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A project of Regionalmanagement OÖ GmbH with OÖ Wirtschaftsagentur Business Upper Austria for purposes of the Growth Strategy, financed with funds provided by the State of Upper Austria. HELLO WELS-EFERDING Services and contacts for new fellow residents in your region. Dr. Michael Strugl, MBA State Economic Council TOGETHER WE SHAPE THE FUTURE In order to maintain Upper Austria’s leading position in economic growth and innovative strength, its regions need clever minds. The future of our local companies largely depends on whether sufficiently well-educated and motivated pro- fessionals will continue to be available as employees. It is thus crucial for the economic growth of the region of Wels-Eferding that those professionals who emigrate from other countries or states or who return to the region after their studies can feel at home here. This requires a culture of welcoming that is implemented equally in companies, government offices, and educational and recreational faci- lities. All of these public institutions must work together to ensure that this is effective and that talented, well-educa- ted people remain in the Wels-Eferding region long-term, and that various measures are jointly implemented to create a true culture of welcoming. Those people whom incomers and returnees first meet in a municipality or a company must be aware of all of the available welcome offers and services in the Wels-Efer- ding region in order to be able to sufficiently inform the incoming people of them. You can find a summary of all of these offers in this brochure! HELLO FUTURE! The project „Welcome Location UA - A Service for Municipalities and Companies“ deals with the development of a structured welcoming culture for incomers and returnees in Upper Austrian municipalities and companies. Regionalmanagement OÖ GmbH (RMOÖ) implements this project in conjunction with UA business agency Business Upper Austria as a partner in all UA sub- regions and thereby integrates regional players into the process. We are happy that you and your municipality or company are taking part in our project „Welcome Location UA“! With this service brochure we support advising newly incoming residents and employees. Together we are here to help incoming and returning specialists and key workers in the Wels-Eferding region! The goal is to provide these individuals with the best possible start and a good perspective for staying here. TABLE OF CONTENTS Arriving in Upper Austria 03 Officials & Documents 04 Financial Matters 08 Working in the Region 10 Medical Care 13 Living in the Region 14 Family & Child Care 16 Schools & Education in the Region 19 Mobility 23 Safety 23 Recreation & Daily Life 24 German Language Courses 26 Service Centres for International Professionals & Key Workers 28 Information Service & Continued Education for Multipliers 29 Welcome Location UA – A Service for Municipalities andCompanies 33 Overview of Municipal Agencies 35 02 03 ARRIVING IN UPPER AUSTRIA (Mobile) phone, internet, TV, radio, etc. A number of bureaucratic and official matters must be ■ attended to before and after arriving in Upper Austria. This ■ German course checklist provides an overview of the most important steps. A more extensive description can be found at ■ Mobility www.willkommen-standortooe.at. ■ Support programmes Checklist: ■ Integration agreement for citizens of third-countries ■ Service centres for international professionals and ■ Residence title ■ key workers ■ Registration sheet ■ Career-based consultation ■ EEA residence certification ■ Faith communities ■ Living/apartment search/legal consultation living ■ Pets ■ Car import (standard consumption approval) This checklist should serve as a point of reference, but is not Reregistration car plate ■ guaranteed to contain everything! ■ Reregistration driving licence Extensive and constantly current information can be found ■ Social security online at www.help.gv.at, the website of the Federal Chan- cellery. ■ Physician The first point of contact for new residents is the respective ■ E-card municipal office of their place of residence. Addresses and responsible contacts can be found in the appendix. ■ Bank account Job search Personalised consultation for professionals and key workers ■ Recognition of educational certificates in German and English is provided at the Welcome2Upper ■ Insurance (household, legal protection, liability, etc.) Austria Service Center. ■ Family assistance/child benefits Business Upper Austria – OÖ Wirtschaftsagentur GmbH Netzwerk Humanressourcen 4020 Linz, Hafenstraße 47-51 ■ Registration child care, school Telephone: +43 (0) 732 79810-5198 E-mail: [email protected] ■ Registration electricity, water, gas www.come2upperaustria.com Facebook: facebook.com/come2upperaustria 04 OFFICIALS & DOCUMENTS Registration of residence and Responsible contact: registration sheet WELS Magistrat der Stadt Wels In accordance with the Austrian Registration Act, all indivi- Aufenthaltswesen duals moving into a new home or resettling in Austria must Rathaus register/unregister at the registration office within three 4600 Wels, Stadtplatz 1 days before or after the move. The signature of the party Telefon: +43 (0) 7242 235-0 providing the home is required for rental properties. After E-Mail: [email protected] successful registration, the applicant receives a free certifi- www.wels.at Politik-Service-Verwaltung Service A-Z cate of registration for the residence. Aufenthaltwesen WELS-LAND Responsible contact: Bezirkshauptmannschaft Wels-Land 4602 Wels, Herrengasse 8 Local municipal office, see addresses attached Telefon: +43 (0) 724 618-0 E-Mail: [email protected] Additional information (download registration form): www.bh-wels-land.gv.at www.help.gv.at Documents and law EFERDING (Un)registration of residence Registration Bezirkshauptmannschaften Grieskirchen und Eferding 4710 Grieskirchen, Manglburg 14 Telefon: +43 (0) 7248 603-0 E-Mail: [email protected] www.bh-gr-ef-ooe.gv.at Registration certificate for EEA citizens Registration certificate for EEA citizens at: All citizens of the European Economic Area - i.e. all 28 www.help.gv.at Home Living in Austria Residence in member states of the European Union plus Iceland, Norway, Austria Residence EEA citizens and Swiss Liechtenstein, and Switzerland - do not require consent to Documentation and identity verification – EU citizens and reside in Austria due to their citizenship. However, they are Swiss obligated to register with the responsible authorities within four months after arrival should they plan to stay longer than three months. 05 Residence Title and Integration Agreement in UA Red-White-Red Card The Integration Agreement serves to integrate foreigners Third-country citizens are citizens of countries neither in (people who are not EU, EEA, or Swiss citizens) legally resi- the European Union (EU) nor in the European Economic ding in Austria and to grant them advanced German langu- Area (EEA), nor Switzerland. Should these individuals plan age skills. Elementary German skills are already required to spend longer than six months in Austria, they require a for the provision of a termed initial residence permit before residence title. Applications for a residence title must be ap- arrival. plied for at the Austrian representative office in the country of origin (consulate, embassy) before arrival in Austria. The Integration Agreement consists of two interrelated modules. Module 1 must be completed within two years with The Red-White-Red Card simplifies the terms of entry and the provision of a termed residence title. Module 2 must be residence. This card is issued for a period of twelve months completed to receive a right to permanent residence and and authorises a set period of residence and employment citizenship. with a specific employer. Especially highly qualified individu- als, professionals in scarce fields, other key workers, foreign www.help.gv.at Home Living in Austria Residence in graduates of Austrian colleges, and independent key workers Austria Residence for third-country citizens Integration may receive this card. The Blue Card is valid across the EU. Agreement Responsible contact: Consultation for authorities and documents: Representative offices abroad at www.bmeia.gv.at Embas- WELS sies & consulates Büro für Frauen, Gleichbehandlung und Integration der Stadt Wels Additional information: 4600 Wels, Stadtplatz 55 Telefon: +43 (0) 7242 235-5052 oder 5053 www.help.gv.at Living in Austria Residence in Austria E-Mail: [email protected] Residence title www.wels.gv.at/Politik-Service-Verwaltung Magistrat Direktion Geschäftsgruppe Direktion Büro für www.migration.gv.at Types of migration Permanent migra- Frauen, Gleichbehandlung und Integration tion WELS und WELS-LAND In order to cover any temporary additional personnel requi- Migrare – Zentrum für MigrantInnen OÖ rements, the Federal Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and 4600 Wels, Roseggerstraße 10 Consumer Protection may authorise foreign workers for a Telefon: +43 (0) 7242 73880 oder 73879 specific industry, a specific trade, or a specific region by E-Mail: [email protected] decree. www.migrare.at The employer shall file the application with the regional EFERDING branch of the labour market services responsible for the Migrare – Zentrum für MigrantInnen OÖ area in which the employer is located. Sprechtag Eferding (Montag) ÖGB (Österr. Gewerkschaftsbund) Eferding Foreign citizens may apply for a new passport, personal 4070 Eferding, Unterer Graben 5 identification, or identity card