Address : 4/F Prince Bldg., 117 Rada St., : Legaspi Village, Makati City
Tel. No. : 817-9191
Fax No. : 813-4238
Website : www.bmeia.gv.at
Email : manila-ob@bmeia.gv.at
Office days : Monday to Thursday
Office Hours : 9:00 am - 12:00 nn
Important Advisory To all Visa Applicants

Effective October 4, 2004, ALL VISA APPLICANTS TO AUSTRIA WILL HAVE TO
MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR INTERVIEW THRU THE AUSTRIAN EMBASSY
CALL CENTER.

In order to set an appointment & lodge an application for an Austrian visa or
for information on visa requirements, please call our visa call centre in any of
the following numbers:
PLDT Touch Tone Users 1-909-101-1919
Globe Touch Tone Users 1-900-101-1919
Bayantel Touch Tone Users 1-903-101-1919

All landline calls are charged a toll call charge costing Php18.00 per minute,
plus applicable NDD charges for calls made outside Metro Manila. Pre paid
PLDT Touch Cards are charged Php22.00 per minute. Calls from Globe
payphones are charged at Php25.00 per minute. Globe Handyphone and
Touch mobile subscribers will be charge a rate of Php24.00 per minute. SMART
mobile subscribers will be charged a rate of Php23.00 per minute.

Customer service representatives are available from 6:00am to 10pm
Mondays to Fridays, except on public holidays. Recorded information
is available 24 hours a day 7 days a week. None of the Visa Call Centre
numbers are available to callers from outside of the Philippines.
Please bring the following documents on the day of your appointment:
General Requirements for Application of a Schengen Visa at the Austrian Embassy
     • Personal appearance of applicant
     • Application form signed by applicant or legal guardian
     • Valid passport (six 6 months beyond validity of requested visa), with at
        least one blank page to affix the visa and passport copy
     • Previous passports, if any, inc. copies of all used pages (previous visas
        and entry-and exit stamps)
     • 1 recent passport photo
     • NSO- birth certificate + copy
     • Flight reservation, corresponding to validity of the visa applied for
     • Travel insurance (Reiseversicherung), valid for all EU countries, Switzerland
        and Norway, with a minimum medical coverage of Euros 30,000. The
        original policy should be presented only upon pickup of the Schengen visa,
        together with one copy of the policy. (insurance policies of the followingPhilippine insurance companies are accepted: Fortune General Ins. Corp,
        Generali Pilipinas, MAA Assurance, Malayan Ins., ACESecure, Blue Cross,
        PHILAM Ins., MAPFRE Ins., AIG Assist, Paramount Life & General Insurance
        Co., Standard Insurance Co., Insurance of the Philippine Islands, Global
        Ins., Pacific Internat./Bon Voyage Ins. Certif.)
     • Consular fee in cash (please provide the exact amount, as we cannot
        give out change). Please note, that the consular fee needs to be paid
        upon application. The visa fee will not be refunded, if the application is denied.
     • Proof of sufficient financial means
     • original bankbook and copy, dating back one year
     • proof of employment incl. payslips of the previous 6 months and authorization of leave
     • tax statement for the previous year.
     • notarized guarantee letter / (notariell beglaubigte Verpflichtungserklärung) of inviting party.

Please note that new regulations regarding ‘Verpflichtungserklärung/electronic
guarantee letter’ have come into effect as of March 01, 2007: The host in
Austria has to contact the competent Austrian Foreign Police (Fremdenpolizei)
in order to register for an “electronic guarantee letter /elektronische
Verpflichtungserklärung”. The Austrian Foreign Police will send this “electronic
guarantee letter/Verpflichtungserklärung” to the Embassy. The applicant
needs to notify the Embassy concerning the “electronic formal obligation/
Verpflichtungserklärung” ID number that was given to the inviting party.
   - Additional documents of the inviting party, in case of a guarantee letter:
     payslips for the previous 3 months as well as copies of their passport,
     Meldezettel and proof of living conditions (Mietvertrag or Grundbuchauszug)
     and, if applicable, proof of relationship to applicant.
   - business licence, bank book and tax statement in case of self-employed applicants
Additional documents
   - Medical certificate issued by a local doctor, a certificate of planned treatment
     issued by the doctor/hospital in Austria as well as proof of sufficient financial
     means to pay for the treatment in case of applicants seeking medical treatment in Austria.
   - Relevant documents needed to get married in Austria. (legal capacity of
     Filipino fiancé(e), proof of marriage counselling certificate, set date for wedding
     in Austria issued by the Austrian local registrar. (Terminbestätigung für die Traung beim Standesamt)
   - Proof of enrolment and authorized leave of absence in case of students.
   - Applications by minors have to be signed by both parents and accompanied
by an authorized leave of absence and enrolment issued by the school as well
as a travel clearance for minors issued by the relevant local authorities.
Business travellers may substitute the financial proof by a company guarantee
letter and a guarantee letter (no notarization necessary) of the company in
Austria, as well as proof of travel insurance and flight reservation .
The Embassy may require further documents in individual case
Submission of fake documentation as well as untrue statements given in the
application will result in denial of the visa as well as possible legal action