Preparing the application for your Red-White-Red – Card Plus

You currently hold one of the following permits and will soon have lived in Austria for two years? 

• Red-White-Red – Card for Other Key Workers ("Rot-Weiß-Rot – Karte für Sonstige Schlüsselkräfte")
• Red-White-Red – Card for Very Highly Qualified Workers ("Rot-Weiß-Rot – Karte für Besonders Hochqualifizierte")
• Red-White-Red – Card for Skilled Workers in Shortage Occupations ("Rot-Weiß-Rot – Karte für Fachkräfte in Mangelberufen")
• Red-White-Red – Card for University Graduates ("Rot-Weiß-Rot – Karte für StudienabsolventInnen")

You might be eligible for a Red-White-Red – Card Plus valid for 3 years.

Documents you need to prepare

• Application form please choose the option "(2) Red-White-Red – Card plus"
  Application formApplication form ()
• Passport, valid for a minimum of 3.5 years, and with copy
  Your residence permit will otherwise only be valid until the expiry date of your passport.
• One EU passport sized photo, not older than 6 months (with invoice)
• Proof of accommodation in Austria
  e.g., registration confirmation ("Meldebestätigung"), rental contract, last 3 rental payments
• Proof of health insurance coverage
  e.g., copy of your e-card
• Proof of sufficient financial means
  e.g., copies of salary slips, savings account
• Copies of your payroll accounts ("Lohnkonten") of the last two years
  Please ask your company's HR department for these documents!
• Copy of the confirmation of the family allowance ("Familienbeihilfe"), if applicable.
  You can download this confirmationconfirmation () here.
• KSV Excerpt ("KSV-Auszug") of you and your husband/wife/registered partner (if applicable), necessary only if requested by the authority.
  You can order this confirmationconfirmation () online.

Your application will be checked by the Immigration and Residence Authority as well as by the Austrian Public Employment Service (AMS). Based on the payroll accounts, the latter has to make sure that you have worked 21 consecutive months out of the past 24 months. Only then can you be granted free access to the Austrian labour market.

Please note
You were on parental leave during the past 24 months or currently are? This period of absence is also considered working time and is therefore included in the calculation of the 21 months.