Do I Need a Visa?
- Holders of an EEA (EU Member States, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) or Swiss passport do not require a visa. Nationals from EU-countries as well as Switzerland and Liechtenstein may remain for an unlimited time.
Holders of British Passports (European Union) do not need a visa for Austria. There are no restrictions on the remaining validity of your passport, providing you leave Austria before its expiry date.
SPOUSE/DEPENDANT of EU/EEA NATIONALS:
You will NOT need a visa to visit Austria for a maximum of 90 days, if all of the following applies:
- A family member of an EU/EEA national
- AND if you hold a British “Residence Card of a Family Member of an EEA National” according to EU Directive 2004/38/EC with a validity of 5 years (see example of specific “Residence Documentation” here)
- AND if you are travelling together with the EU/EEA national.
If you do not have this Residence Documentation and you are a spouse or dependant of an EU/EEA National, please click here
- All holders of Travel Documents and Certificates of Identity (CID) do require a visa!
- You ONLY need a visa if you are a national of one of the following countries:
A
Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Antigua & Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan
B
Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Burkina-Faso, Burundi
C
Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Colombia, Comores, Congo (Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba
D
Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic
E
Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ehtiopia
F
Fiji
G
Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana
H
Haiti
I
India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast
J
Jamaica, Jordan
K
Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea (Democratic People's Republic, North), Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan
L
Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya
M
Macedonia (only if you do not hold a Biometric Passport), Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro (only if you do not hold a Biometric Passport), Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar
N
Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria
O
Oman
P
Pakistan, Palestine, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines
Q
Qatar
R
Russian Federation, Rwanda
S
Samoa, Sao Tome & Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia (only if you do not hold a Biometric Passport or if your passport was issued by Koordinaciona upra), Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, St. Lucia, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Vincent & Grenadines
T
Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu
U
Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan
V, W Vanuatu, Vietnam
X, Y
Yemen,
Z
Zambia, Zimbabwe
Holders of the following British Passports will have to apply for a visa as well:
- British Subject (without the right of abode in the UK)
- British Dependent Territories
- British Overseas Citizens
- British Protected Persons
