Preparing the application for your Settlement Permit

You currently hold a 2 year Red-White-Red – Card for Self-Employed Key Workers ("Rot-Weiß-Rot – Karte für Selbstständige Schlüsselkräfte")? Your next permit will be a Settlement Permit ("Niederlassungsbewilligung") with a validity of 3 years.

Documents you need to prepare:

• Application form please choose the option "(4) Settlement Permit"
  Application FormApplication Form ()
• Passport, valid for a minimum of 3.5 years
• 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 regular income, savings account

• 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.

In your extension you will, among others, have to prove that:

• You have invested at least € 100,000 OR
• you have created new jobs and/or have secured existing jobs OR
• you have transfered know-how or implemented new technologies OR
• your company is an essential asset for the region where it's located.