Visa Requirements for Austrian Citizens

Visa Information for Passport Holders of Austria

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Freedom of Travel

Austrian passport holders can travel to 30 destinations without a visa. Identify cards or passports may be required.

  • Belgium PermalinkShow on Map
    Freedom Of MovementRequirement updated .Freedom of movement.
    ID card valid.
  • Bulgaria PermalinkShow on Map
    Freedom Of MovementRequirement updated .Freedom of movement.
    ID card valid.
  • Croatia PermalinkShow on Map
    Freedom Of MovementRequirement updated .Freedom of movement.
    ID card valid.
  • Cyprus PermalinkShow on Map
    Freedom Of MovementRequirement updated .Freedom of movement.
    ID card valid.
  • Czech Republic PermalinkShow on Map
    Freedom Of MovementRequirement updated .Freedom of movement.
    ID card valid.
  • Denmark PermalinkShow on Map
    Freedom Of MovementRequirement updated .Freedom of movement.
    ID card valid.
  • Estonia PermalinkShow on Map
    Freedom Of MovementRequirement updated .Freedom of movement.
    ID card valid.
  • Finland PermalinkShow on Map
    Freedom Of MovementRequirement updated .Freedom of movement.
    ID card valid.
  • France PermalinkShow on Map
    Freedom Of MovementRequirement updated .Freedom of movement (in Regions of France).
    ID card valid.
  • Germany PermalinkShow on Map
    Freedom Of MovementRequirement updated .Freedom of movement.
    ID card valid.
  • Greece PermalinkShow on Map
    Freedom Of MovementRequirement updated .Freedom of movement.
    ID card valid.
  • Hungary PermalinkShow on Map
    Freedom Of MovementRequirement updated .Freedom of movement.
    ID card valid.
  • Iceland PermalinkShow on Map
    Freedom Of MovementRequirement updated .Freedom of movement.
    ID card valid.
  • Ireland PermalinkShow on Map
    Freedom Of MovementRequirement updated .Freedom of movement.
    ID card valid.
  • Italy PermalinkShow on Map
    Freedom Of MovementRequirement updated .Freedom of movement.
    ID card valid.
  • Latvia PermalinkShow on Map
    Freedom Of MovementRequirement updated .Freedom of movement.
    ID card valid.
  • Liechtenstein PermalinkShow on Map
    Freedom Of MovementRequirement updated .Freedom of movement.
    ID card valid.
  • Lithuania PermalinkShow on Map
    Freedom Of MovementRequirement updated .Freedom of movement.
    ID card valid.
  • Luxembourg PermalinkShow on Map
    Freedom Of MovementRequirement updated .Freedom of movement.
    ID card valid.
  • Malta PermalinkShow on Map
    Freedom Of MovementRequirement updated .Freedom of movement.
    ID card valid.
  • Netherlands PermalinkShow on Map
    Freedom Of MovementRequirement updated .Freedom of movement (European Netherlands).
    ID card valid.
  • Norway PermalinkShow on Map
    Freedom Of MovementRequirement updated .Freedom of movement
    ID card valid.
  • Poland PermalinkShow on Map
    Freedom Of MovementRequirement updated .Freedom of movement.
    ID card valid.
  • Portugal PermalinkShow on Map
    Freedom Of MovementRequirement updated .Freedom of movement.
    ID card valid.
  • Romania PermalinkShow on Map
    Freedom Of MovementRequirement updated .Freedom of movement.
    ID card valid.
  • Slovakia PermalinkShow on Map
    Freedom Of MovementRequirement updated .Freedom of movement.
    ID card valid.
  • Slovenia PermalinkShow on Map
    Freedom Of MovementRequirement updated .Freedom of movement.
    ID card valid.
  • Spain PermalinkShow on Map
    Freedom Of MovementRequirement updated .Freedom of movement.
    ID card valid.
  • Sweden PermalinkShow on Map
    Freedom Of MovementRequirement updated .Freedom of movement.
    ID card valid.
  • Switzerland PermalinkShow on Map
    Freedom Of MovementRequirement updated .Freedom of movement.
    ID card valid.

Visa Not Required

90 destinations allow visa-free entry to Austrian citizens.

  • Albania PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 daysID card valid.
  • Angola PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free30 daysRemarks updated .
  • Antigua and Barbuda PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free6 monthsRemarks updated .
  • Argentina PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 days
  • Armenia PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free180 days
  • Bahamas PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free3 months
  • Barbados PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free3 months
  • Belarus PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free30 daysRemarks updated .Must arrive and depart via Minsk International Airport (or Brest, Gomel, Grodno, Mogilev or Vitebsk Airport)
  • Belize PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-FreeRemarks updated .
  • Bolivia PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 days
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated .90 days within any 6-month period.
    ID card valid.
  • Botswana PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 days
  • Brazil PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated .90 days within any 180 day period.
  • Brunei PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 days
  • Canada PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free6 monthseTA required if arriving by air.
  • Cape Verde PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free30 daysMust register online at least five days prior to arrival.
  • Chile PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 days
  • China PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free30 daysRequirement updated , remarks Visa-free from 14 March, 2024 to 31 December, 2026.
    Since 30 November 2024 the visa-free period was extended to 30 days (before 15 days).
    240-hour (10-day) visa-free transit to a third country or region (including Hong Kong, Macau or Taiwan) using any mode of transport. Must have a confirmed onward ticket/itinerary, and enter through 1 of 64 approved ports.
    During which, may freely travel within the 24 provinces permitted for visa-free transit and engage in tourism, business, and visits.
    24-hour visa-free transit is available at most international airports for travellers transiting to a third country or region within 24 hours, provided they do not leave the restricted area.
    Travellers who need to leave the restricted area may obtain a temporary entry permit from immigration.
    5-day Visa on Arrival (port visa) for Shenzhen if arriving at designated ports of entry from Hong Kong by land or sea, for stays within Shenzhen.
    3-day Visa on Arrival (port visa) if arriving in Zhuhai or Xiamen at designated ports of entry, for stays within the respective city.
    15-day visa-free entry for tour groups on cruise ships, if arriving at any cruise port along China's coastline, including but not limited to Tianjin; Dalian; Shanghai; Lianyungang; Wenzhou; Zhoushan; Xiamen; Qingdao; Guangzhou; Shenzhen; Beihai; Haikou; Sanya. May further travel inland to all regions of coastal provinces (and equivalents) and Beijing.
    May apply for a port visa on arrival if travelling for an urgent, qualified reason. Prior clearance for port visa is highly recommended or may be denied boarding by airlines.
  • Colombia PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated .90 days - extendable up to 180-days stay within a 1-year period.
  • Costa Rica PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 days
  • Dominica PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated .90 days within any 180 day period.
  • Dominican Republic PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 days
  • Ecuador PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 days
  • El Salvador PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free3 months
  • Eswatini PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free30 days
  • Fiji PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free4 months
  • Gambia PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 daysRequirement updated .
  • Georgia PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free1 yearRemarks updated .ID card valid.
  • Grenada PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free3 months
  • Guatemala PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 days
  • Guyana PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 daysRequirement updated .
  • Haiti PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 days
  • Honduras PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free3 months
  • Israel PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free3 months
  • Jamaica PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free30 daysRemarks updated .
  • Japan PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 daysExtendable once.
  • Kazakhstan PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free30 days
  • Kiribati PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated .90 days within any 180 day period.
  • Kyrgyzstan PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free60 daysRemarks updated .60 days within 120 days
  • Laos PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free15 daysRequirement updated .Visa not required from 1 July to 31 December 2024.
    eVisa and Visa on arrival also available.
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    e-Visa may be used to enter Laos through Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, 3 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges
    Visa on arrival is available at Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, the 4 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges
    Visa on arrival is extendable for an additional 60 days at the Department of Immigration in Vientiane.
  • Lesotho PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free14 daysRemarks updated .e-visa for 44 days also available
  • Macedonia PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated .ID card valid.
  • Malaysia PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free3 months
  • Marshall Islands PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated .90 days within any 180 day period.
  • Mauritius PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free180 daysRemarks updated .180 days for tourism, 120 days for business
  • Mexico PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free180 days
  • Micronesia PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated .90 days within any 180 day period.
  • Moldova PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated .90 days within any 180 day period.
    ID card valid.
  • Monaco PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-FreeRemarks updated .ID card valid.
  • Mongolia PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free30 daysThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia has exempted visas for 34 countries from January 2023 to December 2025.
  • Montenegro PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated .ID card valid for 30 days.
  • Morocco PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 days
  • Namibia PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free3 monthsRemarks updated .3 months within a calendar year.
  • Nicaragua PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 days
  • Oman PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free14 days / 30 days
  • Palau PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated .90 days within any 180 day period.
  • Panama PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 days
  • Paraguay PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 days
  • Peru PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 days90 days within any 6-month period
  • Philippines PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free30 daysRemarks updated .A single or multiple entry eVisa for stays of up to 59 days is also available.
  • Qatar PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 days
  • Saint Lucia PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated .90 days within any 180 day period.
  • Samoa PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated .90 days within any 180 day period.
  • San Marino PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-FreeID card valid
  • Senegal PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 days
  • Serbia PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated .90 days within any 6-month period.
    ID card valid.
  • Seychelles PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free3 months
  • Singapore PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 days
  • Solomon Islands PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated .90 days within any 180 day period.
  • South Africa PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 days
  • Suriname PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated .An entrance fee of USD 50 or EUR 50 must be paid online prior to arrival.
    Multiple entry e-Visa is also available.
  • São Tome and Príncipe PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free15 days
  • Tajikistan PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free30 days
  • Thailand PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free60 daysRemarks updated .
  • Timor-Leste PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated .90 days within any 180 day period.
  • Tonga PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated .90 days within any 180 day period.
  • Trinidad and Tobago PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated .90 days within any 180 day period.
  • Tunisia PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free3 monthsRemarks updated .ID card valid on organized tours.
  • Türkiye PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated .90 days within any 180 day period.
  • Tuvalu PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated .90 days within any 180 day period.
  • Ukraine PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated .90 days within any 180 day period.
  • United Arab Emirates PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated .90 days within any 180 day period.
  • United Kingdom PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free6 monthsRemarks updated .ETA required.
  • Uruguay PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 days
  • Uzbekistan PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free30 days
  • Vanuatu PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated .90 days within any 180 day period.
  • Vatican PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-FreeRemarks updated .ID card valid.
  • Venezuela PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 days
  • Zambia PermalinkShow on Map
    Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated .Also eligible for a universal visa.

Visa On Arrival

A visa can be obtained upon arrival at 7 destinations for passport holders of Austria.

eVisa

Austrian passport allows entry to 28 destinations with an eVisa obtained prior to arrival.

  • Australia PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisitor90 daysRequirement updated .90 days on each visit in 12-month period if granted.
  • Azerbaijan PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa30 days
  • Benin PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa30 daysMust have an international vaccination certificate.
  • Bhutan PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa
  • Cameroon PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa
  • Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa7 days
  • Djibouti PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa90 daysRemarks updated .
  • Equatorial Guinea PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa
  • Gabon PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa90 daysRemarks updated .e-Visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
  • Guinea PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa90 days
  • India PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa30 daysRemarks updated .e-Visa holders must arrive via 32 designated airports
    An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year.
    Foreigners of Pakistani origin or who hold a Pakistani Passport are not eligible for an e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) were born in, or were permanent residents in Pakistan, are also not eligible for an e-Visa.
  • Iran PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa30 daysPassengers who have already made an application, at least two days before arrival, at the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affair's e-Visa website and present the submission notification at the airport's visa desk may obtain a visa on arrival.
  • Kenya PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa3 monthsRemarks updated .Applications can be submitted up to 90 days prior to travel and must be submitted at least 3 days in advance.
    eTA fee is USD 32.50.
    Proof of reservation at the hotel where visitors plan to stay is required (if staying with friends, an invitation letter is also acceptable).
    Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries.
  • Libya PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisaRequirement updated .
  • New Zealand PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa3 monthsInternational Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy must be paid upon requesting an Electronic Travel Authority.
    Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.
  • Nigeria PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa90 days
  • Pakistan PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa90 daysRemarks updated .
  • Papua New Guinea PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa60 daysAvailable at Gurney Airport (Alotau), Mount Hagen Airport, Port Moresby Airport and Tokua Airport (Rabaul).
  • Russia PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa16 days
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa3 monthsRequirement updated .
  • Somalia PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisaRequirement updated .Available at Berbera, Borama, Burao, Erigavo and Hargeisa airports.
    30 days, available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport.
  • South Korea PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa90 daysThe validity period of a K-ETA is 3 years from the date of approval.
  • South Sudan PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisaObtainable online.
    Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel.
  • Syria PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisaRequirement updated .
  • Togo PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa15 days
  • Uganda PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa3 months
  • Vietnam PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa90 daysRemarks updated .30 days visa free when visit Phu Quoc Island

eVisa / On Arrival

For 21 destinations, On-Arrival visa or an electronic visa / auhtorization is available to passport holders of Austria.

  • Bahrain PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa or Visa On Arrival14 days
  • Burkina Faso PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa or Visa On Arrival1 month
  • Cambodia PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa or Visa On Arrival30 daysVisa is also obtainable online.
  • Egypt PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
  • Ethiopia PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa or Visa On Arrivalup to 90 daysVisa on arrival is obtainable only at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.
    e-Visa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.
    e-Visa is available for 30 or 90 days.
  • Indonesia PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
  • Iraq PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa or Visa On Arrival60 daysRequirement updated .
  • Jordan PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa or Visa On Arrival30 daysRemarks updated .Visa can be obtained upon arrival, it will cost a total of 40 JOD, obtainable at most international ports of entry and land border crossings (except King Hussein/Allenby Bridge)
  • Kuwait PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months
  • Madagascar PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa or Visa On Arrival60 daysRequirement updated .
  • Malawi PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa or Visa On Arrival90 days
  • Mozambique PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
  • Myanmar PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa or Visa On Arrival28 daysRemarks updated .e-Visa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports or via land border crossings with Thailand — Tachileik, Myawaddy and Kawthaung or India — Rih Khaw Dar and Tamu.
    e-Visa available for both tourism or business purposes.
    Visa on arrival may be obtainted at Yangon International Airport, Nay Pyi Taw International Airport or Mandalay International Airport.
  • Nepal PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa or Visa On Arrival90 days
  • Rwanda PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
  • Saudi Arabia PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa or Visa On Arrival90 days
  • Sierra Leone PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 daysRemarks updated .Obtainable online. Processing may take up to 7 days.
    The mandatory yellow fever vaccination may be checked upon arrival.
  • Sri Lanka PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa or Visa On Arrival60 days / 30 daysRemarks updated .The standard visitor visa allows a stay of 60 days within any 6-month period.
    Visa fees (for Standard visitor visa):
    SAARC - USD 35
    Non SAARC - USD 75
    e-Visa categories will be charged an additional USD 18.50 service fee.
    If transiting from any of the Sri Lankan airports, An e-Visa is exempted (2 day transit period).
  • Tanzania PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa or Visa On Arrival90 daysRemarks updated .
  • United States of America PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa or Visa On Arrival90 daysRemarks updated .ESTA is valid for 2 years from the date of issuance.
    ESTA is also required when entering the country by cruise ship or land.
    A Form I-94 is required for entry into the United States by land. It carries a $30 fee and can be obtained either online or upon arrival.
    Visa required for nationals of VWP countries who have travelled or been present in Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Syria or Yemen at any time on or after 1 March 2011 (with limited exceptions), or those who have travelled or being present in Cuba at any time on or after 12 January 2021, or nationals of VWP countries who are also nationals of Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Sudan or Syria.
  • Zimbabwe PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa or Visa On ArrivalRequirement updated .30 days

Pre-arranged Visa Required

16 destinations require a visa obtained at an embassy or consulate prior to arrival from passport holders of Austria. This requirement may be waived off if Austrian citizens meet certain alternate requirements such as holding other visas or resident permits.

Information last checked . Requirements last changed on .