Minimum processing time: 3 working days from time of lodging in Embassy.
Austrian visas
must now be applied for in person by making an appointment for your passport
with this Embassy. We can make an appointment on your behalf and check all documents
for you but you will have to attend the appointment in person.
It could take up to several weeks to get the appointment during busy periods.
1. PASSPORT with UK Residency Visa valid at
least 3 months. Passport should be valid at least 6 months, in good condition
with one completely blank page to put the visa on.
2. one passport-sized PHOTOGRAPH
3. 1 APPLICATION FORM and 1 CLIENT CONTACT SHEET. Please read our Terms & Conditions.
4 . RETURN TICKET to Austria or CONFIRMATION of your return travel which must state that everything is CONFIRMED and FULLY PAID. Your name must appear on the confirmation. ORIGINAL plus PHOTOCOPY
5 . CONFIRMATION of HOTEL Each person’s name who needs the visa must appear on the confirmation OR IF STAYING WITH FRIENDS/FAMILY who live in Austria, letter of invitation Verpflichtungserklarung legalised by a notary public, solicitor or other competent authority and a copy of the passport (with Austrian residence permit if applicable) and proof of sufficient funds or income from your host in Austria. ORIGINAL plus PHOTOCOPY
6. Health/Travel INSURANCE policy to cover the whole period of your stay in Austria. The cheapest policy we have found which satisfies the Embassy's requirements is at www.insureandgo.com. You may arrange your insurance with any other provider and Mobile Visa Service does not endorse Insure and Go. Although multi-trip insurance is necessary for a multiple entry visa to be issued, providing the documents required (including insurance) is not a guarantee in itself that a multiple entry visa will be issued. ORIGINAL plus PHOTOCOPY
7. An ORIGINAL BANK STATEMENT with £40 per person for each day in Austria dated less than one month old on the date of lodging in the Embassy. ORIGINAL plus PHOTOCOPY (photocopy bank statement on the back of Insurance)8. LETTER FROM EMPLOYER/ACCOUNTANT or UNIVERSITY confirming you are employed/self-employed/a student. Original, not more than 1 month old. If you are a dependant, a letter from your spouse/parent confirming they are supporting you, together with their employer’s letter and their bank statement (see above). If self-employed a letter from your accountant/solicitor. Letters which are not original or which are more than one month old at date of lodging in Embassy will not be accepted. Contracts/offers of employment or place at college will not be accepted instead of a letter. ORIGINAL plus PHOTOCOPY
9. LAST 3 PAYSLIPS (if employed) or ACCOUNTANT'S LETTER TO STATE ANNUAL SALARY (if self-employed). ORIGINAL plus PHOTOCOPY (photocopy payslips on back of Employer's letter)
10. BUSINESS VISAS: the above documents plus a letter from your UK employer (ORIGINAL) confirming they are sending you on business/to a conference, who the business/conference is with, exact nature of the business/conference, the dates and that they are taking financial responsibility for you PLUS AN INVITATION from the HOST ORGANISATION IN AUSTRIA with the dates they are inviting you and exact details of what you will be doing there. The letter must be notarised and state that they are taking financial responsibility for you. ORIGINAL plus PHOTOCOPY
11. If passing through Austria to another country - the visa of the next country must be stamped in the passport.
12. SPOUSES/CHILDREN UNDER 18 / UK DEPENDANT VISAS Spouse and children of an EC national - Schengen visas are issued free of Embassy’s fee on production of ORIGINAL Marriage Certificate (spouse) and ORIGINAL full birth certificate (children) and EC Spouse’s/Parent’s ORIGINAL full and unexpired passport. Persons in the UK on a dependant’s visa must show the passport of the spouse/parent on whom they are dependant plus original birth/marriage certificate even if dependant on a non-EC national and/or over 18. Children under 18 travelling alone or with one parent require the permission of the non-travelling parent(s) plus a copy of that parent(s) passport(s) unless the parent has a document giving them sole custody of the child or certificate of adoption by a step-parent or the child only has only one parent named on the birth certificate or the other parent is deceased (death certificate required). Where the EC parent is not the birth parent of the child the visa fee may be charged by the Embassy. If the original documents are not in English they must translated and the translation stamped by your own Embassy in the UK and attached to the originals.
13. NANNIES OR DOMESTIC WORKERS.Nannies/domestic workers in a private household require original passport of their employer plus a letter of support from employer and employer‘s bank statement as well as documents 1 -4 and 6 - 9 above.
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Service charge may rise during busy periods. Service charge includes collection and delivery within the Circle Line in London from offices during business hours.
Urgent applications (travel within 1 working day of visa being ready) ADD £20. We may be unable to accept urgent applications or to collect and deliver during busy periods.
The Austrian Consulate generally issues only a single entry visa unless you have proof of a second trip.
Fees
payable in cash in advance when we receive your documents from you. If you live
outside London and are posting your application, please include postal orders
(if travelling within 10 days, otherwise cheque is acceptable) payable to
Mobile Visa Service Ltd and include a return self-addressed Special
Delivery envelope. Please send your passport to us by Special Delivery
(insures documents and guarantees next working day delivery), cost
£4.50, and call us the day you post it leaving a telephone number. For
a very small extra fee the Post Office offers a higher level of insurance for
Special Delivery post, which covers for consequential loss. We recommend you
consider paying for this extra level of cover. Please ask at the Post Office.