3200 applications approved for Austria's Red-White-Red card in first quarter of 2024
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 in first quarter of 2024.
- Austria’s Labour Minister Martin Kocher (ÖVP) said the number of 3,200 could increase to 10,000 by the end of 2024.
- Figures from Statistics Austria discovered that the number of unemployed people increased to 240,900 in 2023.
- New amendments were introduced on October 1, 2022, to create faster processing times and procedures for the red-white-red card.
Austria’s red-white-red card
The red-white-red card is a two-year-valid combination of residence and work permits. It attracts a large number of foreigners. 3,200 applications were approved for Austria’s red-white-red card in the first four months of 2024, an almost 35% increase compared to 2023. Recent statistics show an increase in the number of skilled third-country nationals moving to Austria for work purposes.
Austria’s Labour Minister Martin Kocher (ÖVP) said that this number could rise to 10,000 by the end of the year, with the trend expected to experience an ongoing increase. The increased demand for skilled workers has been considered among the most critical challenges for Austria’s economy in the past few years. Figures from Statistics Austria, discovered that the number of unemployed people increased in 2023.
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 |
Source: https://www.y-axis.com/news/3200-applications-approved-for-austria-red-white-red-card-in-first-quarter-of-2024/
