Innsbruck, Austria » City Info » Visa Requirements

Austria is a signatory to the 1995 Schengen Agreement. To get a Schengen Visa and if you intend to visit one Schengen country or want to visit Innsbruck, you must apply at the Embassy or Consulate of that particular country.

The Schengen visas are valid for the following European States :

Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain.

1) If the applicant plans to visit only one Schengen country, he/she should apply for a visa at the Consulate of that country.

2) If the applicant plans to visit more than one Schengen countries he/she should apply for a visa at the Consulate of the country of main destination (according to the length of stay.)

3) If the applicant plans to stay the same length of time in each Schengen country or is unable to determine the country of main destination (that of longest stay), then he/she should apply for a visa at the Consulate of the country through which he/she first enters the Schengen territory.

4) The duration of the Schengen visas, valid for the above mentioned countries, can be from l to maximum 90 days.

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua & Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan

Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Burkina-Faso, Burundi

Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Colombia, Comores, Congo (Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba

Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic

Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ehtiopia, Fiji

Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana

Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jordan

Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea (Democratic People's Republic, North), Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan

Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya

Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar

Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria

Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines

Qatar, Russian Federation, Rwanda

Samoa, Sao Tome & Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia & Montenegro, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, | Syria, St. Lucia, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Vincent & Grenadines

Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu

Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan

Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Valid passport required by all except nationals of EU countries, Liechtenstein, Malta, Monaco, San Marino and Switzerland who may enter with a valid national ID card.

(a) Completed application form(s).

(b) Passport valid for at least 3 months longer than the validity of the visa applied for.

(c) Fee (cash or postal order only); cheques, except certified bankers drafts, are not accepted.

(d) Two passport photographs.

(e) For transit passengers, the visa from the destination country must be obtained first.

(f) Proof of intention to return to home country. (return ticket or vehicle papers if returning by car.)

(g) Letter from employer, university or school indicating reason for visit.

(h) Proof of sufficient financial means to fund stay in Austria. Applicants can submit travellers cheques, a confirmed hotel booking, bank statements or records from a similar financial institution.

(i) An all risk medical insurance policy covering duration of visa.

(j) Postal applicants should enclose a self-addressed, prepaid envelope (registered or recorded delivery) for the return of the passport.