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Student Residence Renewal for Graduate Job Search or Business Start

AustriaLong-term residence

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What exact status does accumulated residence lead to?

A graduate's residence permit "Students" is renewed for twelve months for the purpose of job search or starting a business, and can progress to a Red-White-Red Card.

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    you may renew your residence permit "Students" for a period of twelve months for the purpose of searching for employment, or starting a business provided that you fulfil the general requirements under Austrian settlement and residence law (such as sufficient means of subsistence, health insurance coverage etc.)

What qualifying residence period is required and when does the period begin?

The renewal covers a twelve-month period; if within that period the graduate receives a matching employment offer, they can apply for a Red-White-Red Card without a labour market test.

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    you may renew your residence permit "Students" for a period of twelve months for the purpose of searching for employment, or starting a business provided that you fulfil the general requirements under Austrian settlement and residence law (such as sufficient means of subsistence, health insurance coverage etc.)
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    If, within these twelve months, you receive an employment offer from a specified employer (work contract) which matches your level of qualification, you can apply for a Red-White-Red Card without a labour market test, provided that you also fulfil the following requirements:

Which types of residence count fully, partially or not at all where the official rules specify this?

To qualify, the applicant must have graduated from an Austrian university, university of applied sciences, private college, or private university under the Private Higher Education Act (PrivHG), having completed at least a diploma programme from the second stage of studies, a bachelor's, master's or doctoral programme.

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    You can obtain a Red-White-Red Card if you have graduated from an Austrian university, university of applied sciences, private college, or private university as defined by the Private Higher Education Act (PrivHG). You have to prove that you have successfully completed a diploma programme at least from the second stage of studies, a bachelor's programme, a master's programme oder a doctoral programme.

What absence/continuity rules affect accumulation of the qualifying residence period?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the absence or continuity rules that affect accumulation of the qualifying residence period.

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    If you are a third-country national who has pursued and successfully completed his/her studies or his/her compulsory training after studies you may renew your residence permit "Students" for a period of twelve months for the purpose of searching for employment, or starting a business provided that you fulfil the general requirements under Austrian settlement and residence law (such as sufficient means of subsistence, health insurance coverage etc.)

What other major conditions apply, how is the status obtained, and what renewal, document-validity, retention or loss rules matter?

There is no points system for graduates; the offered salary must match the locally customary gross minimum for comparable Austrian graduates; a subsequent Red-White-Red Card plus, with unlimited labour market access, is available after at least 21 months of qualifying employment in the preceding 24 months.

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    For graduates, there is no points system.
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    you get paid the locally customary gross minimum salary which comparable Austrian graduates (junior employees) would receive and
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    You may apply for a Red-White-Red Card plus with unlimited labour market access if you were employed in accordance with the eligibility criteria for at least 21 months during the preceding 24 months.

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

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