Consulate of Saudi Arabia closed from 24.12.2020 up to and including 04.01.2021
17/12/2020 12:45

The Consulate of Saudi Arabia will be closed from 24.12.2020 up to and including 04.01.2021 due to the Christmas holidays

ÖVKG opening hours between 24.12.2020-06.01.2021
16/12/2020 11:05

Our opening hours during the holidays:

24.12 and 25.12.2020 closed

28.12, 29.12 and 30.12.2020 open

31.12.2020 and 1.1.2021 closed

Opened on 4.1 and 5.1.2021

6.1.2021 closed

7.1 and 8.1.2021 open

CONSULATE OF RUSSIA closed from 01.01.2021 up to and including 10.01.2021
14/12/2020 11:15

The Russian consulate will be closed due to Christmas and New Year holidays from 01.01.2021 up to and including 10.01.2021. Applications will be possible again from 11.01.2021.

USA: Emergency appointments suspended until at least 07.12.2020
16/11/2020 11:47

The US Consulate in Vienna has announced that it will only grant emergency appointments for interviews at the consulate for humanitarian purposes until at least December 7, 2020. Emergency appointments for business purposes can only be booked after December 7, 2020.

CHINA: Introduction of online authentication of the health declaration
16/11/2020 08:47

The Chinese Consulate informs that the Chinese government has decided that foreign passengers traveling on a scheduled flight from or via Austria must apply for the required health declaration ONLINE from 16.11.2020. Travelers are requested to register via PCs or smartphones at http://hrhk.cs.mfa.gov.cn/H5/ (keep the username and password safe for later login) and fill out the form online with the requested information, report their health status and upload the negative nucleic acid and IgM anti-cancer test results. The Chinese consulate in Austria will check and notarize the documents. The notarized health declaration (electronic version) will be sent to the account registered by the applicant, in the form of a QR code with an "HDC" indicator. This large QR code must be shown on the smartphone or in printed paper form when boarding the vehicle.

Attention: From November 25, 2020 the health declaration previously requested by email and sent back stamped in printed form will generally no longer be accepted.

Please find more information on the website of the Chinese Consulate in Vienna: http://www.chinaembassy.at/det/xwdt/t1831982.htm