In the following chapter you will learn about

  • the conditions under which you are covered by social insurance in Austria;
  • which insurance benefits you can receive under Austrian social security law. 

There are only slight differences for people with EU/EEA citizenship and Swiss nationals on the one hand and third-country nationals on the other. 

...and I hold the nationality of another EU/EEA country or Switzerland

...and I am a third-country national

When and how am I covered by social security in Austria?

Insurance benefits