Nationals who do not need a visa to come to Austria:

Holders of an EEA (EU Member States, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) or Swiss passport do not need a visa for Austria. Nationals from EU Member States, Switzerland and Liechtenstein may stay in Austria for an unlimited period of time. There are no restrictions regarding the validity of your passport, provided you leave Austria before your passport expires.
(For spouses/dependants of EU/EEA nationals please see the information website of the Austrian embassy in the country of your residence.)


Nationals of the following countries have to apply for a visa before coming to Austria:


A
Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Antigua & Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan

B
Bahamas, 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, Comores, Congo (Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba

D
Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic

E
Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia

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 (only if you do not hold a Biometric Passport), Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro (only if you do not hold a Biometric Passport), 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 (only if you do not hold a Biometric Passport or if your passport was issued by Koordinaciona upra), Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, St. Lucia, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Vincent & Grenadines

T
Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu

U
Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan

V, W
Vanuatu, Vietnam

X, Y
Yemen

Z
Zambia, Zimbabwe
(Source: Website of the Austrian Foreign Ministry)