Visa

Austria is member of the European Union and the Schengen Agreement. Therefore, for most of the citizens of European countries a national identity card is sufficient to enter Austria. For many other citizens around the world a valid passport is sufficient. All other citizens need a Schengen visa to enter Austria.  For all participants who will need a visa we will provide letters of invitation shortly after the registration.

Information on the Visa Application

The following web site of the Austrian Foreign Ministry contains important informations which you should read carefully in order to avoid problems in the visa application. 

http://www.bmeia.gv.at/index.php?id=68098&L=1 

The Austrian Foreign Ministry advises you to contact the Austrian representation which is reponsible for your country prior your visa application. The information at the above link are only for a first orientation. We have to state here that the requirements for documents for a visa application may be adapt to local circumstances for different countries.  

More information about travel to Austria can be found at the Austrian Foreign Ministry.
http://www.bmeia.gv.at/

A list of Austrian representations around the world can be found here.
http://www.bmeia.gv.at/en/foreign-ministry/service/austrian-representations-in-german.html

The Austrian Foreign Ministry recommens to apply for a visa 8 to 10 weeks ahead the event to avoid problems caused by a late application. 

Visa Timeline

• March 1 2009: leagues announce the qualified teams (except Junior leagues)
• March 9 2009: registration website opens (only qualified teams can register)
• once a team has registered and paided their registration fee a letter of invitation is issued which is mandatory for a successful visa application
• April 17 2009: end of early registration deadline (except Junior leagues, if you fail to get visa and registered and paid before this date the RoboCup Federation refund the registration fee execept 30 Euros processing fee)
• May 1 2009: end of junior team qualification
• June 6 2009: junior early registration ends (important date to be in time for visa application)
• June 8 2009: final list of visa applicants send to Austrian Foreign Ministry, this list will be forwarded to the responsible embassies in order to support the visa process