Austria · Work with a sponsor
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Who it's for: Workers hired only for a one-time project, whose employer applies for a work permit.
Information, not immigration advice. This page summarises what the government publishes. Confirm every figure on the official page before you pay or apply.
Last checked 3 Nov 2026
Requirements at a glance
- Job offer needed: Yes
- Family can join: No
- Can lead to permanent residence: No
What the official pages say
3 points recorded from official pages. Open a point to see the official wording.
Job offer neededYesOfficial wording
“Your employer applies for a work permit, respectively, first for a conditional assurance for your visa”
Family can joinNoOfficial wording
“This vis does neither comprise the right to seetle permanently in Austria, nor the right to family reunification.”
Can lead to permanent residenceNoOfficial wording
“This vis does neither comprise the right to seetle permanently in Austria, nor the right to family reunification.”
We have not yet recorded: Study place needed; Minimum education; Work experience; Language; Age limit; Money to show; Main fee; Salary threshold; Decision time; Occupation list. That does not mean there is no rule — confirm on the official page. Official page.
Other work with a sponsor routes in Austria
- Stay permit - cross-border worker
- EU Blue Card
- Intra-corporate Transfer (ICT)
- Mobile ICT - mobile intra-corporate transferee
- Posting and hiring out of workers
- Stay permit - researcher mobility
- Red-White-Red Card: Other Key Workers
- Red-White-Red Card: Regular Workers in Tourism, Agriculture and Forestry
- Red-White-Red Card: Skilled Workers in Shortage Occupations
- Seconded employee
- Settlement permit – researchers
- Stay permit - special cases of dependent gainful occupation
All visa types in Austria
Every visa type we have listed, grouped by purpose, with links to the official pages.
Austria visa typesBefore you pay anyone
- Nobody can guarantee a visa. Only the government of the country you apply to decides.
- UK employers must not charge you for a Certificate of Sponsorship.
- German missions say you don't need an agent to get a visa appointment.
- Check any adviser or recruitment agent on an official register before you pay.