OBS_VALUE: Not applicable; nationality requirement to become a fully integrated lawyer. Regarding lawyers with citizenship from EU, the European Economic Area, or Switzerland, membership of the profession can be obtained either after three years of professional practice in Austria (as a European lawyer in the field of Austrian law including Community law), or by passing an aptitude test. There are detailed legal rules on both options (esp. EIRAG §§ 18, 21, and 24).