Dear ladies and gentlemen,
Please find here our office opening hours in the period between 23.12.2022 and 08.01.2023:
23.12.2022 open from 0830-1500 hours
24.12.2022 - 26.12.2022 closed
27.12.2022 -30.12.2022 open from 0900-1500 hrs
31.12.2022- 01.01.2023 closed
02.01.2023 - 05.01.2023 open from 0900-1500 hrs
06.01.2023 closed
From 08.01.2023 we will be available again MO-FR from 0830-1600 hrs!
We would like to thank you for the good cooperation this year and wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Your ÖVKG Team
Unfortunately, the Nigerian consulate is currently experiencing technical problems and issuing visas is sometimes delayed by several weeks.
Dear ladies and gentlemen,
Visa applications in which an academic title (e.g. Dr., Mag., Ing.,...) is stated in the name will NOT be accepted with immediate effect.
We therefore ask you to omit academic titles in the visa application and to enter the name in the visa application as it appears in the reading line of the passport.
Thank you and best regards
Your ÖVKG Team
The Chinese consulate has announced that there will be changes to the HDC code application process from November 14, 2022.
In order to obtain the HDC code, only a PCR test (nasopharyngeal swab) must be carried out within 48 hours before departure and the HDC code must be applied for.
For transit passengers, the PCR test (nasopharyngeal swab) can be carried out either in Austria or in the transit country. It is important that the PCR test is carried out within 48 hours before departure to China. For example, if the flight is booked on the Vienna-Frankfurt-Shanghai route, then the 48 hours count for the Frankfurt departure time. The HDC code must be applied for where the PCR test is carried out, i.e. either in Austria or in the transit country.
Further information and details can be found on the website of the Chinese Embassy in Vienna: http://at.china-embassy.gov.cn/det/
Your ÖVKG Team
Zambia has had visa-free entry for EU citizens since November 5, 2022.
https://www.zambiaimmigration.gov.zm/nationals-who-dont-require-visa/
