ARTICLE · 04 AUGUST 2021

Business Travel During The Pandemic – Austria Update

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In light of the decrease of new infections, Austria's economy slowly began to reopen in April this year.

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In light of the decrease of new infections, Austria's economy slowly began to reopen in April this year. Further to the easing of preventative measures aimed at alleviating the economically strenuous effects caused by the pandemic, the government has introduced its new Entry Regulation ('Einreiseverordnung') 2021,¹ which stipulates the legal requirements and conditions for entering the country.

What constitutes professional purposes?

Temporary short-term travel for professional purposes is possible, yet requires the following to be established:

Entry must be directly related to professional endeavours;
Leaving Austria for professional reasons requires these professional reasons to still exist upon re-entry;

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