Tourists and Visa

All supporting documents must be submitted at once and in duplicate (original and photocopy!)

The following has to be submitted in order to apply for an Austrian visa or a Schengen visa:

• Application form to be filled in completely and truthfully and to be signed by each applicant personally.
  You must answer all the questions. In some cases more than one application form may have to be submitted (if a child is endorsed in the parents passport)
• One recent passport-size picture in colour (size 4 x 3 cm)
  see Visa Photographs criteria
• Travel document (passport + complete photocopy), validity of which should exceed your stay by at least three months
• Proof of transport means for a round trip (a proof of reservation is needed e.g. reservation slip, but a ticket should not be bought until a visa is guaranteed or issued)
• Proof of health insurance valid for all Schengen-countries. The insurance has to cover all risk e.g. accident, illness, etc.(minimum coverage € 30.000,00 and valid for the entire duration of your stay) 
  Foreign insurance policies have to be submitted with an English or German translation
• Valid permission to stay in Malaysia (e.g. valid resident return visa, Malaysian I-Card)
• Proof of accommodation (hotel reservation, confirmation about purchase of a tour package etc.)
• Proof of your current occupation. This could be a recent, original letter of continued employment from your employer stating the position and income
• If you are self-employed: a letter from your solicitor, accountant or the Chamber of Commerce including income statement
• If applicable: Students have to submit a letter from their university/school confirming their status/attendance indicating the holiday period or - during school year - a permission to be absent from class including time frame
• Proof of sufficient financial means for your stay (recent bank statement covering at least the last 3 months - original & one photocopy - Traveller's Cheques etc.). Note: Credit cards and cash are not accepted as proof of financial means
• If the applicant is a minor, both parents or guardians having custody of the child have to give their written consent. The signatures on this document have to be duly legalized.
• Consular fees of Euro 60,- at the time of application (to be paid in cash in MYR at the Austrian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur)
  The visa fee, according to Schengen regulations, is non-refundable.

If being invited by a family/relative/friend/club with residence in Austria, in addition to the above mentioned documents the following items must be submitted:

• Original letter of guarantee (special form) for all expenses from the person/club in Austria (Verpflichtungserklärung) legalised by a notary public.
  The invitee must specify that he/she will be financially responsible for you
• Proof of accommodation (hostel/hotel reservation, if privately accommodated, lease/hire agreement or land charge register of owner)
• Copy of the passport of the host
• Proof of Austrian residency registration of the host (Meldezettel)
• Proof of sufficient income or funds of the host
• Proof of occupation of your host.
  This could be a recent, original letter of continued employment from the employer stating the position and income.

or

• Electronic letter of guarantee/invitation (elektronische Verpflichtungserklärung) which the host has to file with the Austrian Alien's Police (Fremdenpolizei).

Travelling on business

• Original letter from your company stating the reason for the trip
• Original letter of invitation (Verpflichtungserklärung) from the inviting company in Austria
• Copy of notarized excerpt of official registry of companies in Austria (Auszug aus dem Firmenregister)

Attending a conference

• Original invitation to the conference
• Original proof of registration

Transit visa

• Copy of the entry visa of the country of destination
• Copy of the airline / train tickets etc.

Further documentation my be required on a case-to-case basis! 

If you want to stay longer than six months in Austria or if you intend to work, you have to apply for a residency-permit, not a visa.

Tourist-visas, which are issued according to your travel-schedule but usually for validity up to three months maximum, cannot be renewed in Austria.

Please fill in exactly when (from ... until ...) you want to stay in Austria (and any other Schengen countries, if applicable) as well as visas of countries you intend to visit after your stay in Austria. Please state a day-time phone number on your application. For Travel Health Insurance contact your travel agent.

Please be informed that incomplete applications will have to be returned for completion.

Upon receipt of the complete application the procedure usually takes approximately one to four weeks. However, in some cases the procedure may take considerably longer.