Visa Information

Overview

Please note:

If you fall under one of the below categories, please contact us via email for appointment booking:

1. Business/cultural events and students

The inviting company in Austria should sends us an e-mail with an enclosed business invitation and the contact details of the applicants (name, DOB, phone number, e-mail etc.). Upon reception of the contact details our operator will contact the applicants and give them an appointment. Students should be able to book appointments by themselves by submitting the invitation of the Austrian University.

2. Participants at events from international organizations

Participants at events organized by International Organizations based in Vienna, should send an e-mail with the according invitation directly.

The Applicant should send an e-mail to VFS with an enclosed business invitation and the contact details of the applicant (name, DOB, phone number, e-mail, etc.). Upon reception of the contact details our operator will contact the applicant and give them an appointment.

If your travel to Austria is for one of the following purpose, you are eligible to apply for this visa.

• Members of official delegations
• Employees travelling on business
• Self-employed people travelling on business
• Drivers (international cargo)
• Members of train, refrigerator and locomotive crews for up to 90 days/year
• Journalists
• Freelance journalists
• Workers posted to Germany for specific short-term activities
• Scientists with scholarship from public funds or visiting scientists invited by a university or other public research facility
• Holiday jobs and work placements

Description

If you plan to go to Austria to visit relatives for a period not to exceed 90 days and your country is not on the visa-free list, you need a Schengen travel visa (Visa C). This visa is not a work permit.

Please note that in order to apply for a travel visa at the Austrian Embassy, your only destination or your main destination (longest duration of stay) must be Austria. In the absence of a main destination (e.g. same duration of stay in two or more countries) you can apply at any of these countries but it is recommended that you apply at the country of first entry because your passport will show the entry stamp of your first destination only.

Main Rules:

• Submission process can be strictly realized by personal presence if the applicant must provide biometric data.
• Austria Service Visa Center doesn’t accept documents form third persons by letter of attorney or corporative attorney.

Note

Before submission kindly check if your dates in Austria are longer than to other countries of Schengen area.

All documents that are not in English or German must be translated with a certified translation: seal and signature.

Please, check the quality and fullness of the translated documents as any incompliance is the applicant’s responsibility when submitting the documents.

If a family with minors wants to apply, please, book firstly for the adults.

Please be informed that zero balance statements are not of use for the visa processing process.

Documents Required

Click here to download the list of documents required

Kindly note:

Personal appearance of applicant is required.

All documents must be submitted in original as well as in a clear photocopy at the time of making an application.

Photo Specifications

When applying for a visa, you are required to bring 2 photographs as part of completing and submitting your visa application.

Photo Requirements

General requirements

• Photo for each visa applicant must be an un mounted, full face photo as described below.
• Photo must be taken within the last 6 months, for small children within the last 3 months.

Photo size: Photo submitted must measure as below mentioned

• 35 mm x 45 mm with the head centered in the frame.
• The head (measured from the top of the hair to the bottom of the chin) should measure about 30 mm

Photo Appearance

• The photo must be a full-face front view in which the visa applicant is facing the camera directly, with closed mouth, without smile.
• The face should cover about 70-80 percent of the photo area.
• The photo must be in color, made on matte or glossy paper and have only a white background. Photos with dark, busy, or patterned backgrounds will not be accepted.
• In general, the applicant's head, including both face and hair, should be shown from the crown of the head to the tip of the chin on top and bottom and from hairline side-to-side. It is preferable that ears be exposed.
• Sunglasses or other wear, which detracts from the face, are not acceptable unless required for medical reasons (an eye patch, for example).
• A photo depicting a person wearing a traditional facemask or veil that does not permit adequate identification is not acceptable.

Attention: Please follow these instructions carefully. If photos presented do not meet these requirements your application will be considered incomplete

More Information

For more information about visa application photo specifications, visit click here

Processing Time

Usually, processing time for visa applications is 10 working days (starting from the time when the Embassy or Consulate received the application, not including the transportation time), counting from when all requested documents have been submitted. This period may be extended in specific cases, notably when further scrutiny of the application is required, for example, when an applicant must come to an interview or submit additional documentation requested by the Embassy or Consulate. During certain times of the year, the processing time can be longer due to the high volume of applications. It is recommended to apply for a visa 1 month in advance to the travel dates (due to the long delivery dates, which are not within the Embassy’s influence and take sometimes more than 1 week for 1 direction).

Please note that the application processing time and decisions on visa applications are the sole prerogative of the Embassy or Consulate. VFS Global has no role to play in these areas of the application process.

Download Forms

This page hosts the form required for your Visa Application . Please click on the relevant form to download your visa application form.

If you can’t prepare the Visa Application form by yourself, our manager can fill the Visa application form for you.

Note

Minorities (before 16) must have 2 signatures in application form from relatives: mother and father.

Minorities (after 16) must have 3 signatures in application form from relatives: child, mother and father.

Application form filling

Dear applicants, kindly be informed, that our consultants of Service Visa Center of Austria can fill in your visa application form.

Overview

If your travel to Austria is for one of the following purpose, you are eligible to apply for this visa.

• Tourists
• Private visitors (excluding family visits)
• Property owners in the Schengen area and their close relatives
• Visitors of military and civil burial grounds
• Medical Treatment

Description

If you plan to go to Austria as a tourist for a period not to exceed 90 days and your country is not on the visa-free list, you need a Schengen travel visa (Visa C). This visa is not a work permit.

Please note that in order to apply for a travel visa at the Austrian Embassy, your only destination or your main destination (longest duration of stay) must be Austria. In the absence of a main destination (e.g. same duration of stay in two or more countries) you can apply at any of these countries but it is recommended that you apply at the country of first entry because your passport will show the entry stamp of your first destination only.

Main Rules:

• Submission process can be strictly realized by personal presence if the applicant must provide biometric data.
• Austria Service Visa Center doesn’t accept documents form third persons by letter of attorney or corporative attorney.

Note

Before submission kindly check if your dates in Austria are longer than to other countries of Schengen area.

All documents that are not in English or German must be translated with a certified translation: seal and signature.

Please, check the quality and fullness of the translated documents as any incompliance is the applicant’s responsibility when submitting the documents.

If a family with minors wants to apply, please, book firstly for the adults.

Please be informed that zero balance statements are not of use for the visa processing process.

Documents Required

Click here to download the list of documents required

Kindly note:

Personal appearance of applicant is required.

All documents must be submitted in original as well as in a clear photocopy at the time of making an application.

Photo Specifications

When applying for a visa, you are required to bring 2 photographs as part of completing and submitting your visa application.

Photo Requirements

General requirements

• Photo for each visa applicant must be an un mounted, full face photo as described below.
• Photo must be taken within the last 6 months, for small children within the last 3 months.

Photo size: Photo submitted must measure as below mentioned

• 35 mm x 45 mm with the head centered in the frame.
• The head (measured from the top of the hair to the bottom of the chin) should measure about 30 mm

Photo Appearance

• The photo must be a full-face front view in which the visa applicant is facing the camera directly, with closed mouth, without smile.
• The face should cover about 70-80 percent of the photo area.
• The photo must be in color, made on matte or glossy paper and have only a white background. Photos with dark, busy, or patterned backgrounds will not be accepted.
• In general, the applicant's head, including both face and hair, should be shown from the crown of the head to the tip of the chin on top and bottom and from hairline side-to-side. It is preferable that ears be exposed.
• Sunglasses or other wear, which detracts from the face, are not acceptable unless required for medical reasons (an eye patch, for example).
• A photo depicting a person wearing a traditional facemask or veil that does not permit adequate identification is not acceptable.

Attention: Please follow these instructions carefully. If photos presented do not meet these requirements your application will be considered incomplete

More Information

For more information about visa application photo specifications, visit click here

Processing Time

Usually, processing time for visa applications is 10 working days (starting from the time when the Embassy or Consulate received the application, not including the transportation time), counting from when all requested documents have been submitted. This period may be extended in specific cases, notably when further scrutiny of the application is required, for example, when an applicant must come to an interview or submit additional documentation requested by the Embassy or Consulate. During certain times of the year, the processing time can be longer due to the high volume of applications. It is recommended to apply for a visa 1 month in advance to the travel dates (due to the long delivery dates, which are not within the Embassy’s influence and take sometimes more than 1 week for 1 direction).

Please note that the application processing time and decisions on visa applications are the sole prerogative of the Embassy or Consulate. VFS Global has no role to play in these areas of the application process.

Download Forms

This page hosts the form required for your Visa Application . Please click on the relevant form to download your visa application form.

If you can’t prepare the Visa Application form by yourself, our manager can fill the Visa application form for you.

Note

Minorities (before 16) must have 2 signatures in application form from relatives: mother and father.

Minorities (after 16) must have 3 signatures in application form from relatives: child, mother and father.

Application form filling

Dear applicants, kindly be informed, that our consultants of Service Visa Center of Austria can fill in your visa application form.

Overview

For the appointment booking for close family members (in ascending and descending line, spouses, registered partners and siblings) please proceed as follows:

The family member in Austria sends an invitation via e-mail to the visa center together with a copy of their passport and, if not Austrian, residence permit, the birth and/or marriage certificates which prove that the applicant is a family member. Alternatively, a copy of the electronical guarantee letter (Elektronische Verplfichtungserklärung/EVE) can be sent.

If your travel to Austria is for one of the following purpose, you are eligible to apply for this visa.

• Close relatives visiting Armenian citizens residing legally in Austria
• Close relatives visiting EU (EEA and Swiss) citizens

Description

If you plan to go to Austria to visit relatives for a period not to exceed 90 days and your country is not on the visa-free list, you need a Schengen travel visa (Visa C). This visa is not a work permit.

Please note that in order to apply for a travel visa at the Austrian Embassy, your only destination or your main destination (longest duration of stay) must be Austria. In the absence of a main destination (e.g. same duration of stay in two or more countries) you can apply at any of these countries but it is recommended that you apply at the country of first entry because your passport will show the entry stamp of your first destination only.

Note

Before submission kindly check if your dates in Austria are longer than to other countries of Schengen area.

All documents that are not in English or German must be translated with a certified translation: seal and signature.

Please, check the quality and fullness of the translated documents as any incompliance is the applicant’s responsibility when submitting the documents.

If a family with minors wants to apply, please, book firstly for the adults.

Please be informed that zero balance statements are not of use for the visa processing process.

Documents Required

Click here to download the list of documents required

Kindly note:

Personal appearance of applicant is required.

All documents must be submitted in original as well as in a clear photocopy at the time of making an application.

Photo Specifications

When applying for a visa, you are required to bring 2 photographs as part of completing and submitting your visa application.

Photo Requirements

General requirements

• Photo for each visa applicant must be an un mounted, full face photo as described below.
• Photo must be taken within the last 6 months, for small children within the last 3 months.

Photo size: Photo submitted must measure as below mentioned

• 35 mm x 45 mm with the head centered in the frame.
• The head (measured from the top of the hair to the bottom of the chin) should measure about 30 mm

Photo Appearance

• The photo must be a full-face front view in which the visa applicant is facing the camera directly, with closed mouth, without smile.
• The face should cover about 70-80 percent of the photo area.
• The photo must be in color, made on matte or glossy paper and have only a white background. Photos with dark, busy, or patterned backgrounds will not be accepted.
• In general, the applicant's head, including both face and hair, should be shown from the crown of the head to the tip of the chin on top and bottom and from hairline side-to-side. It is preferable that ears be exposed.
• Sunglasses or other wear, which detracts from the face, are not acceptable unless required for medical reasons (an eye patch, for example).
• A photo depicting a person wearing a traditional facemask or veil that does not permit adequate identification is not acceptable.

Attention: Please follow these instructions carefully. If photos presented do not meet these requirements your application will be considered incomplete

More Information

For more information about visa application photo specifications, visit click here

Processing Time

Usually, processing time for visa applications is 10 working days (starting from the time when the Embassy or Consulate received the application, not including the transportation time), counting from when all requested documents have been submitted. This period may be extended in specific cases, notably when further scrutiny of the application is required, for example, when an applicant must come to an interview or submit additional documentation requested by the Embassy or Consulate. During certain times of the year, the processing time can be longer due to the high volume of applications. It is recommended to apply for a visa 1 month in advance to the travel dates (due to the long delivery dates, which are not within the Embassy’s influence and take sometimes more than 1 week for 1 direction).

Please note that the application processing time and decisions on visa applications are the sole prerogative of the Embassy or Consulate. VFS Global has no role to play in these areas of the application process.

Download Forms

This page hosts the form required for your Visa Application . Please click on the relevant form to download your visa application form.

If you can’t prepare the Visa Application form by yourself, our manager can fill the Visa application form for you.

Note

Minorities (before 16) must have 2 signatures in application form from relatives: mother and father.

Minorities (after 16) must have 3 signatures in application form from relatives: child, mother and father.

Application form filling

Dear applicants, kindly be informed, that our consultants of Service Visa Center of Austria can fill in your visa application form.

Overview

If your travel to Austria is for one of the following purpose, you are eligible to apply for this visa.

• Participants in scientific, cultural and artistic activities:
• Language course (up to three months)
• Participants in official twin city programs:
• Pupils, students, post-graduate students and accompanying teachers:
• Start of academic studies as scholarship student (up to three months)
• Student exchange (up to three months)
• Youth exchange programs
• Workers posted to Austria for specific short-term activities
• Participants in international sports events and accompanying persons in their professional capacity

Description

If you plan to go to Austria to visit relatives for a period not to exceed 90 days and your country is not on the visa-free list, you need a Schengen travel visa (Visa C).

Please note that in order to apply for a travel visa at the Austrian Embassy, your only destination or your main destination (longest duration of stay) must be Austria. In the absence of a main destination (e.g. same duration of stay in two or more countries) you can apply at any of these countries but it is recommended that you apply at the country of first entry because your passport will show the entry stamp of your first destination only.

The applicant should send the invitation of the Austrian University to VFS by e-mail.

Participants at events organized by International Organizations based in Vienna, should send an e-mail to VFS with the according invitation.

Contact us by email: [email protected]

Main Rules:

• Submission process can be strictly realized by personal presence if the applicant must provide biometric data.
• Austria Service Visa Center doesn’t accept documents form third persons by letter of attorney or corporative attorney.

Note

Before submission kindly check if your dates in Austria are longer than to other countries of Schengen area.

All documents that are not in English or German must be translated with a certified translation: seal and signature.

Please, check the quality and fullness of the translated documents as any incompliance is the applicant’s responsibility when submitting the documents.

If a family with minors wants to apply, please, book firstly for the adults.

Please be informed that zero balance statements are not of use for the visa processing process.

Documents Required

Click here to download the list of documents required

Kindly note:

Personal appearance of applicant is required.

All documents must be submitted in original as well as in a clear photocopy at the time of making an application.

Photo Specifications

Overview

When applying for a visa, you are required to bring 2 photographs as part of completing and submitting your visa application.

Photo Requirements

General requirements

• Photo for each visa applicant must be an un mounted, full face photo as described below.
• Photo must be taken within the last 6 months, for small children within the last 3 months.

Photo size: Photo submitted must measure as below mentioned

• 35 mm x 45 mm with the head centered in the frame.
• The head (measured from the top of the hair to the bottom of the chin) should measure about 30 mm

Photo Appearance

• The photo must be a full-face front view in which the visa applicant is facing the camera directly, with closed mouth, without smile.
• The face should cover about 70-80 percent of the photo area.
• The photo must be in color, made on matte or glossy paper and have only a white background. Photos with dark, busy, or patterned backgrounds will not be accepted.
• In general, the applicant's head, including both face and hair, should be shown from the crown of the head to the tip of the chin on top and bottom and from hairline side-to-side. It is preferable that ears be exposed.
• Sunglasses or other wear, which detracts from the face, are not acceptable unless required for medical reasons (an eye patch, for example).
• A photo depicting a person wearing a traditional facemask or veil that does not permit adequate identification is not acceptable.

Attention: Please follow these instructions carefully. If photos presented do not meet these requirements your application will be considered incomplete

More Information

For more information about visa application photo specifications, visit click here

Processing Time

Usually, processing time for visa applications is 10 working days (starting from the time when the Embassy or Consulate received the application, not including the transportation time), counting from when all requested documents have been submitted. This period may be extended in specific cases, notably when further scrutiny of the application is required, for example, when an applicant must come to an interview or submit additional documentation requested by the Embassy or Consulate. During certain times of the year, the processing time can be longer due to the high volume of applications. It is recommended to apply for a visa 1 month in advance to the travel dates (due to the long delivery dates, which are not within the Embassy’s influence and take sometimes more than 1 week for 1 direction).

Please note that the application processing time and decisions on visa applications are the sole prerogative of the Embassy or Consulate. VFS Global has no role to play in these areas of the application process.

Download Forms

This page hosts the form required for your Visa Application . Please click on the relevant form to download your visa application form.

If you can’t prepare the Visa Application form by yourself, our manager can fill the Visa application form for you.

Note

Minorities (before 16) must have 2 signatures in application form from relatives: mother and father.

Minorities (after 16) must have 3 signatures in application form from relatives: child, mother and father.

Application form filling

Dear applicants, kindly be informed, that our consultants of Service Visa Center of Austria can fill in your visa application form.

Overview

An airport transit visa is required from certain travelers to go through the international transit area of airports, without actually entering the national territory of the country concerned, during a stop-over or transfer between two stages of an international flight. The requirement to have such a visa is an exception to the general right to transit without a visa through the international transit area.

Main Rules:

• Submission process can be strictly realized by personal presence if the applicant must provide biometric data.
• Austria Service Visa Center doesn’t accept documents form third persons by letter of attorney or corporative attorney.

Note:

Before submission kindly check if your staying in Austria is longer than in the other countries of Schengen area.

All documents that are not in English or German must be translated with a certified translation: seal and signature.

Please, check the quality and fullness of the translated documents as any incompliance is the applicant’s responsibility when submitting the documents.

If a family with minors wants to apply, please, book firstly for the adults.

Please be informed that zero balance statements are not of use for the visa processing process.

Documents Required

Click here to download the list of documents required

Kindly note:

Personal appearance of applicant is required.

All documents must be submitted in original as well as in a clear photocopy at the time of making an application.

Photo Specifications

When applying for a visa, you are required to bring 2 photographs as part of completing and submitting your visa application.

Photo Requirements

General requirements

• Photo for each visa applicant must be an un mounted, full face photo as described below.
• Photo must be taken within the last 6 months, for small children within the last 3 months.

Photo size: Photo submitted must measure as below mentioned

• 35 mm x 45 mm with the head centered in the frame.
• The head (measured from the top of the hair to the bottom of the chin) should measure about 30 mm

Photo Appearance

• The photo must be a full-face front view in which the visa applicant is facing the camera directly, with closed mouth, without smile.
• The face should cover about 70-80 percent of the photo area.
• The photo must be in color, made on matte or glossy paper and have only a white background. Photos with dark, busy, or patterned backgrounds will not be accepted.
• In general, the applicant's head, including both face and hair, should be shown from the crown of the head to the tip of the chin on top and bottom and from hairline side-to-side. It is preferable that ears be exposed.
• Sunglasses or other wear, which detracts from the face, are not acceptable unless required for medical reasons (an eye patch, for example).
• A photo depicting a person wearing a traditional facemask or veil that does not permit adequate identification is not acceptable.

Attention: Please follow these instructions carefully. If photos presented do not meet these requirements your application will be considered incomplete

More Information

For more information about visa application photo specifications, visit click here

Processing Time

Usually, processing time for visa applications is 10 working days (starting from the time when the Embassy or Consulate received the application, not including the transportation time), counting from when all requested documents have been submitted. This period may be extended in specific cases, notably when further scrutiny of the application is required, for example, when an applicant must come to an interview or submit additional documentation requested by the Embassy or Consulate. During certain times of the year, the processing time can be longer due to the high volume of applications. It is recommended to apply for a visa 1 month in advance to the travel dates (due to the long delivery dates, which are not within the Embassy’s influence and take sometimes more than 1 week for 1 direction).

Please note that the application processing time and decisions on visa applications are the sole prerogative of the Embassy or Consulate. VFS Global has no role to play in these areas of the application process.

Download Forms

This page hosts the form required for your Visa Application . Please click on the relevant form to download your visa application form.

If you can’t prepare the Visa Application form by yourself, our manager can fill the Visa application form for you.

Note

Minorities (before 16) must have 2 signatures in application form from relatives: mother and father.

Minorities (after 16) must have 3 signatures in application form from relatives: child, mother and father.

Application form filling

Dear applicants, kindly be informed, that our consultants of Service Visa Center of Austria can fill in your visa application form.

Overview

If you intend to stay in Austria for three to six months (student exchange, short-term study) and you are neither EU, or EFTA citizen, you require an Austrian national visa (Visa D).

More information can be found on official website of Austrian Embassy in Ethiopia.

The student applicant should send the invitation of the Austrian University to VFS by e-mail.

Participants at events organized by International Organizations based in Vienna, should send an e-mail to VFS with the according invitation.

Contact us by email: [email protected]