VISA issues

For invitation letters we will use the following templates. Please, just let us know the indicated missing data by emailing it to us (Linda Preston lindflan@soe.ucsc.edu).

• Template for invitation letter (for VISA purposes) for authors of accepted papers.
• Template for invitation letter (for VISA purposes) for participants in the symposium without accepted paper.

To find an Austrian embassy near you, see:http://www.worldembassyinformation.com/austria-embassy/index.html

For information on Austrian visa requirements, see:http://austria.visahq.com/
Even though this site is set up for U.S. Citizens, they do provide information for citizens of other countries. In the gray bar below the Austrian flag, enter the appropriate information in the “citizens of” and “living in” boxes and the site will automatically tell you if you need a visa and how to obtain one.

Nationals of the following countries need visas:
A
Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Antigua & Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan

B
Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Burkina-Faso, Burundi

C
Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Colombia, Comores, Congo (Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba

D
Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic

E
Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ehtiopia

F
Fiji

G
Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana

H
Haiti

I
India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast

J
Jamaica, Jordan

K
Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea (Democratic People's Republic, North), Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan

L
Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya

M
Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar

N
Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria

O
Oman

P
Pakistan, Palestine, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines

Q
Qatar

R
Russian Federation, Rwanda

S
Samoa, Sao Tome & Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia & Montenegro, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, St. Lucia, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Vincent & Grenadines

T
Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu

U
Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan

V, W
Vanuatu, Vietnam

X, Y
Yemen, Yugoslavia

Z
Zambia, Zimbabwe