Useful links

 
On this page, you’ll find an overview of useful links for living and working in Austria and Vorarlberg. We strive to keep the page up to date – if any link no longer works, feel free to write to hello@expat-v.at.
This page does not claim to be exhaustive. If you have suggestion for a useful link, please let us know.
Many answers to questions can be found in the linked brochures.

CONTENTS

  1. Guides for Working & Living in Austria & Vorarlberg
  2. Essential links to authorities
  3. Finance & Taxation
  4. Family
  5. Education
  6. Health Care
  7. Mental Health
  8. Insurance
  9. Cars
  10. Online Market Places
  11. Housing
  12. Learn the language
  13. Public transportation
  14. Leisure activities
  15. Local news
  16. Weather forecast
  17. Practical tips

Finance & Taxation

Online guides and calculators on the topic “tax and finance”

Income and taxation information

Gross-net calculator online (German)

Family

Useful tips & links for families by Expat V

Offers for families by the federal government of Vorarlberg

Women-specific information and guidance

Education

Pfiffikus.at – Find all kinds of educational offers

Austrian Educational System

The Chamber of Labour Education Voucher – discount on various educational offer

Recognition of qualifications

Educational and career guidance for young people

Health care

Xsund App – The Vorarlberg Healthcare App

Find a doctor – various filters like field of expertice & language

Find a doctor – alternative search engine

Mental health

ifs – Institut für Sozialhilfe

aks gesundheit

pro mente vorarlberg – sozialpsychiatrische Dienste

Insurance

Insurance – Get your Household Contents and Personal Liability Insurance (featured by Expat V)

Compare Insurance Offerings in Austria

Austrian Health Insurance Fund (ÖGK)

Cars

Austrian Automobile Clubs: ÖAMTC & ARBÖ

Conversion of driving licence

NoVA car tax

Online Marketplaces for Second-Hand Goods

Shpock 

Laendleanzeiger

Willhaben

Housing

Search Websites

https://www.fhv.at/infopoint/praktische-informationen-zum-leben-in-vorarlberg/unterkunft.

Fully equipped apartments / rooms

Schorenhaus Dornbirn

Walgauhaus Bludenz

Small apartments Dornbirn

Info for tenants

Miete | Arbeiterkammer

Angebot Mietervereinigung Vorarlberg

Learn the language

Learn German – language portal of the Austrian Integration Fund

BFI Courses

WIFI Courses

Public transportation

vmobil – find you way in Vorarlberg

ÖBB – Austrian Federal Railways

Caruso Carsharing

Leisure activities

Events in Vorarlberg

Leisure activities guide

Cultural events

Sport associations in Vorarlberg

Alpenverein, Bergfex, komoot: Apps for hiking, biking, ski tours

Vorarlberg bewegt – sport offers by the Vorarlberg government

Libraries in Vorarlberg

Local News

VOL.AT | Nachrichten aus Vorarlberg, Österreich und der Welt

vorarlberg.orf.at – News from Vorarlberg

orf.at – News from Austria

Short news update in English, Hungarian and Romanian for the Vorarlberg region

Vorarlberger Nachrichten

Austrian News in simple language (great to learn German)

Local weather forecast

Forecast in Vorarlberg

Best weather radar app (for Switzerland, but covers Vorarlberg)

Practical tips

Waste management in Vorarlberg (in various languages)

Repair Voucher and Craftsman Grant (Financial support for repairs and the use of craft services)

On the initiative and with support of

EXPAT V
Expat Service Vorarlberg
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6850 Dornbirn
Austria