Consulate General of Austria in Basel

Visits to the Consulate General of Austria in Basel are strictly by appointment. For specific services, visitors must visit the designated section at the embassy and book an appointment accordingly on the email addresses mentioned above. For instance, if you want to apply for consular services, you should visit the Consular Section. To book an appointment, you can directly mail the high commission or consular email section .

The Consulate General of Austria in Basel offers a wide range of consular services, including the processing of visas and passports and document legalization. To apply for a new passport, renew your old passport, want to change the particulars on your current passport, or need to report about a lost or damaged passport, book an appointment with the high commission's passport service.

These consulate services are listed below:

• Process Passport Applications
• Marriage Registration Process
• Military Service Procedures
• Citizenship Procedures
• Birth Registration
• Civil Registration
• Death Registration
• Notary Procedures

Visa types granted by Austria are;

• Austria 1-Tourist Visa
• Austria ETIAS Visa Waiver
• Austria Schengen Visa for Austria
• Austria Residence Permit
• Austria Education Permit
• Austria Bring your family
• Austria Residence permit for executives
• Austria Work Visa
• Austria Red -White-Red Card
• Austria EU Blue Card
• Austria Jobseeker Visa
• Austrian Airport Visa
• Austrian Visitor Visa
• Austrian Business Visa
• Austrian Visa for Official Visit
• Austrian Medical Visa
• Austrian Study Visa
• Austrian Visa for Cultural, Sports and Film Crews

The Austria and Switzerland enjoy cordial bilateral relations. The high commission's diplomatic mission's mandate is to forge stronger and closer ties between the two countries. Pursuing bilateral and multilateral cooperation in diverse sectors, including culture, defense, tourism, trade and investments, science and technology, security, and other fields while safeguarding mutual benefits, is vital for their relations. The countries are cooperating to resolve global issues like climate change, piracy, terrorism, cybersecurity, etc. The Austria is the most important source market for tourism in Switzerland.

 

*Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease the Consulate General of Austria in Basel could have adjusted its office hours or services. Please do confirm personally.