Pass-Atlas
Entering Österreich
Österreich playbook updated 2026-09. Openness first, then how to apply and how to stay.
Openness rank
#89
Entry openness
93
Visumfrei
93
Visum nötig
105
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Länderprofil
Hauptstadt
Vienna
Bevölkerung
9.2 million
Fläche
83,858 km²
Währung
Euro EUR
Sprache
Austro-Bavarian German
Zeitzone
UTC+01:00
Im Ausland geboren
2.3 million · 2024
Migrantenanteil
25.5%
Ethnische Gruppen · 2018
- Austrian80.8%
- other10%
- German2.6%
- Bosnian and Herzegovinian1.9%
- Turkish1.8%
- Serbian1.6%
- Other1.3%
Im Ausland Geborene: UN-Migrantenbestand über die Weltbank (meist 2024). Ethnische Gruppen folgen den veröffentlichten Kategorien des Landes. Die meisten Staaten erheben keine Hautfarbe. Nur Richtwerte.
Travel notes
Plug
Type C / Type F
Mains
230 V · 50 Hz
Driving
Right
Emergency
Police 112 · Ambulance 112
Dialing code
+43
Airports
VIE · SZG · GRZ · LNZ
Highlights
- Schönbrunn Palace
- Salzburg Altstadt
- Hallstatt
- St. Stephen's Cathedral
Österreich PassVisa siteImmigration site
How to get a visa
Schengen short-stay (type C)
Visit / tourism · 90 days in any 180-day period
- Apply at a Schengen consulate or visa centre in your country of residence, with biometrics, for the main destination.
Red-White-Red Card
Work · Usually 24 months, renewable
- Points for shortage jobs, salary and German; employer or applicant files at a mission or immigration.
Immigration routes
Red-White-Red Card plus
Skilled work
After a period on the Card, plus status unbinds you from a single employer.
Leads to PR:Plus can lead to long-term residence.
PR & citizenship
Settlement permit / EU long-term resident
Time to PR:Often 5 years
- Usually continuous lawful stay, stable income or social cover, and a clean criminal record.
Naturalisation usually after 6 years (shorter with integration). Dual nationality is tightly limited.
Passports that enter without a prior visa
FVisumfrei93
Western Europe