Studying in Austria as a third-country national

You have a certain valid residence permit, e.g, a Red-White-Red – Card Plus (“Rot-Weiß-Rot – Karte Plus”), a Residence Permit – Family Member (“Aufenthaltstitel Familienangehöriger”) or a Long-Term Resident EU permit (“Daueraufenthalt EU”) and continue to fulfil the prerequisites for these residence permits, you are allowed to continue living, working and studying in Austria.  

You move to your wife, husband, or civil partner in Austria or with this person to Austria, and this person is an EU/EEA or Swiss national. If this is the case, you can apply for a Residence Card (“Aufenthaltskarte”). This permit allows you to live, work and study in Austria. 

You move to your life partner (“Lebenspartnerin/Lebenspartner” (unmarried) in Austria or with this person to Austria and this person an EU/EEA or Swiss national. If this is the case, you can apply for a Settlement Permit (“Niederlassungsbewilligung”). This enables you to live, work on a self-employed basis and study in Austria.

You move to your wife, husband or civil partner in Austria or with this person to Austria and this person is an Austrian citizen. In this case, you can apply for a Residence Permit – Family Member (“Aufenthaltstitel Familienangehöriger”). This will allow you to live, work and study in Austria. 

You move to your wife, husband or civil partner in Austria or with this person to Austria and this person has a Red-White-Red – Card (“Rot-Weiß-Rot – Karte”), a Blue Card (“Blaue Karte”) or a Settlement Permit – Researcher (“Niederlassungsbewilligung Forscher”), or this person has a Red-White-Red – Card Plus (“Rot-Weiß-Rot – Karte Plus”) or a Long-Term Resident EU permit ("Daueraufenthalt EU") and previously had a Red-White-Red – Card, a Blue Card or a Settlement Permit – Researcher. In all these cases, you are eligible to apply for a Red-White-Red – Card Plus. This permit entitles you to live, work and study in Austria.

You have a valid residence permit for students in another EU member state (except for Denmark and Ireland) and are taking part in a mobility programme (for example ERASMUS) in Austria. If you have sufficient health insurance and a confirmation of your participation in the mobility programme, you are allowed to stay and study in Austria for up to 360 days.