Global rank
#3
Austria • Passport
PASSPORT • PASS • PASAPORTE
Visa-free120 · 60%
Visa on arrival29 · 15%
eTA11 · 6%
Visa required39 · 20%
Bloc
EU / Schengen
31
Union Members
World reach
80%
About the Austria passport
The Austria passport ranks #3 of 200 globally, ahead of 99% of the world's ranked passports. Alongside Belgium and Denmark, it sits among the world's strongest travel documents. Like many countries, Austria extends citizenship to children of its nationals born abroad, making the passport potentially available to subsequent generations through descent.
Passport context
Austria applies a top marginal income tax rate of 55% and a capital gains tax rate of 27.5%. The country operates a high tax regime, under which residents pay tax on worldwide income at high marginal rates. Those considering Austria for relocation should account for the high worldwide income tax exposure when structuring international income.
Austria is a member of the European Union, granting holders the right to live, work, and study across 27 EU member states plus 4 Schengen associates.
Where Austria passport holders can travel
AlbaniaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCanadaCayman IslandsChileChinaColombiaComorosCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFijiFinlandFranceGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuatemalaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndonesiaIranIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPalauPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainSri LankaSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTuvaluUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaZambiaZimbabwe
Where a visa is required
How Austria compares regionally
Among EU member states, the Austria passport ranks 3rd of 27 by mobility. The average passport rank across EU member states is #4.