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Dear Sir or Madam,

The consular service provider requires that you provide a contact’s phone number in Saudi Arabia (cell phone number) at the time of your interview appointment. The consular service provider will send a code to this cell phone number, and the contact must respond and confirm the code. This means that all applicants must have the cell phone number of their business partner in Saudi Arabia on hand and must also notify the contact in advance that he or she will receive a code that must be confirmed.

Your ÖVKG Team

Due to holidays, the Vietnamese Consulate will be closed on Monday, August 31, 2026, and Wednesday, September 2, 2026; therefore, there will be no public service hours during the entire calendar week 36.

Please take this into account.

Your ÖVKG Team

Dear Sir or Madam,

A business trip is easy to plan—but suddenly important questions arise:

• Is a visa required?
• Do I need to apply for an arrival card?
• Is an A1 certificate or EU posting notification required?
• Are certifications or translations required?

To ensure your business trips don’t turn into a bureaucratic marathon, we’re happy to assist you with the administrative requirements. That way, you can focus entirely on your core business.

Under the motto “Away from theory—toward practice!”, we cordially invite you to our upcoming free online seminars.

In our one-hour practical sessions, you’ll receive concise information, concrete examples of use, and helpful tips for your day-to-day work.

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🟦 1 | ÖVKG SERVICES & ÖVKG USER PORTAL

Discover our new ÖVKG portal—practical and immediately applicable!

We are pleased to present our ÖVKG website with its new design to you.

Using concrete real-world examples, we’ll show you how to make the most of the ÖVKG portal for your daily work:

• How do I create a user account?
• How do I create a traveler profile for a third party?
• What information can I find in my user account?
• What documents can I upload to a traveler or company profile?
• How do I submit an application for an EU notification, A1 certificate, or visa?
• How can I grant access to other people or share tasks with others?
• What other innovations and features does the new portal offer?

📅 Select your dates

Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | 10:00–11:00 a.m.
or
Tuesday, September 8, 2026 | 10:00–11:00 a.m.

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🟩 2 | CURRENT ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

What are the current requirements for your business travelers?

Entry requirements are constantly changing. In this seminar, you will receive up-to-date and practical information on entry requirements and embassies.

Topics covered include:

India | U.S. | UK | Saudi Arabia | South Korea

So that you and your travelers know what to keep in mind before departure—and to avoid unnecessary surprises upon entry.

📅 Date: Thursday, September 10, 2026 | 10:00–11:00 a.m.

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🟨 3 | ASSIGNMENTS, EU NOTIFICATIONS, A1 & SOCIAL SECURITY

Working internationally? Here’s how to stay legally compliant!

International employee assignments involve numerous administrative and legal requirements.

In this seminar, we’ll show you in a practical way what matters most:

• When and where do you need an EU notification, A1 certificate, or proof of social security coverage?
• Who is affected?
• Why an A1 certificate is often not enough and how to properly protect yourself
• How does the ÖVKG support you with EU notifications and certificates?
• Which booking processes and default settings in the ÖVKG system can save you work?
• Representative offices: What are they, when are they needed, and what tasks do they perform?

📅 Two events – two country focuses

Focus: SWITZERLAND & FRANCE
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 | 10:00–11:00 a.m.

Focus: FINLAND, ITALY, SPAIN & POLAND
Thursday, September 24, 2026 | 10:00–11:00 a.m.

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💻 REGISTER NOW & GAIN PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE!

All seminars will be held in German.

Participation is free of charge.

📧 Registration: karin.mogy@oevkg.at

Please include the desired seminar and date in the subject line.

After registering, you will receive the Microsoft Teams access details 1–2 days before the event.

💡 Our tip:
Feel free to invite your colleagues from Administrative Support, Travel Management, or HR—because together we can make processes even more efficient.

We look forward to your participation and to a practical exchange with you!

Best regards

Karin Mogy

Sales Manager/Authorized Signatory

ÖVKG Visa und Konsular Gesellschaft mbH

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Wohllebengasse 12-14, 5.03

1040 Vienna

Phone: +43 676 842 301 200

Email: karin.mogy@oevkg.at

www.oevkg.at

As of July 29, 2026, all travelers entering Kenya must have valid travel health insurance.

For more information on the requirements, please see the country information.

The cumulative maximum limit of insurance coverage must not be less than fifty thousand U.S. dollars (US$50,000).

Further minimum coverage requirements can be found in the following table:

Insurance Coverage	Insurance Coverage in U.S. Dollars
Medical Expenses	20,000
Emergency medical services	25,000
Prescription medications	300
Mental health conditions	1,000
Repatriation of remains	5,000

Dear Customers,

Dear Business Partners,

In a few months, ÖVKG Visa und Konsular Gesellschaft mbH will celebrate its 10th anniversary. We’re taking this anniversary as an opportunity to look back on our development together with you—and at the same time, to take the next step.

An important step on this journey is already on the horizon: Starting in August 2026, we will introduce a new website design and an enhanced digital user experience.

Our homepage and application processes will feature a new design—with a modern look, clearer processes, and an application experience that’s noticeably simpler. The user interface of your user account will also be redesigned to be even more intuitive.

A modern look. Clearer processes. A simpler digital user experience.

We’d like to give you a first glimpse of the new user interface for your user account today.

Further digital developments will follow in the coming months. These include Sophia—our customized AI solution—which will support travelers, companies, and our consular advisors in the future.

What began ten years ago with a focus on visas and legalization has grown into a global offering for consular services, international mobility, and business travel compliance.

Today, we support companies and travelers worldwide with, among other things:

• Visas
• Posting notifications and A1 certificates
• Global social security certificates
• Certifications/Apostilles
• Workation processes
• Immigration to Austria
• Business travel compliance

More than 200 consular advisors work worldwide on a shared system. Companies receive individual access to their own portal—with the goal of making international processes simpler, more transparent, and more efficient.

In doing so, we consistently rely on digitalization and intelligent networking: from single sign-on and interfaces to HR and travel management systems to automated 24/7 reporting.

The trend is clearly moving toward a new level of simplicity: Applications can increasingly be created without the need to involve additional people in the process.

Amid all these developments, one thing remains unchanged: Our commitment to making international processes simpler, more transparent, and more efficient for you—and to supporting you personally.

10 years of ÖVKG. 10 years of trust. And many steps forward into the future together.

We look forward to celebrating this special anniversary with you.

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If you have any questions, my team and I are happy to assist you.

ÖVKG Office
Wohllebengasse 12–14, Top 5.03
1040 Vienna
Tel.: +43 1 361 5520

Email: wien@oevkg.at

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With warm regards

Your ÖVKG Team