Austrian student visa for Rwandan students in Innsbruck.
The 2026 rules for students from Rwanda: the money to show, what your documents need and where you apply.
Money to show, under 24
€8,671
a year, about FRw12,052,690
Your documents need
Apostille
from your issuing authority
To enter Austria
Visa D
apply in Kigali
The money to show
Under 24
€8,671 a year
€722.58 a month · about FRw1,004,386 a month, FRw12,052,690 a year
24 and over
€15,701 a year
€1,308.39 a month · about FRw1,818,662 a month, FRw21,824,390 a year
If your rent is above €386.43 a month, you need to show more. Local amounts are approximate. Source: OeAD 2026.
Your documents and the visa
Apostille
Austria accepts apostilles from Rwanda. Your official documents, such as your birth certificate, need an apostille before you submit them.
Visa D required
Citizens of Rwanda apply at the Austrian embassy in Kigali before travelling to Austria.
Processing time
Usually 8 to 12 weeks for applicants from Rwanda; the legal maximum is 90 days. Waiting for an embassy appointment: ~4 weeks.
Specific to Rwanda
- REB certificate verification
- HEC equivalency letter
- Police clearance from Rwanda National Police
Studying in Innsbruck
Alpine university city, outdoor lifestyle meets academic excellence
Universities
12
Average rent
€400-550
Students
34,000+
Immigration office
BH Innsbruck, Bezirkshauptmannschaft Innsbruck, Innrain 34, 6020 Innsbruck
Universities in Innsbruck
University of Innsbruck (28,000+)
Medical University of Innsbruck (3,500+)
MCI Innsbruck (3,500+)
Ibibazo bikunze kubazwa ku bijyanye na viza y'umunyeshuri wa Otirishiya
Igikorwa cyo gutunganya viza y'umunyeshuri ya Otirishiya bifata icyarimwe ibyumweru 6 kugeza ku 12 uhereye ku itariki wasabye mu bubiligi. Byifuzwa gusaba nibura amezi 3 mbere yuko amasomo atangira.
Niba ufite imyaka iri munsi ya 24, ugomba kwerekana euro 722.58 ku kwezi (euro 8,671 ku mwaka). Niba ufite imyaka 24 cyangwa irenga, ukeneye euro 1,308.39 ku kwezi (euro 15,701 ku mwaka).
Yego, abanyeshuri ba bachelor na master bashobora gukora amasaha 20 ku cyumweru. Ukeneye uruhushya rwo gukora ruturuka kuri serivisi y'imirimo (AMS).
Pasiporo ikora, ibaruwa yo kwemererwa mu ishuri rikuru, icyemezo cy'amafaranga, ubwishingizi bw'ubuzima, icyemezo cy'ubutegetsi bwiza, sertifika y'amavuko, amafoto y'ubunini bwa pasiporo n'ifishi y'ubusabe yuzuye.
Ushobora gukoresha ubujurire mu byumweru 4 nyuma yo kwanzwa ku rukiko rw'ubuyobozi bwa Leta (BVwG). Suzuma neza impamvu z'ubwanze kandi ukosore ibikenewe mbere yo kongera gusaba.
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