Digital Tools and Support for Ukrainians Starting Out in Austria
This guide provides key resources and links for Ukrainians settling in Austria, covering everything from required documents to housing, jobs, and family support.
📄 Essentials & Documents
- Diia app – digital UA passport, police-certificate & birth-/marriage-extracts on your phone
- Austrian Criminal-Record (Strafregisterauszug) – order online or at any police station; must be <3 months old
- here you can book an appointment in Vienna
- KSV 1870 – official solvency/credit report requested by MA35
- we can help you request this for free
💼 Jobs & Self-Employment
Jobs
- AMS eJob-Room – public job board in DE/EN/UA with filters for location & skills
- Willhaben Jobs – Austria’s biggest classifieds for jobs; many SME & blue-collar ads
- StepStone Austria – largest portal for qualified & English-speaking positions
Self-Employment
- Gründerservice WKO – free advice for becoming self-employed or starting a business
- GISA online Gewerbeanmeldung – open a sole-trader licence in minutes with ID-Austria
- SVS self-employed insurance – register for mandatory health, pension & accident cover
🏠 Housing & Utilities
- Willhaben Rentals – biggest flat listings; rental contract counts as housing proof
- Mietwohnungen Wien & Vienna Housing – two of the largest Facebook groups for housing in Vienna
- Immobilienscout24.at – one of the most user-friendly platforms for apartment search
- WG-gesucht.de – one of the largest websites for flat shares
- Durchblicker tariff-checker – compare & switch electricity, gas, internet in 3 min
💶 Banking & Money
- Erste Bank free online account for Ukrainians – open basic IBAN via video-ID in ~15 min
- Revolut multi-currency account – free EUR IBAN + cheap EUR/UAH transfers
👨👩👧👦 Family & Benefits
- Familienbeihilfe for Ukrainians – form to apply (Beih 100) & UA translation, incl. back-payment rules
- ÖIF German courses (A1–C1) – free classes nationwide, many with childcare
📱 Connectivity
- Tarife.at comparison – live price checker for SIM & home-internet deals
- HoT prepaid plans – no contract, start at €5.90; buy in any HOFER store HoT
- Spusu.at – cable/LTE/5G internet + TV for low prices
🏛️ Official Guidance
- City of Vienna: RWR+ for displaced Ukrainians – Info & explanations about the RWR+ Card for Ukrainians by the City of Vienna
- BMI Ukraine info hub – official information from the Austrian Ministry of the Interior (BMI)