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EU Blue Card

EU Blue Card is issued by Migration Platform of the Austrian Federal Government. VisaAI tracks 6 official requirements for it, each traced to the government page that states it.

Last verified against the official source on .

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Requirements change. Confirm every item on Migration Platform of the Austrian Federal Government’s own page before you apply.

Each requirement below is written in plain English by VisaAI. The indented text beneath it is quoted from Migration Platform of the Austrian Federal Government’s own page, so you can check what we say against what they say. Where a quotation shows “ ... ”, text has been left out.

Conditions you must meet

  • A three-year tertiary qualification, or ICT experience insteadThe exception matters: ICT professionals and service managers may substitute three years of relevant experience acquired within the previous seven years.
    have completed a course of study at a university or other tertiary educational institution with a minimum duration of three years (exception: for Information and communications technology professionals and service managers, proof of at least three years of relevant professional experience is sufficient, if it is comparable to a university degree with at least three years of study and has been acquired within the last seven years prior to the application),
  • Income at least the national full-time average (2026: €55,678)Quoted with its year, because the figure is indexed and a bare amount would read as permanent. The page includes special payments in the calculation.
    will earn at least the average gross annual income of full-time employees (in 2026: at least € 55,678; annual salery plus special payments),
  • Originals plus copies, and German or English translationsA procedural obligation that catches applicants late: documents in another language must be translated, and the authority may additionally require legalised versions.
    You have to submit originals and copies of the above-mentioned documents. If the documents are not available in German or English, translations into German or English must be provided. For review purposes, the authority may eventually require legalized versions of the documents.

Documents you must provide

  • Valid travel documentA passport or equivalent.
    a valid travel document (e.g. passport)
  • Photo, 45x35mm, taken within six monthsThe authority states both dimensions and recency.
    a photo (dimensions: 45x35mm) of the applicant, taken recently (six months ago or less)
  • Evidence of health insuranceCompulsory insurance or a corresponding policy.
    evidence of health insurance (compulsory insurance or a corresponding insurance policy)

Official sources

  • EU Blue Card — Requirements, Migration Platform of the Austrian Federal Government

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