Preparing the application to extend your Settlement Permit

• You currently hold your first Settlement Permit with a validity of 1 year? 
  Your next permit will be another Settlement Permit with a validity of 1 year.
• You currently hold your second Settlement Permit with a validity of 1 year?
  Your next permit will be a Settlement Permit with a validity of 3 years.

The Integration Certificate A2 ("ÖIF Integrationszertifikat A2") or an equivalent is mandatory for your 3 year Settlement Permit!

• Application form please choose the option "(4) Settlement Permit" 
  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., savings account excerpt
• 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.
• ÖIF Integration Certificate A2
  OR any university diploma from a recognized university, if available
  • Please note that German certificates are usually only recognized when they are not older than two years and issued by Österreichischer Integrationsfonds (ÖIF).
  • If the university diploma option is chosen, 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, if necessary.
  • NO Integration Certificate is necessary in your first extension after one year.