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.
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.
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
India Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informs: