Live · Study · Start a Business · Invest in Austria
Your path to Austria.
Clearly explained, personally guided.
Residence, study, starting a company or investing: we show you which path suits you. Every figure backed by an official source. Every step guided by people who have walked this path themselves.
Personal consultations in Deutsch · English · فارسی · Русский · Հայերեն
What are you looking for in Austria?
Three paths. One clear plan.
Choose your topic. Each guide explains requirements, documents, costs, processing times and the next step.
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New Life
Living, working, studying
Which residence permit suits you? Points, salary, deadlines: simply explained.
- Red-White-Red Card (Rot-Weiß-Rot-Karte)
- EU Blue Card (Blaue Karte EU)
- Studying and staying on afterwards
II
New Home
Arriving and staying
Stay permanently after five years, and later become an Austrian citizen.
- EU long-term residence (Daueraufenthalt EU)
- Citizenship in Vienna
- Family and housing
III
New Business
Founding and investing
From the Companies Register (Firmenbuch) to your first customer: paths for entrepreneurs and investors.
- Self-employed Key Worker (Selbständige Schlüsselkraft)
- GmbH, FlexCo, branch
- Investment and real estate
For entrepreneurs and investors
Your business in Austria. One point of contact.
Do you want to found a company, open a branch or build wealth in Austria? We support you from the first idea to day-to-day operations. The legal and tax steps are handled by our partner law and tax firms, which take full responsibility for them.
- Orientation: Which paths fit your capital, your family, your timeline?
- Formation: notary, Companies Register, WKO, tax office, bank: we go with you in person
- Market entry: bank, office, suppliers, logistics in the EU
- Online: multilingual website, online shop and marketing
- Discretion: your data stays on our server in the EU
How SilkDanube works
Four steps to clarity
01
Get informed
Each guide explains one path, with documents, costs, processing times and the official source.
02
Quick-Check
A few questions, and you will know which paths are realistic for you.
03
Consultation
We discuss your situation personally: online or in Vienna, in your language.
04
Implementation
We go with you from authority to authority. Legal and tax matters are handled by our partner firms.
Who is behind SilkDanube
Two entrepreneurs. A team of top experts.
Our own companies, real references, academic degrees. We have taken every step ourselves, and behind us stand leading Viennese law and tax firms with dozens of experts.
Hassan Zanjirani Farahani, MMA
Founder · Entrepreneur · Managing Director
Founder and sole owner of Luxonaria GmbH in Vienna. He turned a passion for art into an international business: decorative art, antiques, collectibles, Persian rugs and pianos across more than 50 shops, with an online reach of over one million. He comes from a family of entrepreneurs in real estate and import-export.
Vahe Melkonian, BSc
Co-founder · Finance and Investment
Expert in financing, insurance, banking, investment and real estate. Business graduate of the University of Vienna, professional experience at leading financial institutions, state insurance examination passed with distinction, and an entrepreneur in Vienna himself since 2019.
Journal
New in the Journal
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Citizenship in Vienna: Requirements, Costs, Waiting Time
Last updated: October 2026 · Official sources linked The short answer in 30 seconds Our founder Hassan came to Austria as a student in 2011. Today…
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EU Long-Term Residence: Staying Permanently After 5 Years
Last updated: October 2026 · Official sources linked The short answer in 30 seconds After five years of fixed-term cards, what many people want above all…
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Buying Property as a Foreigner: Vienna and the Federal Provinces
Last updated: October 2026 · Official sources linked The short answer in 30 seconds For many people, a flat in Vienna is a major goal. For…
Why SilkDanube
What sets us apart
Track record
Our own companies, international trade, 50+ shops: we know every step from doing it ourselves, not from books.
A team of top experts
Leading Viennese law and tax firms with dozens of experts stand behind us.
From authority to authority
We go with you: to the notary, the WKO, the tax office, the bank. We explain everything in your language.
Here for the long term
Not just until the decision arrives, but until your business is selling, advertising and growing.
Free · no obligation · in your language
Does Austria fit your plans?
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