New member soon relocating to Vienna

[moutaye]

Hi Guys

My name's Nico. I am a french lad living in Ireland and will be soon (next 3-4 months) relocating to Vienna.

Firstly, thanks for putting up such a great site together. It's not always easy to come across a good web portal which provides you with relevant information for expats.

I've been relocating a number of times across the EU and I know that the same "catch 22" situation always happen at some stage: e.g. you can not get an apartment if you don't have a bank account and you can not get a bank account if you don't have an address...

So I was wondering if you guys had any good tips on how to avoid this? I was thinking of opening an online account in Austria right now but it seems like i can only open an offshore savings account not an actual current account...

Anyway any help appreciated. Thanks again for the site and looking forward to be in Vienna soon!

Cheers

[Violet]

hi,

I pm-ed you!

V.

[WienA]

I had no problems getting a bank account with my passport and residence registration title

[gabitzigu]

Same here with the bank account. First i asked for info on one of the banks' website (one that has a "Service Centre for Expatriates"), and the answer from the bank was:

[moutaye]

Thanks very much for the info Gabi

Do you know if you can get the Meldezettel if using a temp accomodation like a service apartment?

I am going to rent a service apartment for a month and I was wondering if I could use that address to get the Meldezettel...

Cheers

[Harry_Lime]

I rented an apartment for a few months when I first arrived. It was a private, commission free apartment that was perfect until I got bank account set up, got to know Wien and decided where I wanted to stay.

It is free again this year in August for 3 months. Its furnished, right beside the Augarten in the 2nd . Rent was €650-680 month. If you are interested, PM me and I can put you in contact with the girl living there. She travels a few months a year and rents the apt out while she is gone.

[gabitzigu]

Hi Nico!

Usually you can (and in theory MUST - within three days of moving) fill out a Meldezettel, no matter of your type of accommodation. You can print the request yourself, fill it out and just request a signature from the owner (employee of the rental company). The form is available here:
http://www.wien.gv.at/verwaltung/meldeservice/meldezettel.html

In our case, on our first day the rental company has handed us over three pre-filled forms, signed and stamped by them.

You have to take the filled Meldezettel to the Meldeservice: http://www.wien.gv.at/verwaltung/meldeservice/stellen.html They will give you (on the spot) a "Bestätigung der Meldung" - but this is also commonly referred as Meldezettel.

Gabriel

[moutaye]

Excellent stuff Gabi, many thanks for the clarification.