Original passport. This must:

• be valid for at least 90 days beyond the return date of the trip to the Schengen Area and has to be issued within the last 10 years on the day of leaving the Schengen Area
• have at least two blank visa pages

Two original recent 45mm x 35mm colour photographs. These must:

• be taken within the last month
• be taken against a plain light background and printed on photographic paper
• show full frontal face, have a neutral expression and your mouth closed
• have eyes open and free from reflection or glare from glasses
• not have hair in front of face or have a head covering (unless it’s for religious or medical reasons)

DO NOT ATTACH THE PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE APPLICATION FORM

Please see template attached: Austria – Proof of employment. Alternatively, the letter must include the following information:

• MUST BE ISSUED WITHIN THE LAST 10 DAYS OF THE DATE OF SUBMISSION / APPOINTMENT DATE
• Addressed to the ”The Embassy of Austria, London”.
• Letter needs to be on home employer headed paper
• Letter need to be signed by authorised signatory of the home employer
• Purpose of visit
• People / places and organisation to be visited, with contact numbers
• Applicant’s name and nationality
• Start date of employment, job title and annual salary 
• Passport number and DOB
• Start & Expiry date of the passport
• Dates of travel to Afghanistan
• Validity of visa applied for
• A guarantee to meet maintenance expenses 
• Medical insurance undertaking (if applicable) 

Proof of valid travel insurance. It must:

• clearly show the applicant’s name
• be valid throughout the complete territory of the Schengen Area and must cover the entire period of the applicant’s intended stay in the Schengen Area
• have a minimum coverage for medical emergency and repatriation of at least EUR 30,000.

A clear colour copy is acceptable.

Clear colour copy of confirmed return travel tickets: mentioning applicant’s name and travel dates.

When travel tickets have been paid through travel agency, then a receipt, an invoice or a payment confirmation is also required.

Clear colour copy of confirmed accommodation (hotel, hostel, camping, etc) booking mentioning applicant’s name, travel dates and accommodation address details.

If the applicant’s name is not mentioned on the accommodation reservation, then a joint travel confirmation letter, signed and dated by the person whose name is on the reservation, must also be provided along with a photocopy of that same person’s passport/ID card + passport signature page, if signature is not on passport’s bio page.

Accommodation provided by family/friends in Austria

The following documents must be provided:

Clear colour copy of signed and completed cover letter from host in Austria. This must be:

• Addressed to ”The Embassy of Austria, London”
• Issued within the last 10 days of the date of appointment
• confirm both travel period and address of stay
• provide a copy of host’s passport bio page + host’s permit of stay in Austria (if host is non EU citizen)
• provide a copy of the host’s Austrian registration (Meldebestätigung)

In some cases (e.g. if it is not feasible for the applicant to provide evidence of sufficient funds – see below) the host in Austria may be asked to provide an ‘Electronic Guarantee Letter’ (elektronische Verpflichtungserklärung = EVE), which needs to be obtained from the local aliens police (Bezirkshauptmannschaft, Bundespolizeidirektion, Bezirkspolizeikommisariat). 

The authority dealing with the EVE will forward the information to the Austrian Embassy within 48 hours and the host in Austria will receive an ID number, which the visa applicant will need to provide along with Schengen visa application.

Clear colour copies of your last 3 months bank statements as a proof of sufficient funds. These must:

• show a positive balance / sufficient amount to cover the expenses during the intended stay in the Schengen Area and for the return to the UK
• clearly state your name, address 
• the latest bank statement must be issued within the last 1 week of the date of submission / appointment date

Valid proof of UK residence. This must be presented as your valid UK residency visa in your passport / in the form of a valid UK Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) card. A clear colour copy is acceptable.

 This must be valid for at least 90 days beyond the return date of the trip to the Schengen Area.