Architects (EU/EEA countries/Switzerland) – Establishment

General information

EU/EEA nationals and Swiss nationals and their family members who are licensed to practice the profession of free-lance architects in their home countries may, under certain conditions, become established in Austria to practice their profession on Austrian territory.

Requirements

• The requesting party must have been licensed to work as an architect in his/her home country.
• No reasons for disqualification.

Deadlines

No special deadlines need to be observed.

Competent authority

• Request: The competent Chamber of Civil Engineers (→ zt)^{German text} where the requesting party's office and/or branch office is to be located
• Decision: Federal Ministry of Labour and Economy (→ BMAW)^{German text}

Procedure

The request may be submitted personally, in writing or by e-mail to the competent authority.

Required documents

• Proof of nationality
• Certificate of qualification of the home member state which entitles the party concerned to take up work as a free-lance architect
• Certificate, that the education corresponds with Annex V, 5.7.1 of Directive 2005/36/EG on the recognition of professional qualifications
• Certificates of the competent authority of the home member state (no more than three months old) stating that the requesting party
  • is reliable
  • has not been declared bankrupt
  • complies with the code of conduct of his/her profession

Costs and fees

• Request:
  • EUR 47.30 federal fee
  • attachment: EUR 3.90 per sheet
• Official decision:
  • EUR 83.60 federal fee
  • EUR 98 federal administrative levy

Fees or taxes become due once the procedure is settled. For this purpose a payment form will be mailed to the party concerned.

Further information

Branch office architects (→ zt)^{German text}

Legal bases

Sections 10, 32 paragraph 2 of the Ziviltechnikergesetz (ZTG)