Austria - Apply for Disability Pass
ProcedureEdit
- If no decision or judgement has been issued earlier regarding the degree of disability of the applicant, doctors in the regional office of the Federal Social Welfare may do the assessment.
- Estimates about the level of disability may be based on the available evidence / opinion on the basis of Richtsatzverordnung (Federal Law Gazzette)
Required DocumentsEdit
- Completed Application Form
- Photograph (passport photo - 35 x 45 mm , not more than half a year)
- Decisions and judgments or detailed medical reports such as patient history, findings, etc.
Office Locations & ContactsEdit
Federal Social Office
Central Office
Babenbergerstrae 5
1010 Vienna
Tel: 05 99 88
Fax: 05 99 88-2131
Email: [email protected]
SMS queries , especially for the deaf : 0664 - 85 74 917
Opening times: Monday to Thursday from 7:30am to 3:30pm, Friday 7:30am to 2:30pm
Office hours: Monday to Friday 8:00am to 12:00 clock in the afternoon by appointment
Regional office of the Federal Social Office
Burgenland
Neusiedler Strae 46
7000 Eisenstadt
Tel: 02682/64 046
Fax: 05 99 88-7412
Email: bundessozialamt.bgl1 @ basb.gv.at
Directions: http://www.basb.gv.at/basb/Kontakt_-_Landesstellen/Burgenland
Carinthia
Kumpfgasse 23-25
??9020 Klagenfurt
Tel: 0463/5864-0
Fax: 05 99 88-5888
Email: bundessozialamt.ktn @ basb.gv.at
Directions: http://www.basb.gv.at/basb/Kontakt_-_Landesstellen/Kaernten
Lower Austria
Daniel-Gran-Strae 8/3 System. Stock
3100 St. Plten
Tel: 0 27 42/31 22 24
Fax: 0 27 42/31 22 24 - 76 55
Email: bundessozialamt.noe1 @ basb.gv.at
Directions: http://www.basb.gv.at/basb/Kontakt_-_Landesstellen/Niederoesterreich
Upper Austria
Gruber Strasse 63
4021 Linz
Tel: 0732/7604-0
Fax: 0732/7604-4400
Email: bundessozialamt.ooe @ basb.gv.at
Directions: http://www.basb.gv.at/basb/Kontakt_-_Landesstellen/Oberoesterreich
Salzburg
Auerspergstrae 67a
5020 Salzburg
Tel: 0662 / 88983-0
Fax: 05 99 88-3499
Email: bundessozialamt.sbg1 @ basb.gv.at
Directions: http://www.basb.gv.at/basb/Kontakt_-_Landesstellen/Salzburg
Styria
Babenbergerstrae 35
8021 Graz,
Tel: 0316/7090
Fax: 05 99 88-6899
E-mail: bundessozialamt.stmk1 @ basb.gv.at
Directions: http://www.basb.gv.at/basb/Kontakt_-_Landesstellen/Steiermark
Tyrol
Herzog-Friedrich-Strae 3
6020 Innsbruck
Tel: 0512/563 101
Fax: 05 99 88/7075
Email: bundessozialamt.tirol1 @ basb.gv.at
Branch Landeck
Urichstrae 35
6500 Landeck
Tel: 05442/68 420
Fax: 05442 / 68420-13
Email: bundessozialamt.tirol2 @ basb.gv.at
Vorarlberg
Rhine Road 32/3
6900 Bregenz
Tel: 05574/6838
Fax: 05 99 88-7205
Email: bundessozialamt.vlbg @ basb.gv.at
Directions: http://www.basb.gv.at/basb/Kontakt_-_Landesstellen/Vorarlberg
Vienna
Babenbergerstrae 5
1010 Vienna, Austria
Tel: 01/588 31
Fax: 05 99 88/2266
Email: bundessozialamt.wien1 @ basb.gv.at
Directions: http://www.basb.gv.at/basb/Kontakt_-_Landesstellen/Wien
EligibilityEdit
Disability Pass may be availed by persons:
- Who resides in Austria and belongs to the following group:
- Disabled. To know more: https://www.usp.gv.at/Portal.Node/usp/public/content/mitarbeiter/arbeit_und_behinderung/beguenstigte_behinderte_menschen/1280.html
- Recipients / beneficiaries of care allowance or comparable benefits under federal law regulations
- Recipients / beneficiaries of increased family allowance
- Recipients / beneficiaries of a monetary incapacity benefit, disability , incapacity or permanent disability
- Whose degree of disability or the loss of earning capacity is at least 50 percent.
People with disabilities who used to live abroad but stay for professional or personal reasons regularly in Austria, may apply for a disabled pass.
FeesEdit
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ValidityEdit
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Documents to UseEdit
- Disability Pass Application Form
- Fact Sheet
Sample DocumentsEdit
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Processing TimeEdit
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Related VideosEdit
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InstructionsEdit
Applications are submitted to the regional offices of the Federal Social Office.
Required InformationEdit
A list which displays the kind of information which is required to complete the procedure. e.g. 1. Date of Birth. 2. City or County of Birth.
Need for the DocumentEdit
Disability Pass is a government ID issued as a proof of disability. It is printed in German languange with translations in English and French.
You may avail discounts in some services by presenting a Disability Pass.
Information which might helpEdit
- Disability Pass Online Guide
- Checklist of Requirements and Necessary Documents
Other uses of the Document/CertificateEdit
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External LinksEdit
- Federal Social Office Website: http://www.basb.gv.at/basb/
- Federal Disability Act: http://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=10008713
- Austrian Government Portal: https://www.help.gv.at/Portal.Node/hlpd/public/content/114/Seite.1140010.html
OthersEdit
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