United States passport to Austria

Visa-free · 90 days for United States passport holders.

United StatesAustriaShort stay
Visa-free · 90 days

United States passport holders can enter Austria without a visa and stay up to 90 days.

This is short-stay visitor policy only. It does not let you work, study or settle in Austria — that needs a residence permit.

Passport Index · updated 17 February 2026Austria's official immigration service
How long you can stay
Up to 90 days
Austria passports in United States
Travel authorisation
Getting in
No application. Austria's border officers decide how long you get, up to 90 days, and can ask for an onward ticket and proof you can support yourself, so carry both.
Long stay

Staying in Austria longer

Living here takes a residence permit. 10 routes researched:

Austria visas and residency routes
What changes

United States and Austria side by side

United StatesAustria
CapitalWashington D.C.Vienna
LanguagesEnglishGerman
CurrencyUS DollarEuro
GDP per person (2025)$90,027$62,930
Population341.8M9.2M

GDP and population: World Bank.