The Discreet Investor
World Passport Index · October 2026
Austria passport: rank 23 of 199
The Austria passport scores 87.8 out of 100 in our Investor Score and opens 156 destinations without a prior visa (Mobility Score 159.4, rank 19).
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Investor Score
How the Austria passport scores on each pillar
| Pillar | Points | What drives it |
|---|---|---|
| Weighted mobility | 27.2 / 30 | 156 of 198 destinations without a prior visa; 91% of the maximum once destinations are weighted by economic importance. |
| Right to live and work | 18.1 / 20 | Right to live and work in 29 other countries. |
| Banking access | 15.0 / 15 | Not on the FATF, EU or sanctions lists that banks check. |
| Tax and obligations | 13.5 / 15 | Military service, with exemption or deferral for citizens abroad |
| Citizenship flexibility | 7.0 / 10 | Dual citizenship allowed with restrictions; Passed automatically to children born abroad; Can be withdrawn on strict security grounds |
| Stability and consular protection | 7.0 / 10 | Political stability 75/100 · rule of law 86/100 · embassies or consulates in 84 countries. |
| Investor Score | 87.8 / 100 |
Weighted mobility
Where Austria passport holders can travel
Entry rules for a short tourist or business stay, by category. Destinations are the 199 passport-issuing jurisdictions; dependent territories will be added in the first full edition.
Visa-free122
- Albania · 90 days
- Andorra
- Angola · 30 days
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Argentina · 90 days
- Armenia · 180 days
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belarus · 30 days
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bolivia · 90 days
- Bosnia & Herzegovina · 90 days
- Botswana · 90 days
- Brazil · 90 days
- Brunei · 90 days
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Cape Verde · 30 days
- Chile · 90 days
- China · 30 days
- Colombia · 90 days
- Costa Rica · 90 days
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Dominica · 90 days
- Dominican Republic · 90 days
- Ecuador · 90 days
- El Salvador
- Estonia
- Eswatini · 30 days
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Gambia · 90 days
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala · 90 days
- Guyana · 90 days
- Haiti · 90 days
- Honduras
- Hong Kong · 90 days
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Jamaica · 30 days
- Japan · 90 days
- Kazakhstan · 30 days
- Kiribati · 90 days
- Kosovo · 90 days
- Kyrgyzstan · 60 days
- Latvia
- Lesotho · 14 days
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao · 90 days
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Marshall Islands · 90 days
- Mauritius · 180 days
- Mexico · 180 days
- Micronesia · 90 days
- Moldova · 90 days
- Monaco
- Mongolia · 30 days
- Montenegro · 90 days
- Morocco · 90 days
- Netherlands
- Nicaragua · 90 days
- North Macedonia · 90 days
- Norway
- Oman · 14 days
- Palau · 90 days
- Palestine
- Panama · 90 days
- Paraguay · 90 days
- Peru · 90 days
- Philippines · 30 days
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar · 90 days
- Romania
- Samoa · 90 days
- San Marino
- Senegal · 90 days
- Serbia · 90 days
- Singapore · 90 days
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands · 90 days
- South Africa · 90 days
- South Korea · 90 days
- Spain
- St Lucia · 90 days
- St Vincent & the Grenadines · 90 days
- Suriname · 90 days
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- São Tomé & Príncipe · 15 days
- Taiwan · 90 days
- Tajikistan · 30 days
- Thailand · 60 days
- Timor-Leste · 90 days
- Tonga · 90 days
- Trinidad & Tobago · 90 days
- Tunisia
- Tuvalu · 90 days
- Türkiye · 90 days
- Ukraine · 90 days
- United Arab Emirates · 90 days
- Uruguay · 90 days
- Uzbekistan · 30 days
- Vanuatu · 90 days
- Vatican City
- Venezuela · 90 days
- Zambia · 90 days
Electronic travel authorisation8
- Australia · 90 days
- Israel · 90 days
- New Zealand
- Seychelles
- Sri Lanka · 30 days
- St Kitts & Nevis
- United Kingdom
- United States · 90 days
Visa on arrival26
- Bahrain · 14 days
- Bangladesh · 30 days
- Burundi
- Cambodia · 30 days
- Comoros · 45 days
- Djibouti · 30 days
- Egypt · 30 days
- Ethiopia · 90 days
- Guinea-Bissau · 90 days
- Indonesia · 30 days
- Jordan · 30 days
- Kuwait
- Laos · 30 days
- Lebanon
- Madagascar · 60 days
- Malawi · 90 days
- Maldives · 30 days
- Mozambique · 30 days
- Namibia
- Nepal · 90 days
- Rwanda · 30 days
- Saudi Arabia · 90 days
- Sierra Leone · 30 days
- Syria · 30 days
- Tanzania · 90 days
- Zimbabwe · 30 days
E-visa30
Right to live and work
Where Austria citizens can live and work
Austria citizens can live and work without a permit in these countries:
Right to live and work29
- Belgium · full right
- Bulgaria · full right
- Croatia · full right
- Cyprus · full right
- Czechia · full right
- Denmark · full right
- Estonia · full right
- Finland · full right
- France · full right
- Germany · full right
- Greece · full right
- Hungary · full right
- Iceland · full right
- Ireland · full right
- Italy · full right
- Latvia · full right
- Lithuania · full right
- Luxembourg · full right
- Malta · full right
- Netherlands · full right
- Norway · full right
- Poland · full right
- Portugal · full right
- Romania · full right
- Slovakia · full right
- Slovenia · full right
- Spain · full right
- Sweden · full right
- Switzerland · full right
Banking access · Tax and obligations · Citizenship flexibility
Banking, tax and citizenship rules for Austria citizens
Banking
- Not on the FATF, EU or sanctions lists that banks check.
Tax and obligations
- Military service, with exemption or deferral for citizens abroad
Citizenship
- Dual citizenship allowed with restrictions
- Passed automatically to children born abroad
- Can be withdrawn on strict security grounds
Stability and consular network
- Political stability 75/100 · rule of law 86/100 · embassies or consulates in 84 countries.
Austria passport: common questions
How many countries can Austria passport holders visit without a visa? +
156 of the 198 other passport-issuing jurisdictions: 122 visa-free, 8 with an electronic travel authorisation and 26 with a visa on arrival. A further 30 offer an e-visa, and 12 require a visa from an embassy or consulate.
Do Austria citizens need a visa for the Schengen area, the United Kingdom and the United States? +
Schengen area (France): Visa-free. United Kingdom: Electronic travel authorisation. United States: Electronic travel authorisation.
Is the Austria passport good for investors? +
It ranks 23 of 199 in the Investor Score, with 87.8 points out of 100. Its strongest pillar is Banking access; its weakest is Citizenship flexibility.
Sources: entry rules from the Wikipedia article Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), read in October 2026; other pillars from official lists, legislation, the World Bank, UNDP and UN Tourism. Preliminary edition — see the methodology.
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