3,200 Applications Approved for Austria's Red-White-Red Card in First Quarter 2024
Highlights: 3,200 Applications Approved for Austria’s Red-White-Red Card!
- Over 3,200 applications for Red-White-Red cards were approved in Austria in the first quarter of 2024.
- Austria’s Labour Minister Martin Kocher (ÖVP) indicated that the number could rise to 10,000 by the end of 2024.
- Statistics Austria reported that the number of unemployed people increased to 240,900 in 2023.
- New amendments were introduced on October 1, 2022, to streamline processing times and procedures for the Red-White-Red card criteria.
Austria's Red-White-Red Card
The Red-White-Red card is a two-year residence and work permit that has become increasingly attractive to foreigners. In the first four months of 2024, Austria approved 3,200 applications for the Red-White-Red card, marking a 35% increase compared to 2023. Recent statistics indicate a rise in the number of skilled third-country nationals moving to Austria for work purposes.
Austria’s Labour Minister, Martin Kocher (ÖVP), predicts that the number of approved applications could reach 10,000 by the end of the year, with this trend expected to continue growing. The rising demand for skilled workers has been one of the most significant challenges for Austria's economy in recent years.
The number of Unemployed people in Austria fell in 2023
|
Federal provinces |
Unemployed total |
Unemployed men |
Unemployed women |
Unemployment rate total (in %) |
Unemployment rate men (in %) |
Unemployment rate women (in %) |
|
Austria |
240 900 |
133 200 |
107 600 |
5.1 |
5.3 |
4.9 |
|
Burgenland |
7 700 |
4 000 |
3 700 |
5.2 |
5.1 |
5.3 |
|
Carinthia |
12 400 |
7 000 |
5 400 |
4.5 |
4.8 |
4.2 |
|
Lower Austria |
37 700 |
19 500 |
18 200 |
4.3 |
4.2 |
4.4 |
|
Upper Austria |
28 100 |
16 000 |
12 100 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
3.2 |
|
Salzburg |
9 000 |
4 400 |
4 600 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
|
Styria |
27 900 |
15 900 |
11 900 |
4.3 |
4.6 |
3.9 |
|
Tyrol |
12 700 |
6 600 |
6 100 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
|
Vorarlberg |
7 300 |
3 800 |
3 500 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
|
Vienna |
98 000 |
56 000 |
42 000 |
9.6 |
10.3 |
8.8 |