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Red-White-Red Card - Skilled Worker in a Shortage Occupation

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

This route is for a third-country citizen applying for a Red-White-Red Card as a Skilled Worker in a Shortage Occupation, valid for 24 months, who can prove completed training in a shortage occupation under the regulation.

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  • The captured official page does not establish every condition for this route; verify the remaining route-specific rules before approval.
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    As a third-country citizen, you may apply for a Red-White-Red Card as a Skilled Worker in a Shortage Occupation valid for 24 months, if
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    you are able to provide proof of completed training in a shortage occupation under the regulation

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

A binding job offer in Austria is required, and the prospective employer must be willing to pay the minimum pay stipulated by law, regulation or collective agreement (any customary overpay at the company must also be granted to the applicant).

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  • The captured official page does not establish every condition for this route; verify the remaining route-specific rules before approval.
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    As a third-country citizen, you may apply for a Red-White-Red Card as a Skilled Worker in a Shortage Occupation valid for 24 months, if
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    you have received a binding job offer in Austria and the prospective employer is willing to remunerate you with the minimum pay stipulated by law, regulation or collective agreement
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    you reach a minimum of 55 points according to the following list of criteria

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

The decisive test is a points score against a shortage-occupation list, not an employer's discretion: the applicant must prove completed training in a shortage occupation under the regulation, hold a binding job offer paid at the minimum rate set by law, regulation or collective agreement, and reach at least 55 of the 90 available points. Completed vocational education or training in the shortage occupation alone is worth 30 points; work experience adds up to 20 (double-weighted for experience gained in Austria) and language skills up to 25.

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    you are able to provide proof of completed training in a shortage occupation under the regulation
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    you reach a minimum of 55 points according to the following list of criteria
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    Completed vocational education/training in the shortage occupation

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

The holder is entitled to fixed-term settlement and employment by the employer specified in the application; self-employed work is also allowed if subsidiary to the main employment and other legal requirements are met. The official source does not state a family-accompaniment rule for this route.

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  • The captured official page does not establish every condition for this route; verify the remaining route-specific rules before approval.
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    As a holder of a Red-White-Red Card, you are entitled to fixed-term settlement and employment by the employer specificied in your application. The Red-White-Red Card is generally issued for a period of 24 months. You can also work self-employed, if this employment is subsidiary and all other legal requirements are fulfilled.

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

A Red-White-Red Card granted as a Skilled Worker in a Shortage Occupation is valid for 24 months. The official page does not establish the renewal cycle or an automatic progression to a longer-term status.

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  • The captured official page does not establish every condition for this route; verify the remaining route-specific rules before approval.
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    As a third-country citizen, you may apply for a Red-White-Red Card as a Skilled Worker in a Shortage Occupation valid for 24 months, if

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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