Country guides · Last updated: October 2026
Which rules apply to you depends on your nationality. For 50 countries, we have summarised the key routes to Austria: residence, work, study, company formation, investment and real estate – each with links to the official sources.
Many guides are also available in the language of the country concerned. Simply select your language at the top of the page.
EU member states
- Germany
- France
- Italy
- Spain
- Netherlands
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- Sweden
- Ireland
- Portugal
- Greece
- Cyprus
- Poland
- Hungary
- Romania
- Croatia
- Slovakia
- Bulgaria
- Czech Republic
Europe outside the EU
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
- Serbia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Kosovo
- Albania
- North Macedonia
- Ukraine
- Russia
- Armenia
- Türkiye
Middle East and Gulf States
Asia and the Pacific
The Americas and Africa
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