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Do I Need a Visa to Visit Austria?

See how passport holders can enter Austria, grouped by visa-free, eVisa, visa on arrival, ETA, and embassy visa requirements.

Austria Visa Overview

Austria currently allows 85 passports visa-free entry out of 85 passports tracked.

Visa-Free 85 passports

Visa-Free (85 passports)

AL Albania (AL) Visa-Free
AD Andorra (AD) Visa-Free
AG Antigua and Barbuda (AG) Visa-Free
AR Argentina (AR) Visa-Free
AU Australia (AU) Visa-Free
BS Bahamas (BS) Visa-Free
BB Barbados (BB) Visa-Free
BE Belgium (BE) Visa-Free
BA Bosnia and Herzegovina (BA) Visa-Free
BR Brazil (BR) Visa-Free
BN Brunei (BN) Visa-Free
BG Bulgaria (BG) Visa-Free
CA Canada (CA) Visa-Free
CL Chile (CL) Visa-Free
CO Colombia (CO) Visa-Free
CR Costa Rica (CR) Visa-Free
HR Croatia (HR) Visa-Free
CY Cyprus (CY) Visa-Free
DK Denmark (DK) Visa-Free
DM Dominica (DM) Visa-Free
SV El Salvador (SV) Visa-Free
EE Estonia (EE) Visa-Free
FI Finland (FI) Visa-Free
FR France (FR) Visa-Free
GE Georgia (GE) Visa-Free
DE Germany (DE) Visa-Free
GR Greece (GR) Visa-Free
GD Grenada (GD) Visa-Free
GT Guatemala (GT) Visa-Free
HN Honduras (HN) Visa-Free
HU Hungary (HU) Visa-Free
IS Iceland (IS) Visa-Free
IE Ireland (IE) Visa-Free
IL Israel (IL) Visa-Free
IT Italy (IT) Visa-Free
JP Japan (JP) Visa-Free
KI Kiribati (KI) Visa-Free
XK Kosovo (XK) Visa-Free
LV Latvia (LV) Visa-Free
LI Liechtenstein (LI) Visa-Free
LT Lithuania (LT) Visa-Free
LU Luxembourg (LU) Visa-Free
MY Malaysia (MY) Visa-Free
MT Malta (MT) Visa-Free
MH Marshall Islands (MH) Visa-Free
MU Mauritius (MU) Visa-Free
MX Mexico (MX) Visa-Free
FM Micronesia (FM) Visa-Free
MD Moldova (MD) Visa-Free
MC Monaco (MC) Visa-Free
ME Montenegro (ME) Visa-Free
NL Netherlands (NL) Visa-Free
NZ New Zealand (NZ) Visa-Free
NI Nicaragua (NI) Visa-Free
MK North Macedonia (MK) Visa-Free
NO Norway (NO) Visa-Free
PA Panama (PA) Visa-Free
PY Paraguay (PY) Visa-Free
PE Peru (PE) Visa-Free
PL Poland (PL) Visa-Free
PT Portugal (PT) Visa-Free
RO Romania (RO) Visa-Free
WS Samoa (WS) Visa-Free
SM San Marino (SM) Visa-Free
RS Serbia (RS) Visa-Free
SC Seychelles (SC) Visa-Free
SG Singapore (SG) Visa-Free
SK Slovakia (SK) Visa-Free
SI Slovenia (SI) Visa-Free
SB Solomon Islands (SB) Visa-Free
KR South Korea (KR) Visa-Free
ES Spain (ES) Visa-Free
VC St. Vincent and the Grenadines (VC) Visa-Free
SE Sweden (SE) Visa-Free
CH Switzerland (CH) Visa-Free
TL Timor-Leste (TL) Visa-Free
TO Tonga (TO) Visa-Free
TT Trinidad and Tobago (TT) Visa-Free
TV Tuvalu (TV) Visa-Free
UA Ukraine (UA) Visa-Free
AE United Arab Emirates (AE) Visa-Free
GB United Kingdom (GB) Visa-Free
UY Uruguay (UY) Visa-Free
VA Vatican City (VA) Visa-Free
VE Venezuela (VE) Visa-Free

Frequently Asked Questions about Visiting Austria

Yes, Austria is incredibly safe. It consistently ranks as one of the safest countries in the world. The U.S. Department of State classifies Austria at Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions, which is the lowest possible risk category. Your only real concern as a traveler will be minor petty crime, like pickpocketing or bag-snatching in crowded transit hubs and major tourist hotspots.

No, U.S. citizens do not need a visa for short-term stays. If you hold a standard U.S. passport, you can enter Austria completely visa-free for tourism or business for up to 90 days within any 180-day period. Just make sure your passport is valid for at least 3 months beyond your planned date of departure from the European area

Yes, Vienna is remarkably safe. It is frequently voted one of the world's most livable cities, and violent crime is exceptionally rare. You can confidently walk through the city and use its highly efficient public transit system at night

Yes, Austria is a member of the Schengen Area. This means that when you enter Austria, you are entering a giant passport-free European zone. If you fly into Austria from another Schengen country (like Germany, France, or Italy), you won't have to go through passport control or border checks. Your 90-day visa-free limit applies across the entire Schengen zone combined, not just Austria alone.

Have a different residency or visa?

Your residency status or an existing visa may give you additional travel benefits to Austria.

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