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A simpler route for international students who finished a degree in Austria and want to stay and work. Unlike the other Red-White-Red tiers, there is no points test here. You just need a graduate-level job offer paying the locally customary minimum for comparable junior staff. After studying here, it is often the most direct way to move into the Austrian workforce.
Non-EU graduates of an Austrian university or university of applied sciences (bachelor's, master's, doctoral or second-stage diploma programme).
Our licensed advisors assess your eligibility, build a strategy to strengthen your application, and manage the process end to end, so you submit a complete, competitive application with confidence.
Yes. Eligible family members can apply for a Red-White-Red Card Plus, which provides them with access to the Austrian labour market.
You qualify after successfully completing at least the second stage of a diploma programme, a bachelor's, master's, or doctoral programme at an Austrian university, university of applied sciences, or accredited private university.
You need a job offer matching your qualification level paid in line with the relevant collective agreement, but no labour market test is required for graduates.
Graduates can renew their student residence permit for 12 months to search for suitable employment or to start a business.
Yes. Eligible family members can apply for a Red-White-Red Card Plus, which provides them with access to the Austrian labour market.
You qualify after successfully completing at least the second stage of a diploma programme, a bachelor's, master's, or doctoral programme at an Austrian university, university of applied sciences, or accredited private university.
Yes, the card is employer-specific and lets you work only for the employer named in your application; changing employers generally requires a new application or the more flexible card plus.
Yes, the card is employer-specific and lets you work only for the employer named in your application; changing employers generally requires a new application or the more flexible card plus.
