Expats parents can send their children to public international, private and bilingual school in Austria. Parents need to consider factors like curriculum taught and fees cost when choosing schools. Between the age of 6-15yearsschooling is mandatory and is categorized into Volksschule-primary school and Gymnasium-secondary school.
International schools based in Vienna offers the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum in the language of the sponsoring country or in English and usually preferred by the expats. If you wish your kid to interact with local students and learn the local language, public bilingual schools are good options.

Even the permanent residents prefer to live in rented accommodation in Austria big cities rather than owning their own house in the suburbs. To search for central flats, expats can take help from local estate agents search online, or through regional newspapers.

Factors like location, size of the flat, transportations decide rent amount. Top locations in Vienna can even charge 22EUR/m² per month and on an average, expats can be expected to pay somewhere between 5.89 EUR/m² -13 EUR/m² per month. Get the latest prices and standard terms and conditions before moving.

Most of Austria’s employees work in the service sector due to the high popularity of tourism. Places such as Vienna and Salzburg are hugely popular for tourists for a skiing vacation or enjoying hiking in the Alps. Vienna hosts major organizations like OPEC, OSCE, and several sub-organizations of the United Nations which attracts many expats for employment opportunities.
The expats need to following work permits-EU Blue Card9 valid for 24 months), the Red-White-Red Card(valid for 12 months), or long-term work permit. Once employed by the Austrian firm, expats instantly get public health insurance coverage. Ask your new employer over the opportunities of work and make sure you are aware of the standard working practices.

The government-regulated banking system offers many top-notch banking institutions for expats o open different types of accounts. Österreichische Nationalbank is the major central bank and Austria banking system also includes private savings banks, mortgage banks, postal savings banks, joint-stock banks, specialized cooperative credit institutions etc.

Services like mobile and Internet banking, or Telephone banking are even offered free by some of the popular banks. Look online for the possibilities to open accounts directly before you arrive in your new country.

The Non-EU citizens require applying for a Schengen tourist visa for a short stay or holiday at the embassy in their home country. EU states citizens can visit with only their passport. Since Austria is an EU member state. To take up employment, Non-EU citizens need to obtain a work permit.

Expats residing in Austria for at least ten consecutive years or in some case for 6 years can apply for a permanent resident permits. go online to inform yourself of the current immigration and visa requirements as early as possible because processing of visa applications takes time.

To state that the living cost in Austria is any particular percentage is a daunting task since taste and personal consumption of expats varies between the rural areas of Austria and major cities. But the cost of living is definitely more than in the United States and this can be especially seen in food items like frozen goods, canned products, turkey, chicken and more. Check-out the Cost of living indexes to learn about the costs for housing, schools, fuel and an average shopping basket of domestic items etc.

Austria offers the best healthcare system and top-notch standard of public healthcare which even prevent expats from spending into private health insurance policies. But if one has access to private healthcare incentives, they should grab it as it will avoid long waiting times. You can find pharmacies on any major shopping street or near hospitals.

The U.S. driver’s license along with an international driver’s permit can allow driving in Austria for the first six months of driving in Austria, and then you have to apply for an Austrian driving license. If you already have a license from an EU or EEA country, you do not require Austria driving license. Expats need to follow speed limits (50 km/h in residential areas or 100 km/h on highways) and driving under alcohol influence is a punishable offense.

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