You could be eligible for the
Red-White-Red – Card Plus
The Red-White-Red – Card Plus gives you free access to the Austrian labour market. You can thus work in a self-employed or in an employed capacity and are not bound to one specific employer as a result of your residence permit.
Your family member could be eligible for the
Red-White-Red – Card Plus
The Red-White-Red – Card Plus gives your family free access to the Austrian labour market. They can thus work in a self-employed or in an employed capacity and are not bound to one specific employer as a result of their residence permit.
The Red-White-Red – Card Plus for family members of skilled workers...
- is a residence and work permit at the same time.
- provides free access to the Austrian labour market. One can therefore choose an employer or/and work in a self-employed capacity.
- is valid for up to two years.
- can be extended.
- may require proof of German skills.
One can apply for a Red-White-Red – Card Plus as a family member of a person with...
- a Red-White-Red – Card (“Rot-Weiß-Rot – Karte”)
- a Blue Card (“Blaue Karte“)
- a Settlement Permit – Researcher (“Niederlassungsbewilligung – Forscher“)
- a Red-White-Red – Card Plus if the family member had a Red-White-Red – Card, a Blue Card or a Settlement Permit – Researcher in the past
- a Long-Term Resident EU permit (“Daueraufenthalt EU”) if the family member had a Red-White-Red – Card, a Blue Card or a Settlement Permit – Researcher in the past
How long will the Red-White-Red Card Plus be valid?
As a family member of a third-country national with a Red-White-Red – Card, an EU Blue Card, a Settlement Permit Researcher, a Red-White-Red – Card Plus and a Long-term Resident EU permit, the first Red-White-Red – Card Plus is valid for up to two years.
After two years with a Red-White-Red – Card Plus, the extended Red-White-Red – Card Plus will be valid up to three years.
Who is considered a family member?
Family members in this scenario are only:
- wives and husbands
- civil partners (“eingetragene Partnerinnen/eingetragene Partner”)
- minor children.
All other family members (e.g., children over the age of 18) cannot receive this residence permit and have to demonstrate that they themselves have a purpose for staying in Austria, for example, if they study at an Austrian university or work for a company in Austria.
Where does one apply for a Red-White-Red – Card Plus?
Depending on factors such as citizenship, current country of residence, residence and joint or separate family immigration, the application for the Red-White-Red – Card Plus must either be submitted to the Austrian Embassy/Consulate in the country of residence or can be submitted to the correct branch of the Austrian Immigration and Residence Authority in Austria, the location of which depends on the (future) Austrian place of residence.
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