Contact points for people with qualifications
gained abroad

The advice centres offer the following services in all federal states: 

  • Comprehensive information and advice throughout the whole recognition and evaluation process (free of charge and in multiple languages)
  • Clarification on whether formal recognition is required or possible
  • Basic information on the legal regulations for taking up a professional activity
  • Support with asserting your rights in accordance with the federal law
  • Support with submitting applications for recognition and evaluation 
  • Obtaining certified translations of degrees, certificates and other documentation
  • Information on further training and advice options

Contact Point Vienna

Advisory centre for migrants
Perspektive - recognition and further training and education advisory centre for new immigrants and individuals entitled to asylum
Lassallestraße 1/3rd floor
1020 Vienna

Advice sessions by appointment only.
Tel.: 01/58 58 019
ast.wien@migrant.at

Contact point Lower Austria and Northern Burgenland

Advisory centre for migrants
Lassallestraße 1/3rd floor
1020 Wien

St. Pölten office hours (AMS St. Pölten)
Daniel Gran Straße 10
3100 St. Pölten

Wiener Neustadt office hours (AMS Wiener Neustadt) 
Neunkirchner Straße 36
2700 Wiener Neustadt

Advice sessions by appointment only.
Tel.: 01/99 72 851
ast.noe@migrant.at

Contact point Upper Austria and Salzburg

migrare – Upper Austria Centre for Migrants
Hahnengasse 5 (second floor)
4020 Linz

Salzburg office hours

Salzburg (BFI)
Schillerstraße 30
5020 Salzburg

Advice sessions by appointment only.
Tel.: 0732/66 73 63-305 and 0676/846954-305
ast.oberoesterreich@migrare.at or ast.salzburg@migrare.at

Contact point for Styria, Carinthia and Southern Burgenland

ZEBRA – Intercultural Centre of Counselling and Therapy
Granatengasse 4/3rd floor
8020 Graz 

Klagenfurt office hours (AMS Landesgeschäftsstelle)
Rudolfsbahngürtel 42
9021 Klagenfurt
Advice sessions by appointment only.
Tel.: 0316/83 56 30-100
ast@zebra.or.at

Contact point Tirol and Vorarlberg

ZeMiT – Center for Migrants in Tyrol
Andreas-Hofer-Straße 46/1st floor
6020 Innsbruck 

Feldkirch office hours (ZeMiT)
Bahnhofstraße 29 (Comino)
6800 Feldkirch
Advice sessions by appointment only.
Tel.: 0512/57 71 70 (Tyrol)
Tel.:0660 43 69 654 (Vorarlberg)
ast.tirol@zemit.at or ast.vorarlberg@zemit.at

Advisory centre for migrants
Lassallestraße 1/3rd floor
1020 Vienna
anlaufstellenkoordination@migrant.at
http://www.anlaufstelle-anerkennung.at