Visa Application Process / Information You Need to Know When Applying for a Austria Visa
Visa application documents include:
– Passport (original, signed), valid for at least 3 months after visa expiration. Note: Must be signed by the applicant on the passport.
– The application form for a visa is filled with all information.
– Two 3.5 x 4.5 cm card photos, white background, taken less than 6 months (1 photo attached to the application, 1 photo attached)
– A notarized photo of the personal information page on the passport of the visa applicant.
– Invitations of the sponsor in Austria (specifying the information of the invitee and the invited person, detailed schedule of the trip, …)
– Household registration book (notarized photo), copy of ID card
– Proof of financial: Savings book or bank account statement up to now, ownership papers, land, vehicle, shares (if any)
– Medical insurance, accident or international travel insurance is valid for Schengen countries to be applied entirely to the trip.
– Round-trip airfare or confirmation (booking) round-trip airfare
– Book hotel rooms (if any)
Visa processing time:
Processing time to apply for a short-term Austrian visa is from 7 to 15 working days. Except for special cases that need to verify and authenticate a lot, it can be up to 01 month. During this time you may be called up for an interview to verify a few more things. You just keep calm and answer decisively, at the right focus of the question and answer.
Note :
– In some cases, the Embassy may ask you to submit some relevant documents to confirm or supplement your profile.
– The fee will depend on the type of visa you require. If you need to get a visa earlier, you must pay an additional fee for emergency services.
– Contents presented in papers must be complete, accurate, truthful and clear.
– Invitations to travel to Austria must be written by the sponsor (can be a relative, relative, friend or acquaintance who is an Austrian citizen or permanent resident).
– The photo of the card stuck in your passport and attached to the profile must meet the requirements such as: Taken on a white background, taken from head to shoulder, your face must account for 70-80% of the photo; Image quality is good, sharp and clear, absolutely no ink stains, creases or blurring.
– You should apply for a visa at least 90 days and no later than 15 days from the date of departure. The case of incorrect submission of the prescribed time will greatly affect the results of your visa application.
– Passport must have at least 2 blank pages to paste visa.
Documents must be translated and notarized in English.