by Ekrem Duman | Sep 19, 2026 | Expat HR, Expats in Austria
⚡ TL;DRAustria gives you three days to file a Meldezettel after moving into an address — that single slip of paper gates your bank account, your tax number and your residence file. EU citizens then have four months to obtain an Anmeldebescheinigung...
by Ekrem Duman | Sep 19, 2026 | Expat HR, Expats in Austria
⚡ TL;DRAustrian employment law is written in three places at once: statute, the sector Kollektivvertrag, and your contract — and the collective agreement usually wins. Roughly 98% of employees are covered by one, which is why Austria has no statutory...
by Ekrem Duman | Sep 19, 2026 | Expat HR, Expats in Austria
⚡ TL;DRAustria does not let employers sponsor quietly. The Rot-Weiß-Rot Card only exists once a concrete job offer does — the employer signs an Arbeitgebererklärung and can file the application itself, the AMS has four weeks to assess, and the...
by Ekrem Duman | Sep 19, 2026 | Expat HR, Expats in Austria
⚡ TL;DRAustria taxes personal income across seven bands, from 0% up to €13,539 to a temporary 55% above €1 million, with the 40% band biting from €36,458. Employees also pay 18.07% social security up to a ceiling of €6,930 per month;...
by Ekrem Duman | Sep 19, 2026 | Expat HR, Expats in Austria
⚡ TL;DRAustria runs a points-based work-permit system with no lottery and no cap on skilled routes. The Rot-Weiß-Rot Karte needs 70 of 100 points for Very Highly Qualified Workers or 55 of 90 for Other Key Workers and Shortage Occupations, the latter with...
