Austria PR Visa
If you plan to stay in Austria for more than six months and are not a citizen of an EEA country or Switzerland, you will need to obtain a residence permit. Austria provides various types of residence permits depending on your purpose of stay, such as for employment, study, or research. However, if your stay is shorter than six months, you do not need a residence permit but will require an appropriate visa.
Applications for residence permits must be submitted in person in your home country before traveling to Austria. To qualify, you must demonstrate a stable and regular source of income sufficient to cover your living expenses. Some of the best cities to live in Austria include Vienna, Innsbruck, and Salzburg, each offering a high quality of life and unique cultural experiences.
Residence permits to migrate to Austria
Given below is a list of residence permits to migrate to Austria:
- Nufenthaltsbewilligung or temporary residence permit (for temporary stay in Austria)
- Betriebsentsandter for employees sent on temporary duty
- Rotationsarbeitskraft for company representatives/managers/executives
- Selbsttändiger for self-employed individuals
- Forscher for researchers in Austrian educational institutions
- Künstler for self-employed artists
- Sonderfälle unselbständiger Erwerbstätigkeit for journalists, guest lecturers
- Student for individuals attending college/university in Austria
- Schüler for students attending school (grade 1-12) in Austria
- Niederlassungsbewilligung – this visa is for foreign nationals who plan to live in Austria for a period exceeding six months.
Eligibility
To apply for permanent residency in Austria, you must meet the following requirements:
- For the past five years, you must have had legal status in Austria.
- You must be financially self-sufficient, whether through employment or self-employment.
- You must be insured by health insurance for those five years.
- Module 2 of the Integration Agreement must be fulfilled, which involves achieving a B1 level of German.
Application process
- You must submit only complete applications
- They must be submitted in person
- If the applicant is a minor, then the application should be signed by both the parents
- Processing time will require at least one month because all applications must the sent to Austria
Documents required
- Valid passport with at least three months validity from the date of return
- Completed application form with receipt for payment of consular fees
- Recent passport size photo
- Notarized copy of your birth certificate
- Certificate proving good conduct and absence of any criminal record
- Proof of health, travel and accident insurance coverage
- Proof of having enough funds
- Proof of having arranged accommodation in Austria
How can EKASO – TAKA IMMIGRATION LAW CONSULTANTS PVT LTD help you?
- Advise you on the documentation that will be required for the visa
- Advise you on how the funds needed for the visa need to be shown
- Complete the application process
- Review your documents needed for the visa application
- Help you prepare for a visa interview in case one is required