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Schengen Type CVerified 16 Apr 2026Schengen short-stay visa for Indian film crew visiting Austria to shoot motion films, with backing from Indian film associations and Austrian business partners.
Professional filing · fee back if refused
Not included in our fee: a flight reservation (from ₹708) and a confirmed hotel booking (₹590 per hotel). Book them separately, only if your visa needs them:
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Guide last reviewed 2026-04-16. Fees, documents and appointment rules can change.
This visa is given to those who are visiting Austria to shoot motion films. Requires detailed documentation from both the Indian production company and the Austrian business partner.
What it costs
Paid directly to Austria / VFS — these are not our service fee, and we never mark them up.
Figures per VFS Global, last verified 16 Apr 2026. Fees change without notice — the official page is final.
Embassy fees are set in EUR by the Austrian Embassy — the actual INR charged at VFS varies with the daily exchange rate. VFS service charge is fixed in INR. All fees payable in Cash / Card / UPI (or Rupay). Fees are non-refundable in case the visa is refused. Approximate total for an adult short-stay visa: €90 + ₹2,524 (~₹12,289 at current rates).
Flights · Hotels · Insurance · Itinerary
Austria applies the Schengen rules, so travel insurance is not a nice-to-have — it is a legal condition of the visa.
2 of 4 are compulsory for Austria
Where people slip: Flying into one city and out of another with nothing showing how you travel between them. Officers read the whole route, and an unexplained gap reads as a plan that does not hold together.
Book for ₹708 (+₹472 per family member)Where people slip: Free-cancellation bookings are accepted, but if the entire file is free-cancellation the officer sees a trip nobody has committed to. Some of it should be real spend.
Confirmed hotel booking, ₹590 per hotel: message us firstWhere people slip: Buying cover for the adults and forgetting the children. Every traveller needs their own EUR 30,000, infants included — a real refusal we have seen on a family of four.
What a Schengen policy must showWhere people slip: Spending more nights in another Schengen country than in Austria. That gets a file rejected before it is even assessed.
The letter your itinerary attaches toWe can arrange the flight reservation, the hotel and the itinerary for your Austria file — each sold separately.
We are a B2B travel agency as well as a visa consultancy, working with partners including Riya Travel — so the flight reservation and the confirmed hotel booking both come from us, and you deal with one team. Every booking is a real one under your own name. We do not sell travel insurance: buy the policy directly from an insurer.
None of them is part of our visa fee: each is bought on its own, at the price below, with or without our visa service.
Flight reservation ₹708 (+₹472 per extra family member) · Confirmed hotel booking ₹590 per hotel · Travel itinerary ₹1,499. GST included.
Delivery. Usually within 30 minutes during office hours, Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00 IST. Confirmed hotel bookings are not bought online: message us first on WhatsApp or email info@sureshotvisa.com with the city, dates and travellers.
Tell us your dates — we will say which of these you actually need
What to gather
Having a document isn't the same as presenting it right — that's the part we handle.
Fully completed in English or German, signed by applicant
Valid 3 months beyond stay, 2 blank pages, ≤10 years old, NO alteration or handwritten amendment on data page
ICAO-compliant, 35–45mm wide, white bg, ≤6 months old
Schengen-wide, €30,000 min, full trip + COVID-19. Approved Indian companies only from Jan 2026.
From Cine Artist Association of India / Film Federation of India
Purpose, duration, accompanying persons, transport and accommodation
Detailing professional background and filming history
With the Indian Motion Pictures Producers Association / Film Chamber of Commerce
In English, detailing intended scenes and locations to be shot in Austria
Original, stamped & signed by bank
For last 2 years
Detailed kind of activity of each member, designation, and justification of uniqueness
With references and contacts from previous productions
Or other financial resources
Detailing professional background and filming history. Forwarded directly by the Austrian business partner via email to: NEW-DELHIKA@bmeia.gv.at
Together with filming permits of each location
Hotel reservation in Austria and other EU Member States (if applicable)
Airline reservation + intra-Schengen/EU travel if applicable
Elektronische Verpflichtungserklärung — to be obtained by the Austrian business via bmi.gv.at at the appropriate regional Fremdenpolizeibehörde office in Austria
For minor with one parent: NOC from other parent + passport copy. Minor alone: notarized NOC from both parents/legal guardians + passport copies.
Required · optional / if applicable
5 steps from intake to approval — never as linear as government sites pretend.
Indian association endorsement
Obtain letter regarding the film project from Cine Artist Association of India / Film Federation of India.
Austrian partner preparation
Austrian business partner sends invitation letter DIRECTLY to the Embassy via email (NEW-DELHIKA@bmeia.gv.at) with filming permits of each location.
Assemble full documentation
Production company financials + screenplay abstract + crew list + individual crew documents.
Book VFS appointment + submit
All crew members can apply on same day.
Embassy decision
15 working days standard — may extend due to crew-specific scrutiny.
Biometrics and the visit to the visa centre are yours to attend in person — no consultancy can do those for you. How we work
What works
7 levers that flip a borderline case.
Each link opens the official Austria page on VFS Global (we never host third-party forms): pick your visa category there and use its "Download Form" section for the current version.
Answer 10 questions to see your likelihood of approval. Embassies look for the same core factors across visa types — financial strength, clear purpose, genuine intent to return.
How clear is your purpose of visit?
How long is your planned stay?
Travel history to developed countries?
Any previous visa refusals?
Employment / income source?
3-month average bank balance?
Income Tax Returns history?
Travel bookings status?
Ties to India (reasons you'll return)?
Travelling with?
Indicative only — final decision is always with the Embassy.
Frequently asked
At least 4–6 weeks before shoot start. Film crew applications often need additional scrutiny because of the multiple approvals (filming permits, AMS, etc.).
Generally not if the crew is paid by the Indian production company and only shooting (not working for an Austrian entity). If Austrian personnel are being hired, AMS may be involved.
Yes — on-screen talent working for the Indian production company applies under Film Crew Visa.
Yes. The Austrian business partner must email the invitation letter directly to NEW-DELHIKA@bmeia.gv.at — not just hand it to the applicant. This is a specific requirement for film visas.
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A strong Austria file clearly explains your travel purpose, funds, and ties to India. We structure and submit everything properly — so your case is presented clearly and professionally.
Our professional fee · GST included
₹4,999GST included
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Not included in our fee: a flight reservation (from ₹708) and a confirmed hotel booking (₹590 per hotel). Book them separately, only if your visa needs them:
Not sure you qualify? Start with a refundable ₹499 possibility report — an honest Yes / Maybe / No, credited to this fee.
Price is for our consultancy service only and includes 18% GST. No agency can guarantee a visa — the final decision rests with the visa authority.
Your fee, in one glance
Government, VFS, insurance, ticket and hotel costs are separate and charged at cost. Read what each item means, in full.
Before you file
Filed on a guessed checklist, the government fee is gone on a refusal and the refusal follows every future application. Filed after a consultant at our licensed firm has read the papers against each other, the file answers the officer's questions before they are asked. Same Austria rules, different outcome. How we do that is written once, in full, on the method page rather than repeated here.
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Source & Disclaimer
Data on this page is sourced from the official VFS Global Austria website and Embassy of Austria. Last verified 2026-04-16. Always verify with the official embassy before applying — fees and requirements change without notice.
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