Tourist visa guide for Indian travellers

Austria
visa requirements.

Prepare your tourist visa application using the document checklist supplied for Austria.

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Documents from the supplied file

Tourist visa checklist

The following content has been organised from AUSTRIA TOURIST VISA.pdf. Requirements can change without notice, so verify current forms, fees and appointment rules before applying.

  1. 01

    (APPLIED THROUGH VFS) KINDLY PROVIDE ALL THE DOCUMENTS IN A4 SIZE. PLEASE DO

  2. 02

    NOT STAPLE ANY DOCUMENTS change frequently without any intimation.

  3. 03

    Valid passport must not be older than 10 years and should be valid at least THREE MONTHS longer than the intended stay. The passport must also have at least TWO BLANK PAGES to affix the visa and should be along with all old passport booklets. Handwritten passports, passports with observation and passports of 20-year validity are NOT acceptable.

  4. 04

    1 Form duly filled and signed .

  5. 05

    Declaration Form signed by the applicant

  6. 06

    Disclaimer Form

  7. 07

    2 Recent Coloured Photograph (Fresh ones i.e. NOT used earlier for any visa) should be: -

  8. 08

    35mm x 45mm in dimension

  9. 09

    On matte finish paper

  10. 10

    With White background

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    With 80% face coverage, non-smiling [without glasses, a hat/cap or other head covering, unless the applicant wears such items because of their religious belief or ethnic background and not previously used in a visa

  12. 12

    Covering Letter (Addressed to The Embassy of Austria)with mentioning duration of visit, purpose of visit, expenses clause. Details of all applicants with name, passport number, if applicable

  13. 13

    Tour itinerary/Day to Day itinerary

  14. 14

    Confirmed Return Ticket (or ticket with Live PNR) , covering all the sectors.Ticket should have a gap of atleast 15 working days from the date of submission.

  15. 15

    Confirmed Hotel as per the ticket (with hotel Name, Address, Telephone no and Email. Id

  16. 16

    Travel Insurance as per Schengen specification, matching with ticket dates with risk coverage of Euro

  17. 17

    30,000. For downloading the list of Approved Insurance Companies and detailed information on Travel

  18. 18

    Insurance please visit our visa forms section of our website.

  19. 19

    ITR papers for last 3 years.

  20. 20

    Original Bank Statements (With bank seal and signature) last 3 months with branch address and telephone numbers.

  21. 21

    Occupation proof

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    In case of Employee -Proof of employment (employment certificate/NOC)and Pay slip of last 3 months.

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    In case the applicant is the proprietor / owner of the company-,Cover letter on company`s letter head ,company`s Original 3 month`s bank statement (with bank seal and signature), proof of paid income tax (for 3 years), company memo, partnership deal, establishment license or proprietorship etc are required.

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    For student- leave letter / report card issued from School and ID is required.

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    If the applicant is sponsored - proof of sponsorship and/or private accommodation by completing a national form of the Schengen State concerned (seethe website of the Member State of destination)

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    If the applicant is retired- Proof of retirement, pension statements for the last three months; - proof of\nregular income generated by ownership of property or business.

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    If applicant is travelling for honeymoon then Marriage certificate or Marriage Card and Engagement

  28. 28

    /Marriage Photograph (Fresh ones i.e. NOT used earlier for any visa) are required.

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    If minor is accompanied by one parent/travelling alone shall provide aNOTARIZED NOC from other/both parents with their passport copy.

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    Authority Letter signed by the applicant.

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Important notes

  • 1. Valid visa stamped on the old passport is automatically cancelled and applicant must apply for fresh visa.
  • 2. The Embassy reserves the right to ask for additional documents and/or for a personal interview.
  • Jetsave provides very premium services for Schengen as listed below:-
  • Appointment Taking
  • Documentation Assistance and Scrutiny
  • Visa Fee Preparation
  • Meet and Assist
  • Children under 12 years of age
  • Persons for whom the collection of fingerprints is physically impossible
  • Sovereigns and other senior members of a royal family, Heads of State and members of the national Governments (with their official delegations and spouses) if they travel for official purposes.
  • Biometric will be valid for a period of 59 months, hence, the travelers who have undergone biometric for Schengen country after 2nd November 2015, will NOT NEED to undergo biometric for their next
  • Schengen travel in next 59 months.
  • JETSAVE SHALL BE SUBMITTING THEIR VISAS WITHOUT PERSONAL APPEARANCE OF THE
  • APPLICANTS.
  • Actual processing time may vary and is at sole discretion of the Visa Consular of the\nEmbassy/Consulate.
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Medical and insurance requirements

  • Travel Insurance as per Schengen specification, matching with ticket dates with risk coverage of Euro
  • 30,000. For downloading the list of Approved Insurance Companies and detailed information on Travel
  • Insurance please visit our visa forms section of our website.
03

Processing time

  • For Delhi Submissions : Minimum of 15 calendar days under normal circumstances (excluding day of submission).
  • Please note that above is only an indicative processing time which is based on the current trend.
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Submission days

  • Monday To Friday.
05

Collection days

  • Monday To Friday.
06

Visa section working days

  • Monday To Friday.
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Special instructions

  • NORTH JURISDICTION - Applications from the residents of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir,
  • Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Chandigarh must submit their applications only at
  • Chandigarh, Jalandhar, Jaipur, Lucknow VFS centers
  • DELHI and NCR Jurisdiction - For people residing at Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Faridabad, Ghaziabad,
  • Haryana will have to file their applications at either New Delhi or Gurgaon VFS center only
  • WEST JURISDICTION - Applications from the residents of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Goa,
  • Gujarat, Maharashtra, Daman and Diu, Dadra, Nagar Haveli must submit their applications only at
  • Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Pune, Goa VFS
  • SOUTH JURISDICTION - Applications from the residents of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu,
  • Telangana, Kerala, Puducherry, Lakshadweep must submit their applications only at Bangalore,
  • Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi, Puducherry VFS
  • EAST JURISDICTION - Applications from the residents of the States of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh,
  • Bihar, Jharkhand, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Tripura, Sikkim, and West Bengal, have to submit their applications at Kolkata VFS center only
  • The place of issue of a passport or the permanent resident mentioned in the passport determines the

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This page faithfully organises the supplied document, but visa rules, fees, biometrics, jurisdiction and processing times may change. The relevant embassy, consulate, immigration authority or authorised visa centre remains the final authority.

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