Austria

Austrian residence permits

Strateg legal company assists the individuals in obtaining the residence permits in Austria. No investments or job offers are necessary to apply for this kind of residence permit.

However, if you want to find a job, you have the right to start the job search at any time (it must be a high-qualified job according to a points based system and the chances also depend on the applicable unemployment rate at the time of the application; Red White Red card) and can get a work permit. If a job is found, our company can assist you in the application to the Austrian Immigration Office and Work Authorities.

In any case, persons holding the permanent-residency-EC-card for more than 5 years (with the German language on B1 level) have unlimited access to the labour market in Austria and other European countries (except for the United Kingdom and Denmark).

Austrian residence permit requires:

  1. A university diploma (bachelor’s or master’s degree) or German skills on A1 level (the certificate);
  2. The bank statement certifying the availability of 30,000 EUR on the bank account.
  3. Personal documents: the copy of foreign passport, birth certificate, marriage certificate (if it exists) and a criminal register excerpt.

Personal documents must be duly prepared and certified (translated into German or English, then copied in a notary’s office and attested with an Apostille).

The process of obtaining Austrian residence permit takes approximately 3-5 months.