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Hi Brandon,
I am an American/Canadian Citizen that lives in Bregenz Austria since last year. Welcome!
It will take some steps and some money but it isn't very hard to be honest. You will need to get your A1 certificate. The part you spoke about having 2 years, that is for the A2, which is what I am currently studying for. I was notified of that once I got my residency here.
Essentially, my wife and I were married, and she took care of the paperwork. We went to the city office and they gave us all of the paper work required. You will need a lawyer/translator to translate your documents and they will need to be authenticated by an Austrian Embassy in the USA as well as an apostille for your birth certificate from the USA. Once you have these documents, notarized, authenticated, etc, they need to be translated. Then all these documents and some paperwork is filled out. There is also a form to fill out stating where you will be living and who owns the property.
My wife is probably best to explain this and give a list of all that is required, so if you like, we can exchange emails which may be faster to help you along.
Just know that it is possible, and really doesn't take that long. I think overall it was a couple months for me to get my resident card, which allows me to work, have insurance (e-card) and such. You can also exchange your US licence to get an Austrian one. They will need proof you've been licensed for at least 2 years (or 3, can't recall right now). I was able to order a driving abstract which showed when I first was licensed and that was sufficient.
Anyway, I am rambling. Feel free to message back, or shoot me a private message and I can provide my email.
Talk soon,
Nickole