Austria Red-White-Red Card Plus after Qualifying Employment
Conversion for a Red-White-Red Card or Austrian EU Blue Card holder who worked under the qualifying conditions for at least twenty-one of the preceding twenty-four months.
- Route type
- Residence-based status
- Can bring
- — Not stated in the official source
- Requirements
- 5 each quoted below
Who this route is for
Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.
5 requirements quoted from the official source.
- Ams Assessment Required
AMS assesses whether employment complied with the original conditions.
- Lookback Months
Employment is assessed over the preceding twenty-four months.
- Prior Title Years
The holder normally reaches renewal after two years on the qualifying title.
- Qualifying Employment Months Min
At least twenty-one months of qualifying employment are required.
- Qualifying Prior Title
The ordinary employment conversion applies to either prior title.
- Eligibility summary
The official route requires twenty-one months of qualifying employment in twenty-four for Red-White-Red and Blue Card renewals.
- Official source basis
The official route requires twenty-one months of qualifying employment in twenty-four for Red-White-Red and Blue Card renewals.
- Report summary
The official route requires twenty-one months of qualifying employment in twenty-four for Red-White-Red and Blue Card renewals.
- Unlimited Labour Market Access
The Plus card removes the employer restriction.
- Work and study rights
Self-employment is also allowed.
Who you can bring
What the source prices
- Ordinary Validity Years
The ordinary initial Plus card is valid for one year.
- Three Year Validity Conditionally
Three years may be issued after two lawful settlement years and completion of Integration Module 1.
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Straight answers
01Who qualifies for this route to Austria?
Conversion for a Red-White-Red Card or Austrian EU Blue Card holder who worked under the qualifying conditions for at least twenty-one of the preceding twenty-four months.
Every answer is quoted from the official migration.gv.at page for this route, last read 2026-07-26.
We checked 12 points against the official source; 12 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.
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Fees and processing time are not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.
Not stated in the official source — the official source names no exclusion for this route.
Where every quote comes from
Official government source migration.gv.atLast read 2026-07-26 Every quote on this page is from this Austria government page.Other residence-based status routes to Austria
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