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Packing list in Vienna

A packing checklist for Vienna, filtered by the season you arrive in. Ticks are saved on this device, so you can come back to it.

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For Vienna

Season you arrive

Documents

Passport, with at least six months left on it
Visa or residence paperwork, printed and saved offline
Health or travel insurance documents
Certified copies of birth or marriage certificates, if family is coming
Apostilled birth certificate, with a certified translation if not in German or English (residence applications and some registrations ask for it)
Degree certificates and proof of work experience (they score Red-White-Red Card points)
Biometric passport photos

Tech

An unlocked or dual-SIM phone
Power bank
Laptop and charger
Type F (Schuko) plug adapters, 230V

Apps

ÖBB installed

Health

Prescription medication for the first three months, with the prescription
Antihistamines and a basic first-aid kit
EHIC, or a UK GHIC (covers necessary care until your e-card arrives)

Clothing

Light layers
Shoes you can walk a city in
One set of interview or office clothes
A waterproof jacket
A windproof layer and a scarf (the wind off the Danube plain is persistent)

Money

A card with no foreign transaction fees
Enough local cash for the first day
Cash for markets, Heurigen and small cafés (Austria is still fond of cash)

Home

Your lease, flat photos and landlord contact saved offline
House slippers (shoes come off at the door in Austrian homes)

Packing for Vienna · Autumn0/250% packed.

Documents0/7
Tech0/4
Apps0/1
Health0/3
Clothing0/5
Money0/3
Home0/2

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