In certain circumstances, criminal and credit reference checks may be acceptable for specific roles, such as finance positions, as long as they are proportional and the applicant has given their consent. Education and reference checks are also commonly allowed, provided that the applicant has agreed to them. Immigration compliance is a requirement for all applicants.

Background check summary

Education Checks: some restrictions
Criminal Checks: some restrictions
Credit/financial checks: some restrictions
Address: some restrictions

Zinc's background check turnaround times

Please note these background check turnaround times are averages for the country. Actual check times may vary and depend on a number of factors including the resident country's process time as well as the candidate's document submission speed.
Financial (mins)
20
Criminal (days)
34
Media (mins)
14
Reference (days)
2
identity (mins)
140
Education (days)
11.65397278
Address (days)
2
Sanctions (mins)
25

Right-to-work rules

Rules apply for citizens as well as non-citizens working in the country
National ID Accepted?
Yes
Passport
Yes
Other passport accepted?
EEA + Swiss
Any other routes (any type of citizen)

Resident permit for purpose of family reunifcationRot-weiss-rot cardRot-weiss-rot plus cardRot-weiss-rot car plus for graduates"EU Blue Card issued by Austrian Department of Migration or any other EU Member State so long as you residedin said country at least 18 months prior to moving to Austria

Body name
Ministry of the Interior
Foreign Citizens

Resident permit for purpose of family reunifcationRot-weiss-rot cardRot-weiss-rot plus cardRot-weiss-rot car plus for graduates"EU Blue Card issued by Austrian Department of Migration or any other EU Member State so long as you residedin said country at least 18 months prior to moving to Austria

Natural citizens: Alternative routes

Cerficate of CitizenshipBirth certificate showing nationality of parents

Country details
Birthrate
8.74
Population
9,006,398
capital
Vienna
GDP ($/capita)
30000
TLD
.at
developed/developing
Developed
Currency
Euro
Net migration
2
Literacy(%)
98

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