Austria’s recently reformed “Red-White-Red” card aims to make it easier for skilled non-EU workers to take up jobs here, by awarding points for qualifications and language skills. Almost all applicants though, require an existing job offer to get one—with one notable exception. Here’s how entrepreneurs can get one.
Can being born in Austria grant you residency rights later in life? That depends on several factors, including your parents' citizenship and your legal recognition.
The success of far-right parties in elections in key European countries is prompting even centrist and left-wing governments to tighten policies on migration, creating cracks in unity and sparking concern among activists.
If you are a non-EU national with a valid residence permit in Austria – or indeed Austrian yourself – your partner, children, and some other family members depending on circumstances, can join you. We explain the hurdles they will have to clear.
The EU on Tuesday gave the final green light to a landmark overhaul of its migration and asylum policies that will see hardened borders and responsibility shared among member states.
If you are planning on becoming an Austrian citizen you are going to need to be able to prove basic competency in German comprehension. Would your language skills cut it?
The EU's new passport control Entry & Exit System (EES) is scheduled to come into force later this year and is already causing anxiety for many travellers. We've answered your questions on the new system and how it will work.
With neighbouring Germany approving a relaxation of dual-citizenship laws, questions are being raised about Austria’s reluctance to allow Austrian citizens to hold another nationality.
Austria's Labour Minister has announced the government intends to significantly increase the number of 'Red-White-Red' work permits, over the next few years.
EU governments have failed to agree on a reform of EU long-term residence rules that would have made it easier for third-country nationals to move within the European Union.
What criteria to foreigners need to meet to be judged successfully integrated into life in Austria? A new survey reveals what Austrians believe is required.
Officials from Germany's far-right AfD attended a meeting with an Austrian extremist leader, the party said - but denied any plans to adopt a proposal for mass deportations of immigrants reportedly discussed at the talks.
The EU's new migration deal "will cost more lives at sea", the Sea-Watch rescue charity said Wednesday, in a statement it said was backed by more than a dozen NGOs.
The Austrian capital's own numbers indicate that around a third of all people living in Vienna don’t have an Austrian passport – and that number is even higher in certain groups.
Several countries in Europe are reducing the salaries people from outside the EU need to be eligible for a work visa, although one – Sweden – is raising the threshold. Here's a comparison of current rules in the countries covered by The Local.
Austria, Poland, and the Czech Republic said Tuesday they were introducing checks on borders with Slovakia to curb illegal migration, but Bratislava called for a "European solution".
Over half of Austrians now view immigration in a negative light, a new poll reveals, as migration pushes the country’s population to a new record high.
