Austria visa for Vietnamese citizens

Austria’s tourist visa costs €90 at the standard rate published by its authorities. 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 Vietnam, with its embassy in Hanoi.

In 2025, Austria’s embassy and consulates in Vietnam (Hanoi) received 1,731 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 1,605. The refusal rate was 4.3%. The refusal rate fell by 1.6 points from 5.9% in 2024. Applications rose by 5% compared with 2024 (1,648).

For comparison, all Schengen states together refused 9.4% of the applications lodged in Vietnam that year, from 3.6% at the consulates of Poland to 20.8% at those of Finland. Austria’s consulates worldwide refused 11.9%. Austria was the 11th most applied-for Schengen state in Vietnam.

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 Vietnam, by any nationality: mostly citizens, but also residents from other countries.

Vietnamese 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).

How long Vietnamese citizens can stay in Austria

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

How Vietnamese citizens apply

In Vietnam, applications go to the Austrian embassy in Hanoi, 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 Vietnamese citizens travel in all Schengen states; apply to Austria when it is the main destination of the trip.

Austria’s neighbours for Vietnamese citizens

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

Austrian citizens travelling to Vietnam

Vietnam requires a visa from Austrian citizens, available online as an e-Visa for up to 90 days.