In order to obtain a visa to attend the event, the organizing committee will be glad to assist you with an official invitation letter, provided we receive your request (including full name, passport number).

Here you will find more information on how to obtain a visa for Austria!

Contact details for your inquiry:
Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs
Minoritenplatz 8
1014 Vienna, Austria
Phone: +43-501150-0
Fax: +43-0501159-0
E-Mail

Do I need a VISA?

Holders of an EEA (EU Member States, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) or Swiss passport do not require a visa. Nationals from EU-countries as well as Switzerland and Liechtenstein may stay for an unlimited time.

Holders of British Passports (European Union) do not need a visa for Austria. There are no restrictions on the remaining validity of your passport, providing you leave Austria before its expiry date.

You need a visa if you are a national of one of the following countries:

A
Afghanistan, Albania*, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan
B
Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina*, Botswana, Burkina-Faso, Burundi
C
Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo (Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Cuba
D
Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic
E
Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ehtiopia
F
Fiji
G
Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana
H
Haiti
I
India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast
J
Jamaica, Jordan
K
Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea (Democratic People’s Republic, North), Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan
L
Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya
M
Macedonia*, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar
N
Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria
O
Oman
P
Pakistan, Palestine, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines
Q
Qatar
R
Russian Federation, Rwanda
S
Samoa, Sao Tome & Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia*, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, St. Lucia, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Vincent & Grenadines
T
Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu
U
Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan
V, W
Vanuatu, Vietnam
X, Y
Yemen
Z
Zambia, Zimbabwe

*If you have a biometric passport in these countries, you do not need a visa!