About 78 % of the population Catholics make, 5 % - Protestants, 2 % - Moslems, 12 % - atheists.
Currency of Austria:
The international name: EUR
Most an exchange favourable rate in banks.

Foreign convertible currencies, traveller’s cheques etc. exchange for euro in all banks and post offices on an official rate established by the Viennese stock exchange.
In exchange offices at stations and at the airports to this course the small extra charge for carrying out of operation of an exchange becomes, but they are opened seven days in a week from 8 o’clock till 20 o’clock.Most an exchange favourable rate in banks….Whether the visa to entrance is necessary: Yesþ The visa:For entrance to the country citizens of Russia should have the passport, and as the visa which stands out the Austrian consulate:The visa And (the transit visa to trips by the plane): the visa to those who follows transit through the international transit zone of the airport, does not resolve entrance on territory of Austria.
The visa In (the transit visa): the visa to those who follows through Austria and other countries of the Schengen agreement, in the country which is not entering in Shengen, for example, Switzerland or Great Britain. The transit visa stands out on journey within 5 days.
The visa With (for short-term stay): the visa which grants the right to entrance to Austria and other countries Schengen space for the period till 90 days within 6 months since the first entrance to one of the countries of the Schengen agreement.
National Austrian visa D: the National Austrian visa which grants the right to stay in Austria for the term from 3 till 6 months without presence of the permission to time stay or residence permit. At presence of this visa transit journey through other countries of the Schengen agreement within 5 days is possible.
Necessary documents for reception of the visa With to Austria:- The passport, which period of validity expires not less than in 3 months after prospective returning from the country.
- 1 filled questionnaire.
- 1 photo.
- The invitation original (guest, business or the invitation from the Austrian tour operator).
- A medical insurance policy.
- The inquiry on incomes from a work place in English or German languages.
- For students - the inquiry from a study place.
- For temporarily idle it is necessary to give other documents certifying solvency of the person - credit cards, extracts from bank bills etc.
- The air ticket with the fixed dates of an arrival and a start.
- The inquiry on currency purchase for the sum from calculation 50 euros a day.It is in addition necessary to give For tourist trips:
- Bron from hotel (it is possible a fax); with instructions of surnames, dates and the residing costs, assured by the signature of the managing director and acknowledgement of its payment;
- The reference about the salary (for idle, pensioners and students: the inquiry from a study place; a copy of the pension certificate; the sponsor’s letter with an extract from the bank bill of the sponsor);
- A copy or acknowledgement of booking of the ticket aboard the plane or a train (there and back);
- A copy of the birth certificate and the notarial power of attorney from parents - for children. For business trips:
- The signed original of the invitation on the firm form of the accepting organisation with instructions of a surname, a date of birth and number of the passport invited, the exact purpose of a trip (not simply “business”, “negotiations”, etc.), an exact times of stay in Austria;
- The reference from the Russian employer. For a trip under the private invitation:
- Eight-digit identification number of the electronic invitation (EVE). For transit trips:
- The copy of the valid visa of the country of purpose and those countries which are not entering into the Schengen agreement through which the applicant, leaving Austria, follows in the purpose country;
- Copies of tickets for a train or the plane there and back.The embassy reserves the right to itself on occasion to demand additional documents. In case of need the applicant can be personally invited to the visa in Consulate.For entrance to the country citizens of Russia should have the passport, and as the visa which stands out Austrian consulate:...