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Austria does issue the EU-wide Blue Card for highly qualified professionals. You need a degree (or, for IT and managerial roles, three years of comparable experience), a job offer of at least six months, and a salary at or above the Austrian threshold. It runs in parallel to the Red-White-Red Card and, after 21 of 24 months in qualifying work, opens the door to a Red-White-Red Card plus with open labour-market access.
Highly qualified non-EU professionals with a binding job offer in Austria meeting the Blue Card salary level.
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Austria's EU Blue Card is for highly qualified professionals with a degree (or, for IT and managerial roles, three years of comparable experience), a job offer of at least six months, and gross annual pay of at least EUR 55,678 (2026).
The Red-White-Red Card — Very Highly Qualified Workers tier is Austria's premium points-based route for top talent: reach 70 of 100 points and you can enter on a six-month Job Seeker Visa, then switch to the card once you have a matching job offer.
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