Digital Tools and Support for Ukrainians Living in Austria

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 under 3 months old.

KSV 1870 – official solvency/credit report requested by MA35.

Jobs & Self-Employment

Jobs

• AMS eJob-Room – public job board in DE/EN/UA
• Willhaben Jobs – Austria's biggest classifieds for jobs
• StepStone Austria – largest portal for qualified & English-speaking positions

Self-Employment

• Gründerservice WKO – free advice for becoming self-employed
• GISA online Gewerbeanmeldung – open a sole-trader licence in minutes
• SVS self-employed insurance – register for mandatory health, pension & accident cover

Housing & Utilities

• Willhaben Rentals – biggest flat listings
• Immobilienscout24.at – user-friendly apartment search
• WG-gesucht.de – largest website for flat shares
• Durchblicker tariff-checker – compare & switch electricity, gas, internet

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
• ÖIF German courses (A1–C1) – free classes nationwide, many with childcare

Connectivity

• Tarife.at comparison – live price checker for SIM & home-internet
• HoT prepaid plans – no contract, start at €5.90
• Spusu.at – cable/LTE/5G internet + TV for low prices

Official Guidance

• City of Vienna: RWR+ for displaced Ukrainians – info about the RWR+ Card
• BMI Ukraine info hub – official info from Austrian Ministry of the Interior