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Residence Permit - Self-employed Person

AustriaStarting a business

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Is this for a founder, startup entrepreneur, self-employed person, freelancer, company owner or another business profile?

This route is for a self-employed person who has contracted to perform certain services, where the contract covers a period of more than six months; the Public Employment Service (AMS) may be involved.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured official page does not establish every condition for this route; verify the remaining route-specific rules before approval.
  • captured paragraph
    if the foreign citizen has contracted to perform certain services and the contract covers a period of more than six months; AMS may be involved

What must actually exist or be demonstrated: business plan, company, innovation, clients, contracts, economic activity, job creation or other substance?

What must exist is a contract to perform certain services covering a period of more than six months; the AMS may be involved in reviewing it.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured official page does not establish every condition for this route; verify the remaining route-specific rules before approval.
  • captured paragraph
    if the foreign citizen has contracted to perform certain services and the contract covers a period of more than six months; AMS may be involved

What investment, capital, income, revenue, funding or viability evidence is central to this pathway?

At the time of application the applicant must have fixed, regular own income equal to the ASVG standard rates: € 1,308.39 for singles, € 2,064.12 for couples, and € 201.88 more for each child.

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Limits of the record
  • the page does not state an application fee for the Self-employed person stay permit
  • the page does not state any minimum investment or turnover for the self-employed activity
  • the page separately requires health insurance coverage and adequate accommodation, which this citation does not cover
  • AT — https://www.migration.gv.at/en/types-of-immigration/temporary-residence/
    Adequate means of subsistence The applicant must have fixed and regular own income enabling him/her to cover his/her living costs without resorting to welfare aid from local authorities. At the time of application the regular monthly income must be equal to the amount of the standard rates of the General Social Insurance Act (ASVG). For singles: € 1,308.39 For couples: € 2,064.12 For each child additionally € 201.88

What business/self-employed activity may the holder conduct? Are there important restrictions? What is the family position where clearly stated?

A holder of the Self-employed Person residence permit cannot sponsor family reunification for family members under this permit. The official source does not state the business activity the holder may carry out or its restrictions.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured official page does not establish every condition for this route; verify the remaining route-specific rules before approval.
  • captured paragraph
    Family reunification with sponsors of the following residence permits is not possible: Pupil Self-employed person Social Service Employee

What approval/application sequence applies, how long is the status granted, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction is officially stated?

The permit presupposes a service contract covering a period of more than six months, with the AMS possibly involved; the official page states no fixed validity period. The official source does not state renewal rules or a longer-term residence direction.

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Limits of the record
  • the page does not state the validity period of the Self-employed person stay permit
  • the page does not state renewal rules or which residence title follows it

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

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