Dear ladies and gentlemen,
As just learned from the Chinese Embassy, for ALL travelers from Austria in the future ONLY PCR tests and antibody tests from the following laboratories will be accepted. LABORS
Please find the approved laboratories in the attachment as well as the official link of the Chinese Embassy.
The new regulation is effective from January 24 (including January 24, 2022).
http://www.chinaembassy.at/det/news/202201/t20220114_10495704.htm
Please inform your travelers accordingly and forward this information internally.
Thank youWith kind regards
Your ÖVKG Team
The Kazakh consulate has announced that entry for business trips to Kazakhstan is again possible without a visa (for a maximum of 30 days).
Attention: however, this only applies to direct flights to Kazakhstan. As Austria does not have direct flights to Kazakhstan, an invitation and a protocol (special permit from the interministerial government commission) must be presented upon entry. The business partner in Kazakhstan must still apply for the special permit.
Multiple entries with a validity of more than 30 days must still be applied for at the consulate.Dear ladies and gentlemen,
Please find here the ÖVKG fees 2022, valid from 17.1.2022.
Fees 2022 for visas and other services
Your ÖVKG team
The Thai consulate will suspend the Thailand passport from 22.12.2021 for at least 14 days. All persons who have already received a QR code of the Thailand passport required for entry can enter the country as usual. People who have applied for a Thailand passport but have not yet received one must wait for it to be issued. The Thai authorities cannot say whether and when the QR code will be issued. People who have not yet applied for a Thailand passport cannot travel to Thailand at this time. All "Test and GO"and Sandbox applications are suspended, except the "Phuket Sandbox"program.
Fully-immunized travellers who have not yet received a QR code can enter the country using the "Phuket Sandbox Model" (no transit in Bangkok! only direct flights to Phuket). Entry to Bangkok is still possible, but only with a 7-day hotel quarantine (AQ).
The Russian consulate informs that the consular section will be closed between 03.01.2022 and 07.01.2022 due to the Russian Christmas, i.e. the first regular opening day of the consulate will be on 10.01.2022.
We kindly ask you to take this into account in your travel plans.
Your ÖVKG team
