Irish Embassy for Austria - Address / Phone Number

Irish Embassy in Austria

Address: Rotenturmstraße 16-18, 5.Stock, 1010 Wien
City: Vienna (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +2 hours)
Tel.:  (+43 / 1) 715 42 46
Fax: (+43 / 1) 713 60 04 

Working hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00 – 12.00, 14.00 – 17.00
Consular hours: Monday to Friday, 9.30 – 12.30 

If you require emergency assistance from the Embassy, then please contact us immediately on our main telephone number:  (+43 1) 7154246.  If you telephone outside of normal office hours or on a public holiday, a recorded message will provide the telephone number of the Duty Officer in Vienna, which can be called in case of a genuine consular emergency that cannot wait until office hours.

If you are calling from Ireland, then please contact the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin. The main switch number in Dublin is (+353 1) 4780822. Please note that, under the terms of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, dual citizens of Austria and Ireland may not avail of emergency consular assistance from the Irish Embassy while visiting or resident in Austria.

In consultation with the Consular Section of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Ireland, the Embassy of Ireland in Austria provides a range of consular services to Irish citizens visiting or residing in Austria and the Embassy’s other countries of accreditation.

• Visas
• Passports
• Residence and Work permits
• Driving License
• Family and legal matters
• Elections
• Legalisation
• Legislation, etc.

If you lose your passport, or if it is stolen, you should immediately report the loss to the Passport Office or your nearest Irish Embassy or Consulate.  You will be asked to confirm this in writing, or if you are applying for a new passport to include the details along with your passport application.

To obtain a new passport you should complete a passport application form .  This should be witnessed by a member of An Garda Síochána if you are resident in the State or by one of the eligible witnesses listed on the APS2 form if you live elsewhere.  The application form includes a section to enable you to provide details or the circumstances of the loss of the passport.   You should provide a full explanation of the circumstances.

When applying for your new passport you must resubmit your documents showing your proof of citizenship as if you were applying for the first time, please refer to First time adult applicants/Lost and stolen passports for requirements. If you have a poor passport record, ie have lost two or more passports, it is likely that only very limited passport facilities will be given for specific travel purposes.  On each occasion on which a passport is issued, even when this is a limited validity passport, the full passport fee will be payable. 

NOTE: Please note that the Embassy of Ireland in Austria accepts applications for visas from residents of Austria only.  Non-residents should contact the Embassy of Ireland in their country of residence.

The processing times for all visa applications vary depending on the volume of applications lodged and the type of visa being sought.  You should allow as much time as possible when applying for a visa but a minimum time of 8 weeks is recommended.  Applications for certain visa types may be decided by the Embassy without referral to the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) and these will be processed in a shorter time. The Visa Section will endeavour to have your application assessed as soon as possible.

Irish citizens do not require a visa to travel to Austria, a Member State of the European Union.  Irish citizens seeking information on visa requirements for travel to another country should contact the nearest Diplomatic or Consular mission of that country.