Visa

First Time Visa Application

It is a first time application when you are applying for a student visa to study in Austria legally for the very first time. If you have been in the country with any other visa such as “C” or “D” or under a Diplomatic status that is expiring, then you will need to file a first time application.

Visa Renewals

Applications for renewal must be submitted to the MA35; following documents will be needed:

  • Proof of performance (Studienerfolgsnachweis - please sign up at the reception)
  • Certification of enrollment (Inskribtionsbestätigung - please sign up at the reception)
  • Proof of health insurance
  • Meldezettel of Austria
  • Pick up an application form at the police station of your district
  • Passport
  • 1 Passport photo
  •  Proof of sufficient financial means; NB: if the family of the student intends to live in Austria, the financial means must be higher than that of the student alone, please see points 1 and 2 below.
  • Address of residence and proof of justification (e.g.: tenancy agreement, proof of residence in a dormitory)

Information sheet on proof of sufficient financial means

Documentation is officially valid when Austrian authorities can verify the details given.
Requirements in order to prove sufficient financial means:

  1. A pledge of scholarship if applicable
  2. A Verpflichtungserklärung (statement of liability) is recognized according to § 19 par 3 FrG, if the person of liability lives in Austria and has a regular income. This must be verified by the Austrian authorities

    Documents to be produced:
  • Verpflichtungserklärung certified by a judicial court or by a notary
  • Proof of the income of the person of liability (bail)
  • A copy of the relevant pages of the passport of the person of liability (bail)
  • Proof of nationality, if the person of liability is an Austrian. People from foreign countries have to produce a copy of their residence permit
  • A savings deposit book or account with regular deposits and withdrawals, relevant coverage and title of disposal. The amount of annual financial means available has to be relative to the costs of living and martial status.

Statements from persons, companies or banks outside Austria saying that an account showed the relevant coverage on a specific day, or a tuition deposit is not valid under any circumstances.

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For more information, please contact Student Affairs

Webster University, Vienna
Student Affairs, 1st Floor
Berchtoldgasse 1, 1220 Vienna, Austria

Mrs. Jutta Pedigo, Student Affairs Coordinator
pedigo@webster.ac.at
Phone: +43 1 269 9293 41
Fax: + 43 1 269 9293 13