Amendments To The Red-White-Red Card

Key Points  

• Austria will introduce amendments aimed at improving the Red-White-Red card on 1 October 2022  

Overview  

The government of Austria will introduce amendments to the Red-White-Red card effective 1 October 2022. The amendments aim to do the following: 

• Create faster processing times and procedures. 
• Introduce easier criteria for obtaining the Red-White-Red Card, including introducing changes in the allocation of points for qualifications, work experience and language requirements. 
• Eliminate the minimum salary requirement for graduates and extend the allocation of points for the criterion of "age" for Skilled Workers in Shortage Occupations. 
• Introduce an employment permit for specialists for certain projects.