Austria, which stands out among European countries with its ancient history and culture, and is known throughout the world for its archaic and colorful capital city of Vienna, attracts the attention of millions of tourists and hosts them every year. In addition to these tourists, the same number of business trips are organized to the country at the same time. If you also want to travel to Austria and want to do your business, as well as travel and discover this fascinating country, you can apply for an Austrian business visa. You can read more about the documents you will need when applying for a business visa, the letter of invitation, and the general visa procedure in this article.
Austrian Visa Types
You can travel to Austria, which is included in the list of Schengen countries, using an Austrian Schengen visa. The reasons for applying for this type of visa can be tourism, visiting family or friends, business trip, medical examination or treatment, short-term study, exchange programs and many other non-permanent nuances. Those who wish to receive a long-term education (such as bachelor's, master's, doctoral studies, etc.) in Austria with a duration of more than 90 days or to work permanently in an institution located in Austria can also apply for an Austrian national visa if they have official invitations or acceptance letters from those educational and work institutions. they can.
You apply for the "business visa" type of the Austrian Schengen visa for your short-term business trip. Please note that a short-term business visa does not give you the right to work permanently in Austria, this visa is provided for your own business trip.
Austrian Schengen Visa
Similar to other Schengen countries, the Austrian Schengen visa is available in single-entry and multiple-entry types. In any case, you can also apply for long-term visas, i.e. for three months, six months, one year, two years or five years. After obtaining an Austrian Schengen visa, it is possible to enter any Schengen country. However, in any case, we recommend that you make your first entry into the Schengen area from the country where you received your visa, i.e. Austria. Otherwise, if you try to enter the Schengen area with an Austrian visa from another country, if you do not mention it during your visa application, even if it is rare, it may become a problem for you, the border service of that country may turn you back and not allow you to enter the country. This experience has been experienced in some cases and therefore we advise you to avoid this risk.
If you are applying for an Austrian Schengen visa, you must indicate the maximum number of days you will stay in Austria during your trip.
Collection of Documents for Austrian Schengen Visa Application
When applying for an Austrian Schengen visa, you must submit the following documents:
Original and copy of the first page of your foreign passport
Copies of your previous visas and entry-exit stamps, if applicable
A copy of your identity card
Reference from the place of work* and, if applicable, an extract from the salary card (for persons studying, a reference from the educational institution) Employment reference from e-government portal
Statement from the bank account in your name* Detailed information about the amount is mentioned below)
At least last 3 months bank statement in your name
Copies of extracts* of properties in your name and a copy of your car's passport, if applicable
Proof of your marital status* (copy of your marriage certificate if you are married, birth certificate if you have children under 18 or divorce certificate if your marriage has broken down)
2 pieces of 3.5x4.5 size, biometric and your photo on a white background
Airline reservations you make for your trip
Hotel reservations you made for your trip
Schengen-compliant travel insurance that will fully cover your trip
Application form filled in English
A printed version of the document issued from the system on confirmation of appointment
A formal invitation letter for the business institution, event or meeting you are going to
Documents marked with "*" must be submitted to the embassy in English. If you have obtained the original document in Azerbaijani rather than in English, in this case, each of these documents must be translated into English and certified by a notary and submitted to the embassy.
After your documents have been accepted, in any case, during your visa procedure, you may receive a call from the embassy and you may be asked to submit new documents. In some cases, it has been seen that during the visa procedure, the Austrian embassy requires the applicants to purchase the hotels they have booked and submit the documents confirming this to the embassy.
If you do not have the original of the invitation letter, you can submit a scanned version to the embassy in printed form. The invitation letter must have the signature and seal of the institution that invited you. Also, on the invitation letter, the name of the invited person, that is, your name, and additionally, if possible, your date of birth, passport number, and travel dates must be mentioned. If your place of stay is organized by the institution that invited you, in this case, you may not include a hotel reservation in your documents if the address of your stay is mentioned in the invitation letter sent to you.
The amount in your bank account is based on the travel dates you have indicated, i.e. the length of your stay in Schengen, the price of the flight tickets and hotels you have booked, etc. varies depending. In general, it is recommended that you have at least AZN 3,000-5,000 in your bank account for a one-week trip (equivalent to Euros or US dollars). This amount should fully cover your travel plan. When calculating the amount, you can sum up the average daily cost of 70-80 euros for each day you indicate that you will stay in the Schengen area with the price of your ticket and hotel reservations, and expect a little higher than the figure you received.
If your expenses are covered by the institution that invited you, this must be mentioned in the invitation letter. In this case, you may not provide a statement from your bank account, but in any case it is advisable to show a small amount in your account in your name.
If you are an entrepreneur, you can submit the documents that will replace the certificate from the workplace (a copy of the TIN, a certificate issued by the Ministry of Taxes about your turnover, an extract from the register of your company) to the embassy. If you are not working, studying or in any case sponsoring another person to cover the costs of your trip, in this case a copy of that person's identity card, proof of employment (if self-employed, the documents listed above), proof of bank account and statement (this bank account can be both in your name and in the name of the sponsor), if you have a family bond, a document confirming this (for example, if it is a parent, your own birth certificate, if it is a brother or sister, both of your birth certificates, etc.) and a paper about sponsorship to the embassy must be presented. If the applicant is under 18 years of age, in this case, if he is traveling alone, a copy of the permission document to leave the country from both parents or, if he is traveling with one of the parents, must also be submitted during the visa application.
It should be noted that even if you submit documents such as TIN, turnover certificate from the Ministry of Taxes, extract from the register of your company or sponsorship paper, permission paper, you must have each of these documents translated and certified into English by a notary.
Visa Procedure
To get an Austrian Schengen visa, apply to the Embassy of Austria in Azerbaijan. The decision on the visa is made by the consul in the consular department of the embassy.
In order to submit the documents, an appointment must be made at the embassy well in advance. The visa application can be made no earlier than 6 months before the date of the trip, and no later than 15 days before. Applicants must be personally present when submitting documents. This also applies to children of all ages and travel groups.
The Schengen visa process may take 10-15 working days from the date of application.
Note that our experience shows that in the case of urgent business trips, it is possible to schedule an appointment earlier than the time specified in the system via email. In addition, in urgent cases like this, the visa response can be issued sooner than 10-14 working days (even 3 working days). However, the decision on this matter is entirely up to the consul.
The visa fee is 35 euros and must be paid in cash in national currency, that is, in manats. The manat equivalent of the visa fee is adjusted by the embassy according to the exchange rate of the day.
Austrian Schengen Visa Probability
Just as when applying for a visa at the embassy of any country, your chance of getting a visa in Austria depends on the state of your profile. Your workplace and position should be normal, your monthly income should be in the standard salary range (in experience, there have been many cases of obtaining visas for people with a monthly income of 400-600 AZN), you should show enough money in your bank account to cover your entire trip, the nuances that tie you to the country (having property in your name) , the presence of your family and children) and your travel history are factors that increase your chances of getting an Austrian Schengen visa. In our experience, there are quite a few people who have previously received their first Schengen visa from the Austrian Embassy. When applying for a business visa, the official letter of invitation you will present can increase your chances of getting a visa. If the purpose and reason for the trip stated in your invitation letter is related to your field of work or if you have made similar business trips before, these nuances will have a positive impact on your profile.
Visa Support to Austria
We, as a Visam.az company, can help you during your Austrian Schengen visa application. If you use our visa support service, our service includes making an appointment on your behalf at the embassy, filling out your application form, preparing your documents in a professional manner, booking your flight tickets that will cover your trip, it will include hotel reservation or purchase according to your request, making your travel tour plan for visa, making travel insurance to cover your trip, consulting, following your visa procedure. Note that the travel insurance fee will be calculated in addition to our service fee. The insurance fee is usually in the range of 16-18 AZN for 1 week. You can get this insurance yourself. We can also assist you with notarizing and notarizing your documents into English. Additional fee for each document will be 16 AZN. In general, our company's Austrian Schengen business visa support service fee is 69 AZN per person.
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