Very Highly Qualified Workers
Your guide to the Job Seeker Visa & residence permit for Very Highly Qualified Workers.
Very Highly Qualified Workers
Very Highly Qualified Workers
Shortage occupations
The Red-White-Red Card for Skilled Workers in Shortage Occupations.
Skilled Workers in Shortage Occupations
Skilled Workers in Shortage Occupations
Other key workers
You already have a job offer? Find out how to apply for a Red-White-Red Card.
Other Key Workers
Other Key Workers
Start-up founders
You have developted an idea for an innovative product and want to realize it in Austria?
Start-up Founders
Start-up Founders
Graduates
Taking up employment after your university education in Austria.
Graduates of Austrian universities and universities of applied sciences
Graduates of Austrian universities and universities of applied sciences
Family reunification
How to bring your family to Austria.
EU Citizens
Living and working in Austria for EU citizens.
Mobility of EU citizens and their family members within the EU
Mobility of EU citizens and their family members within the EU
Welcome to the Federal Government‘s official information website on migration to Austria!
Austria's flexible immigration model, the Red-White-Red Card, offers qualified third-country workers and their family members a single permit for working and settling permanently in Austria.
On these pages, you can find important information on the Red-White-Red Card, on general immigration requirements and on Austrian working and living conditions.
Use the points calculator to check whether you would fulfil the admission criteria!
Note on the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)
Personal services are currently only available to a limited extent at the residence authorities in Austria and at Austrian embassies.
