Long-stay (Type D)
Austria's national long-stay visa for stays over 90 days.
8 Austrian resources in this topic
Visa routes
- Red-White-Red Card – Very Highly Qualified WorkersVisa route
A points-based residence-and-work title for top-tier skilled non-EU professionals, with an optional six-month job-seeker visa to find a role first.
- Red-White-Red Card – Skilled Workers in Shortage OccupationsVisa route
A points-based residence-and-work card for trained non-EU workers with a job offer in an officially designated Austrian shortage occupation.
- EU Blue CardVisa route
The EU-wide residence title for highly qualified non-EU professionals holding a degree and a well-paid job offer in Austria.
- Red-White-Red Card – Self-employed Key WorkersVisa route
A residence title for non-EU entrepreneurs and self-employed professionals whose activity brings a clear macroeconomic benefit to Austria.
- Student Residence PermitVisa route
A residence permit for non-EU nationals admitted to a degree programme at an Austrian university or college, carrying limited work rights.
- Red-White-Red Card Plus (Family Reunification)Visa route
A residence title giving family members of skilled-worker and settled residents free access to the Austrian labour market.
- Settlement Permit – ResearcherVisa route
A residence title for non-EU researchers carrying out scientific work in Austria under a hosting agreement with a certified research institution.
- Long-Term Resident – EU (Daueraufenthalt – EU)Visa route
Austria's permanent residence title, granting settled status and unrestricted labour-market access after five years of lawful residence.