Austria visa for Senegalese citizens

For the tourist visa, Austria’s official sources give a standard fee of €90. Processing time, as Austria states it: Normally within 15 calendar days; up to 45 days in individual cases. Longest stay on the tourist visa: Up to 90 days in any 180-day period.

Austria has 1 mission in Senegal, with its embassy in Dakar.

In 2025, Austria’s embassy and consulates in Senegal (Dakar) received 1,280 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 406. 65.7% of applications were refused. In 2024 it had been 50.6%: the rate rose by 15.0 points, a sharp increase. Applications rose by 38% compared with 2024 (930).

For comparison, all Schengen states together refused 51.9% of the applications lodged in Senegal that year, from 25.7% at the consulates of Germany to 82.1% at those of Portugal. Austria’s consulates worldwide refused 11.9%. Austria was the 9th most applied-for Schengen state in Senegal.

You apply to the Schengen state that is your main destination (the longest stay or the main purpose; the state of first entry only when there is none), so a lower rate elsewhere is no reason to apply there. The figures cover applications lodged in Senegal, by any nationality: mostly citizens, but also residents from other countries.

Senegalese citizens planning a trip to Austria can compare how foreign ministries rate it: the US State Department rates Austria at Level 1, exercise normal precautions (updated 20 August 2026), the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office does not advise against travel to Austria (updated 11 August 2026) and the German Foreign Office has no travel warning for Austria (updated 13 October 2026). Each ministry writes for its own citizens.

How long Senegalese citizens can stay in Austria

How long Senegalese citizens may stay in Austria is set by the visa issued, and the visa type must match the purpose of the trip.

How Senegalese citizens apply

In Senegal, applications go to the Austrian embassy in Dakar, or to a visa centre acting for Austria; fees, documents and processing times are published by Austria.

Austria and the Schengen area

A Schengen visa issued by Austria lets Senegalese citizens travel in all Schengen states; apply to Austria when it is the main destination of the trip.

Austria’s neighbours for Senegalese citizens

Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Italy, Slovenia and Liechtenstein require Senegalese citizens to obtain a visa in advance.

Austrian citizens travelling to Senegal

Austrian citizens can visit Senegal without a visa for up to 90 days.