Visa Requirements
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For a detailed list of requirements - depending on your purpose of stay - please follow the link.
General information:
- If your visit involves two or more Schengen countries, please visit the Embassy of the country of your main destination (longest stay). Only if there is no clear main destination (i.e. round trips through Europe), the Embassy of the country of first entry is responsible for visa issuance.
- The total length of stay shall not exceed 90 days in any half year, from the date of first entry
- Application fees equivalent to 60 Euro for Visa C or 100 Euro for Visa D respectively have to be paid in cash at the time of application. The visa fee for citizens of Ukraine, Russian Federation, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Moldau is 35 Euro. All fees are payable in local currency at the rate of the month which you will find displayed in the embassy. In case of denial of the visa there is no refund. Children under the age of 6 years are free of charge. The visa fee for children from 6 to 12 years of age is 35 Euro.
- All supporting documents have to be translated to English or German. Applications will only be accepted upon submission of all the required documents! Additional documents may be required in certain circumstances, 1 set of photocopies of all documents has to be handed in with the application
- Incomplete, unclear, illegible or unsigned applications will not be accepted
- There is no legal right to a visa
- The possession of a valid visa does not automatically entitle its bearer to enter the Schengen territory. Immigration authorities could also request additional documents (i.e. hotel reservation, air ticket, sufficient funds, invitation letter, insurance, etc.) to be produced
- The purpose of the proposed visit may not be altered once the visa has been issued (after entering the Schengen territory). If you are interested in extending the visa, please enquire as to whether it is possible to do so at the time it is issued
- Processing time of visas is varies and depends on the nationality of the applicant. The Embassy cannot guarantee the timely issuance of the visa if the application has not been submitted in sufficient time
Since 01.06.09 it has become mandatory for the inviter to produce an EVE (=Electronic Guarantee letter) with the respective Austrian alien police authority ! (This new procedure is substituting the former "Paper-Guartee letter" which was attested by an Austrian public notary.) Once the EVE has been done in Austria by the inviter he/she will be given a CODE (e.g. AUH090000001). This code shall be forwarded to the visa applicant who will produce it to the consulate once applying for the visa. The consulate will be able to obtain all details given in Austria by the inviter to the alien police. See
For a detailed list of visa requirements and general information about visa please follow the link.
