Dear Sir or Madam,
Special times also require special recognition.
Despite lockdowns, school closings etc. in the past year, our employees have been available for you every day and have always given their best even in these difficult times.
For this reason we have decided this year to keep the ÖVKG office closed on December 24th, 2021 and December 31st, 2021 so that our employees can spend time with their families and children.
Our opening times around Christmas and New Year's Eve are:
We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the good cooperation and your loyalty.
Stay healthy!
On behalf of the entire team, I wish you all Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Warm greetings
Karin Mogy
Sales manager / authorized signatory
OEVKG Visa und Konsular Gesellschaft mbH
The embassy of Turkmenistan announced that due to the pandemic, foreign nationals are currently banned from entering the country. For this reason, no visas will be issued or processed until further notice.
From December 1st, 2021, 00.01 a.m. Indian time, all travelers from Austria (including people who have been completely COVID-19-immunized) must also complete a COVID-19 test upon arrival and wait for the result at the airport / border crossing. People who tested negatively must then go into a 7-day home quarantine and must complete another test on the 8th day; if this is negative, the quarantine can be replaced by a 7-day self-observation. Travelers with a positive test result and their contact persons are isolated; institutional as well as hotel / home quarantines are possible. Travelers under the age of 5 are exempt from the test requirement.
From 22.11.2021 there is the possibility for Thailand to apply for an electronic visa. The consulate no longer accepts personal requests from that date unless the applicant is invited to a personal interview.
Please find the information on the website of the Thai Consulate: https://www.thaiembassy.at/en/news/item/838-ankundigung-einfuhrung-der-plattform-zur-beantragung-von-e-visa-ohne-aufkleber-beendigung-der-persoenlichen-und-postalischen-beantragung-von-visa.html
From 8 November 2021, there will be far-reaching changes to the entry requirements to the US.
As of 08.11.2021, all air passengers (except those with residence permits in the US and US citizens) must be fully vaccinated and have to prove vaccination status before boarding an aircraft in the United States. The current state of play does not foresee the continuation of the application for a National Interest Exception.
Please find more information on the website of the US Consulate in Austria https://at.usembassy.gov/de/anforderungen-fuer-flugreisende-in-die-usa/ and https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/proof-of-vaccination.html#faq-exceptions
All passengers must submit a negative SARS-CoV-2 test certificate (PCR/NAAT or antigen test) to the airline before entering the USA. The test must not have been taken more than 3 days before departure.
This test is already required during boarding and must be carried for entry to the US.
+++This also applies to vaccinated travellers+++
