Job seeker visa Austria
Red-White-Red Card and job-seeker visa for very highly qualified workers
Run by Austrian representations abroad, residence authorities and the Public Employment Service (AMS); information from migration.gv.at (Federal Government)
Graduates of four-year degree programmes who score 70 of 100 points. Without a job offer you can get a six-month job-seeker visa. With a job offer you apply for the card.
- Job offer
- Not required for the job-seeker visa. Required for the Red-White-Red Card, matching your qualification with adequate pay.
- Language
- Points for German or English at A1 (5) or A2 (10), and for French, Spanish or Bosnian, Croatian or Serbian at B1 (5). Not compulsory.
- Education
- Points system. A higher education programme of at least four years earns 20 points, 30 in MINT subjects, 40 for a PhD or habilitation.
- Work experience
- Points system. 1 point per six months of work experience, up to 20 points.
- Government fee
- Job-seeker visa EUR 195. Red-White-Red Card application fee EUR 218.
- Processing time
- Not stated on the official page
- Money you must show
- Proof of adequate means of subsistence for the job-seeker visa. No amount stated on the official page.
- When and to whom you pay
- At the Austrian embassy or consulate, or at the residence authority in Austria, when you apply.
Checked on 18 October 2026. What the page says
Read on migration.gv.at on 2026-10-18: "you must score at least 70 points"; "a job-seeker visa , valid for six months, to look for work"; "Jobseeker Visa: € 195"; "Application fee: € 218".