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Red-White-Red Card – Very Highly Qualified Workers

Red-White-Red Card – Very Highly Qualified Workers is issued by Migration Platform of the Austrian Federal Government. VisaAI tracks 9 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

  • The AMS must confirm you reached the points totalAdmission is not decided by the consulate on the papers alone: the Public Employment Service confirms the points score to the representative authority before the visa is granted.
    The job-seeker visa is granted once the Public Employment Service (AMS) confirms to the representative authority that you have reached the required number of points for admission.
  • No job-seeker visa if you may enter visa-freeNationals who can enter without a visa apply for the card during a legal visa-free stay instead.
    If you are permitted to enter Austria without a visa, you won't need a job-seeker visa.

Official forms

  • An employer's declaration must accompany the applicationA statement from the company describing the future position — the employer's document, not the applicant's.
    The application must be accompanied by an employer's declaration - a statement from the company providing detailed information about the future position.

Documents you must provide

  • Valid travel documentA passport or equivalent.
    Valid travel document (e.g. passport)
  • Photo, 45x35mm, under six months oldThe authority states both the dimensions and the age limit.
    Photo (dimensions: 45x35mm) which is not older than six months
  • Proof of locally customary accommodationA lease, a preliminary tenancy agreement or evidence of ownership.
    Proof of locally customary accommodation (e.g. lease contracts, preliminary agreement on tenancy rights or ownership evidence)
  • Health insurance covering all risksCompulsory insurance or an equivalent policy.
    Proof of health insurance covering all risks (compulsory health insurance or equivalent insurance policy)
  • Proof of adequate means of subsistenceThe authority lists a wide range of acceptable evidence, including assets rather than income alone.
    Proof of adequate means of subsistence (payslips, pay certificates, employment contracts, insurance benefit certificates, evidence of retirement or other pension or insurance benefits, investment capital or sufficient own assets)
  • Language certificate at A1 or A2, under five years oldThe certificate has its own expiry rule, separate from the photo's.
    Language diploma or language course certificate at the A1 or A2 levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The certificate should not be older than five years.

Official sources

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