🇦🇹 Investment — Austria

Red-White-Red Card — Self-employed Key Workers

For self-employed people whose work brings a wider economic benefit to Austria, not just to their own business. You qualify by meeting at least one macroeconomic criterion, such as a substantial capital transfer, creating or securing jobs, bringing new technology or know-how, or being significant for a whole region. Issued for 24 months, with a path to a longer settlement permit afterwards.