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2.4.1.8.Transfer licence

Foreign employees who are sent to Austria for a maximum of four months by a foreign employer who has no branch office in Austria - i.e. in order to carry out short-term services, usually in connection with delivery of goods - require a transfer licence. The particular advantage of this type of permit is that for its approval only a residence permit (Aufenthaltserlaubnis) - and not a quota-dependent settlement licence (Niederlassungsbewilligung) - is required. Transfer permits may not on any account be issued for employees in the construction sector.

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