AUSTRIA

• Permanent immigration
• Third country nationals, i.e. persons, who are not EEA citizens or Swiss nationals, need a residence permit for Austria, when they plan to stay longer than six months. There are different types of residence permits. You can read about it on the following pages.
• For stays up to six months third country nationals do not need a residence permit. They need a visa. For stays up to 90 days within 180 days a visa is not required for some third country nationals (depending on their citizenship).
• Criteria-based Immigration to Austria - Red-White-Red Card
• You are a qualified worker and citizen of a third country (a country outside the EU) seeking to live and work in Austria? In this case you need the Red-White-Red Card. Your family members can apply for the Red-White-Red Card plus (please refer to the chapter on family reunification).
• The Red-White-Red Card is issued for a period of 24 months and entitles you as the holder to fixed-term settlement and employment by the employer specified in your application.
• You are eligible for a Red-White-Red Card if you belong to one of the following groups:
• Very Highly Qualified Workers
• Skilled Workers in Shortage Occupations
• Other Key Workers
• Graduates of Austrian Universities and Colleges of Higher Education
• Self-employed Key Workers
• Start-up Founders
• General Requirements for Issuing Residence Permits
• The authorities may only grant you a residence title if you meet the following requirements:
• Adequate means of subsistence
• You have to have a fixed and regular personal income enabling you to cover your living costs without resorting to welfare aid from local authorities. At the time of application the regular monthly income must be equal to the equalisation supplement reference rate of the General Social Insurance Act.

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