ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR AUSTRIA VISA
1. Indian National holding a valid Indian passport can apply for Austria Visa.
2. Person wishes to travel to Austria for the purpose of Tourism/Family or friends Visit/Business can apply visa through Visa Lounge. Person who seeks employment in Austria is not eligible to apply through Visa Lounge.
3. Travel insurance is mandatory requirement for passengers traveling to Austria. Visa Lounge also provides Travel Insurance to passengers at an additional cost.
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED
Business:
1. Valid passport must not be older than 10 years also it must be valid for at least THREE MONTHS longer than the intended stay. The passport must also have at least TWO BLANK PAGES to affix the visa and should be along with all old passport booklets. Handwritten passports, Passports with observation and passports of 20 year validity are NOT acceptable.
2. 1 Form duly filled and signed at by applicant at two places (column #37 and in last).
3. Declaration Form, signed by applicant.
4. Disclaimer Form
5. 2 Photograph should be latest with 80% face coverage and white background (3.5mm x 4.5mm).
6. Covering Letter (Addressed to The Embassy of Austria) on Letter Head with brief Company details, with mentioning duration of visit, purpose of visit, expenses clause .Details of all Applicants with name, passport number, If ApplicableCovering Letter should have an instruction to dispatch the passports to the below mentioned address after visa approval.
7. Invitation along with the address and contact numbers from Austrian business operations.
8. Electronic Letter of Guarentee - EVE or GVE (To be obtained from the Austrian business with competent (Fremdenpolizeibehorde) at the appropriate regional office in Austria (if asked by the embassy).
9. Return Confirmed ticket, covering all the sectors.
10. Confirmed Hotel as per the ticket sectors (with hotel Name, Address, Telephone no and Email Id.
11.Travel Insurance as per Schengen specification, matching with ticket dates with risk coverage of Euro 30,000. For downloading the list of Approved Insurance Companies and detailed information on Travel Insurance please visit our visa forms section of our website.
12. Original Company and Personal Bank Statement for last six months mentioning the Bank’s name, Bank’s Telephone Number clearly mentioned. Note: Bank Statement should be on A4 size paper with seal and signature.
13. ITR for last 3 years.
14. Occupation proof In case of Employee -Proof of employment (employment certificate/NOC) and Pay slip of last 3 months.
15. In case applicant is the proprietor / owner of the company-,Cover letter on companies letter head ,company’s Original 3 month’s bank statement (with bank seal and signature), proof of paid income tax (for 3 years), company memo, partnership deal, establishment license or proprietorship etc are required.
16. If the applicant is sponsored - proof of sponsorship and/or private accommodation by completing a national form of the Schengen State concerned (seethe website of the Member State of destination)
17. If the applicant is retired- Proof of retirement, pension statements for the last three months; - proof of regular income generated by ownership of property or business.
18. BIOMETRIC MANDATORY for all Applicants w.e.f. 02-Nov-2015. (Please see instructions below)

Tourist:
1. Valid passport must not be older than 10 years also it must be valid for at least THREE MONTHS longer than the intended stay. The passport must also have at least TWO BLANK PAGES to affix the visa and should be along with all old passport booklets. Handwritten passports, Passports with observation and passports of 20 year validity are NOT acceptable.
2. 1 Form duly filled and signed at two places (column #37 and in last).
3. Declaration Form signed by the applicant
4. Disclaimer Form
5. 2 Photograph should be latest with 80% face coverage and white background (3.5mm x 4.5mm).
6. Covering Letter (Addressed to The Embassy of Austria)with mentioning duration of visit, purpose of visit, expenses clause .Details of all Applicants with name, passport number, If Applicable Covering Letter should have an instruction to dispatch the passports to the below mentioned address after visa approval.
7. Tour itinerary/Day to Day itinerary
8. Return Confirmed ticket, covering all the sectors.
9. Confirmed Hotel as per the ticket (with hotel Name, Address, Telephone no and Email Id
10. Travel Insurance as per Schengen specification, matching with ticket dates with risk coverage of Euro 30,000. For downloading the list of Approved Insurance Companies and detailed information on Travel Insurance please visit our visa forms section of our website.
11. ITR papers for last 3 years.
12. Original Company and Personal Bank Statement for last 03 months mentioning the Bank’s name, Bank’s Telephone Number clearly mentioned. Note: Bank statement should be on A4 size paper with seal and signature.
13. Occupation proof In case of Employee -Proof of employment (employment certificate/NOC) and Pay slip of last 3 months.
14. In case applicant is the proprietor / owner of the company-,Cover letter on companies letter head ,company’s Original 3 month’s bank statement (with bank seal and signature), proof of paid income tax (for 3 years), company memo, partnership deal, establishment license or proprietorship etc are required.
15. For student- leave letter / report card issued from School and ID is required.
16. If the applicant is sponsored - proof of sponsorship and/or private accommodation by completing a national form of the Schengen State concerned (seethe website of the Member State of destination)
17. If the applicant is retired- Proof of retirement, pension statements for the last three months; - proof of regular income generated by ownership of property or business.
18. If applicant is travelling for honeymoon then Marriage certificate or Marriage Card and Engagement /Marriage photographs are required.
19. If minor is accompanied by one parent/travelling alone shall provide a NOTARIZED NOC from other/both parents with their passport copy.
20. Authority Letter signed by the applicant.
21. BIOMETRIC MANDATORY for all Applicants w.e.f. 02-Nov-2015. (Please see instructions below)
PROCESSING TIME
Minimum 15 Working Days
PAYMENTS
Applicants can pay Visa and other fees through Credit Card, Debit Card, Net Banking and IVR.
* Note: Charges will be applied.

IMPORTANT POINTS FOR FAST TRACK VISAS

1. Valid visa stamped on the old passport is automatically cancelled and applicant has to apply for fresh visa. 
2. The Embassy reserves the right to ask for additional documents and/or for a personal interview.
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR BIOMETRIC
From 2nd November 2015, Biometric is mandatory which will be valid for 59 months. 
Personal appearance for visa application submission is mandatory for every traveler after 2nd November. 
VISA LOUNGE provides very premium services for Schengen as listed below:-
1. Appointment Taking
2.Documentation Assistance and Scrutiny
3.Visa Fee Preparation
4. Meet and Assist For Biometric 
Submission 5. Collection Dispatch of Passports
Kindly note that in case of any shortcoming in visa form or documents, the applicants would be asked to take a fresh "For all category visa minimum Validity of passport should be 6 months"
JURISDICTION
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CONSULATE
Austrian Embassy

Address: EP-13,Chandragupta Marg, Chanakyapuri Delhi-110021
City:Delhi Country: India
Telephone: 011-24192700
Fax: 011-26886033
Submission Details: Passports are submitted through VFS 
Submission Timings : 0800 hours - 1100 hours (Monday - Friday)
Collection Details: Passports are collected through VFS
Collection Timings : 1300 hours - 1430 hours (Monday - Friday)
Email : new-delhi-ob@bmeia.gv.at