 €
Facing bullying at school: what to do?
30 days of access. What bullying is, its forms and signs, cyberbullying, how to respond, a model letter.
Membership
Become an associate member
If you share our values and want to support international legal cooperation and the protection of human rights, we invite you to become an associate member of the International Bureau of Legal Assistance.
- Join an international community of professionals
- Take part in the Bureau’s projects, events and training programmes
- Receive information and support
- Learn more about EU law
- Send us an email (the subject line is already filled in) or a message on WhatsApp or Telegram.
- Tell us briefly about yourself.
- We will get back to you.
Support
Your support is our strength
We help the Ukrainian diaspora and displaced people in Austria and other European countries to protect their rights. A donation of any amount helps us to continue this work.
Donate (opens an external website)The button leads to the donation page of the association’s current website.
Resources
Help fordisplaced people
Official helplines and free advice centres for people from Ukraine in Vienna and Austria. The temporary arrival centre in Vienna has closed.
Checked on the official websites
Caritas: Ukraine Info Hotline
Mainly for relatives and helpers: questions on residence law, donations, housing offers. In German and English.
Mon-Fri, 9am-1pm
BBU: hotline for people from Ukraine
Federal Agency for Reception and Support Services: first steps after arriving in Austria.
ÖIF: Integration hotline
Austrian Integration Fund: German courses and integration programmes.
Mon-Fri, 8am-6pm
PSD Vienna: Sorgenhotline
Emotional support by phone. Press 2 for Ukrainian or Russian.
Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm
Police registration (Erfassung)
Polizeiinspektion Hernalser Gürtel 6-12, 1080 Wien. By online appointment only: choose “Wien”, then “Erfassung Ukraine Vertriebene”.
Mon, Wed, Fri, 1pm-5pm
Interface Wien: MALVA
Free start-up support for refugees from Ukraine registered in Vienna: authorities, benefits, German, work, school and nursery places.
Mon, Tue, Thu 8:30am-12pm and 1pm-3pm; Wed 1pm-3pm
Volkshilfe Wien: AKOMPANO
Free advice for people aged 14 and over in Vienna’s Grundversorgung: social matters, education, work, health. Linke Wienzeile 236, 1150 Wien.
By phone: Mon 1pm-5pm, Tue 1pm-4pm, Fri 12pm-1pm
BRAVE job advice
Help finding work for people in Vienna’s Grundversorgung. Diefenbachgasse 53, 1150 Wien.
Mon, Wed-Fri 10am-12pm and 12:30pm-4pm; Tue 12:30pm-4pm
City of Vienna: information for people from Ukraine
Official page in German and Ukrainian: registration, Grundversorgung, advice centres, housing, work.
Contact
Write to usor give us a call
If you need legal support, you can reach us by phone, by email or through a messaging app.
- Phone and WhatsApp
- +43 699 1748 0886
Address for appointments
Address from the Chair’s business card. Please arrange an appointment by phone or email first.
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