Relocation Checklist

Extend, or, if applicable, apply for important documents (e.g., travel documents, marriage and birth certificates). Have documents and certificates translated and legalised.

Review residence laws for family members with the Immigration Guide

Begin early on with looking for an apartment (owner-occupied or rented). As of 2023, the “buyer principle” applies i.e., no more broker fees are charged to tenants.

Apply for travel insurance (as a n interim solution until insurance coverage begins in Austria).

Deregister from your previous place of residence.

Clarify entry regulations for pets.

Already submit an application at the Austrian consulate or embassy for the mobile phone signature - “Handy Signatur” / ID Austria before coming to Austria, with the mobile phone number of an Austrian or foreign mobile network operator.

Get in touch with WORK in AUSTRIA to arrange for an initial consultation.

Register your new place of residence in Austria (residence registration within 3 days after you have moved in)

Register for electricity and energy

Have your driving license changed (six-month deadline)

If you import a car: pay the NOVA (standardised consumption tax)

Open up a bank account

Search place in a kindergarten and/or school – enrolment in public facilities is only possible with a valid residence registration and via a central municipal department

Health insurance with the Austrian Public Health Insurance ÖGK / co-insurance for family members

Have your “ID Austria“ activated at one of the registration offices in Austria

EU citizens* , EEA citizens and Swiss citizens must submit an application for a registration certificate within 4 months of registering their place of residence