Preparing the application to extend your Residence Permit – Family Member

• You currently hold your first Residence Permit – Family Member ("Aufenthaltstitel Familienangehöriger") with a validity of 1 year? Your next permit will be another Residence Permit – Family Member with a validity of 1 year.
• You currently hold your second Residence Permit – Family Member with a validity of 1 year? Your next permit will be another Residence Permit – Family Member with a validity of 3 years.

For the three year Residence Permit – Family Member, you must submit an ÖIF Integration Certificate A2 or an equivalent.

• Application form please choose the option "(8) Residence Permit – Family Member" and "Extension application"
  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
• 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.
• Integration Certificate A2 by ÖIF 
  OR any university diploma from a recognized university, if available
  • Please note that the ÖIF Integration Certificate is usually only accepted if it is not older than two years.
  • If you choose the university diploma option, please make sure to consider verification necessitiesverification necessities () and to have the main diploma page translated by a court-certified translator into either German or English.
  • NO Integration Certificate is necessary in your first extension after one year.