Austria visa fees and residence permit fees 2026: the official fees with their legal basis

Austria visa and permit fees 2026: the official fees and their legal basis

The table lists the official fees we found for entering and living in Austria as a non-EU citizen, with the law that sets each amount. Residence titles follow the list in § 8 NAG; their fees are in the federal fees act (Gebührengesetz, GebG).

Vienna’s student permit page says applications filed before 1 January 2026 still fall under the older €212 (wien.gv.at). A separate €91 / €39 fee in the same Tarifpost applies to residence titles of people with international protection and to the UK “Article 50 TEU” title (moving to Austria from the UK), not to the permits above. Renewals of temporary titles are charged as temporary titles, and oesterreich.gv.at shows €218 for renewal applications.

How much does each route cost in total?

Each Austrian visa and permit route costs up to two official fees. One is for the permit; the other is a visa D to enter and collect the approved card, if the applicant’s nationality needs a visa. The table shows the fees for each route and, separately, what the required health insurance costs each month. Insurance is not an official fee, but it recurs, so budget for it separately.

The insurance prices are Care Austria’s 2026 unlimited tariffs (insurer HanseMerkur Versicherungsgruppe (Advigon Versicherung AG)), with a minimum term of 1 year (AVB § 3); the unlimited Standard tariff rises from 2028 per the policy terms. We found no statement on whether the visa D is charged when you only collect an approved permit. Austria health insurance cost has the full prices by age.

What are the Austria student visa fees?

A degree student pays the €218 permit fee (2026), and OeAD states that “one application fee of EUR 218 applies” (OeAD). The student also pays €195 for the visa D if their nationality needs one. bmeia.gv.at lists no student exemption from the visa D fee; only the short-stay visa C is free for pupils and students on study trips (bmeia.gv.at). So for a student whose nationality needs a visa, the Austria student visa fee is up to €413 in official fees, before translations, the police certificate and insurance. The student route itself is explained on Austria student visa and study in Austria.

What are the Austria work visa fees and the work permit cost?

The Austria work permit cost is the €218 fee (2026) for the Red-White-Red Card (oesterreich.gv.at); the EU Blue Card fees are the same, because both are temporary titles under GebG § 14 TP 8 (2) 1 a. The Austria job seeker visa fee is the visa D fee, €195. Visa-required workers add a visa D (€195) to enter and collect the card. The steps and conditions are on Red-White-Red Card, Austria work visa and Austria job seeker visa.

Who pays no visa fee?

Children under 6, pupils and students on study trips, researchers and non-EU family members of EU/EEA/Swiss citizens with free-movement rights pay no visa C fee; researchers, some NGO representatives up to 18 and favoured family members of EU citizens pay no visa D fee (bmeia.gv.at; GebG § 14 TP 8 (1) 2).

What changes for Austria visa fees from India and the Austria visa fee in Nigeria?

Austrian visa fees are the same euro amounts in India, Nigeria and every other country; only payment and extra service charges differ (nationals of visa-facilitation countries pay a lower visa C fee, see the table). An Austria visa from Nigeria costs €90 for a visa C and €195 for a visa D, the standard adult amounts in 2026. The Embassy in Abuja states that “all fees for consular services … have to be paid directly at the Embassy counter in cash” and sends short-stay visa applicants to a visa centre for fees and forms (bmeia.gv.at, Embassy Abuja). In Pakistan, fees are paid in rupees at the embassy’s monthly rate (Embassy Islamabad). Austria visa fees from India follow the same euro list; visa C and D applications there go through VFS Global. bmeia.gv.at confirms that external service providers charge “a service fee” but gives no amount, and we found no official local-currency table. The country pages are Austria visa from India, Austria visa from Nigeria and Austria visa from Pakistan. In Egypt, the Cairo embassy charges visa fees in Egyptian pounds at the official exchange rate and does not refund them if a visa is refused (Austria visa from Egypt).

When is the fee paid, and is it refunded after a refusal?

An Austrian visa or permit application fee is due when you file. The Gebührengesetz says it arises “mit der Überreichung des Antrages”, meaning when the application is handed in (GebG § 14 TP 8 (6)). We found no official statement that a fee is refunded if a visa or permit is refused; bmeia.gv.at describes only the legal remedies after a refusal. Do not assume a refund, and check the competent authority’s rules before filing (Cairo, for example, states that its visa fee is not refunded after a refusal, and OeAD names one application fee of €218 for a student permit in 2026), and make sure the file is complete with the Austria visa documents checklist. Visa D rules and processing times are on Austria visa D.

What else costs money besides the official fees?

Besides the official fees, translations, legalisation of documents, police certificates and the German A1 exam (needed before entry for specified family and settlement permits, with exemptions, § 21a NAG) are charged by others and vary; we list no amounts because we found no official ones, except Pakistan, where embassy verification costs PKR 36,000 per process plus €80 per document (see the Pakistan page). Health insurance is a separate recurring cost. As a rule, a permit needs all-risk cover that pays in Austria, and travel insurance alone is not enough for student, family or settlement permits. For a first student permit, OeAD describes travel insurance only until ÖGK student insurance (€78.84 a month, 2026) starts after entry, with a written statement attached; ask your residence authority (health insurance for a residence permit). ÖGK self-insurance, for comparison, costs €565.25 a month in 2026 but needs residence in Austria (for non-EU/EEA/Swiss citizens, a valid residence permit), so it cannot support a first application, and has a 6-month waiting period unless it is waived (ÖGK self-insurance); Care Austria costs €56 a month for students aged 12–35 and €155 under 50 (2026, unlimited tariffs with a 1-year minimum term, AVB § 3). Care Concept AG is on Vienna's MA 35 list: unlimited Care Austria tariffs need no extra declaration, 364-day ones do (checked 30 October 2026).

How a master’s student from Lagos budgets her first year

Illustrative example: Ada, 25, has a place on a master’s programme in Vienna. She pays the 2026 student permit fee of €218 when she files at the embassy in Abuja (in cash at the counter) and, if charged when she collects the approved permit, the visa D fee of €195. That makes up to €413 in official fees. For the permit she chooses private all-risk health insurance from her day of entry rather than the OeAD route via ÖGK student insurance. Care Austria Education costs €56 a month in 2026 at her age; with the 1-year minimum term (AVB § 3) that is at least €672 in the first year, which is more than her official fees. A Standard policy for a partner under 50 would add €155 a month (€1,860 a year, also with the 1-year minimum term).

Download the fee table (CSV) and how to cite it

The CSV file contains every fee in the first table with its legal basis, source URL and check date. The amounts come from Austrian federal law (RIS) and the Foreign Ministry; we compiled them and will update the file when the law changes.

How to cite: “Austria Visa Fees 2026: Official Visa & Residence Permit Fees”, Health Insurance Austria, https://health-insurance-austria.com/austria-visa-fees/, updated 4 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Primary sources: Gebührengesetz 1957, § 14 TP 8 (RIS); bmeia.gv.at visa page.

Frequently asked questions

Official sources

• Gebührengesetz 1957, § 14 Tarifpost 8 (RIS) for visa D, residence titles, cards and the payment date (version of 30 October 2026)
• bmeia.gv.at: visa with visa C and D fees, exemptions and the legal framework (checked 30 October 2026)
• § 8 NAG (list of residence titles)
• oesterreich.gv.at: Family Member, Red-White-Red Card and Aufenthaltskarte for the application fees
• OeAD: student residence permit; wien.gv.at: student permit; migration.gv.at: other forms of settlement
• Embassy Abuja and Embassy Islamabad: how to apply for how fees are paid
• Care Austria policy terms (AVB) and tariff page (insurer documents, read 30 October 2026)

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