Newsgroups: wstd.travel.advisories
From: 76702.1202@compuserve.COM (Wally Doerge)
Subject: ALL:  NEW TRAVEL INFO -- Austria
Organization: The World @ Software Tool & Die
Distribution: wstd
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 1994 18:28:10 GMT
STATE DEPARTMENT TRAVEL INFORMATION - Austria
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Austria - Consular Information Sheet
 February 9, 1994

Country Description:  Austria is a highly developed stable 
democracy with a modern economy.  Tourist facilities are widely 
available.

Entry Requirements:  A passport is required.  A visa is not 
required for business or tourist stays up to three months.  For 
information concerning longer stays or other entry regulations, 
travelers can contact the Embassy of Austria at 3524 International 
Court, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20008, tel. (202) 895-6750, or the 
nearest Austrian Consulate General in Chicago, Los Angeles, or New 
York.

Medical Facilities:  Good medical care is widely available.  U.S. 
medical insurance is not always valid outside the United States.  
Travelers have found that in some cases, supplemental medical 
insurance with specific overseas coverage has proved to be useful.  
Information on specific health matters is available through the 
Centers for Disease Control's international travelers hotline at 
(404) 332-4559.

Crime Information:  Austria has a low crime rate, and violent crime 
is rare.  However, crimes involving theft of personal property have 
increased in recent years.  Travelers can become targets of 
pickpockets and purse snatchers who operate where tourists tend to 
gather, favorite spots being Vienna's two largest train stations.  
The loss or theft of a U.S. passport overseas should be reported 
immediately to the local police and the nearest U.S. embassy or 
consulate.  U.S. citizens can refer to the Department of State's 
pamphlet "A Safe Trip Abroad" for ways to promote a more 
trouble-free trip.  The pamphlet is available from the 
Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, 
Washington, D.C. 20402.

Drug Penalties:  U.S. citizens are subject to the laws of the 
country in which they are traveling.  Penalties for possession, use, 
or trafficking in illegal drugs are strict, and convicted offenders 
can expect jail sentences and fines.

Other Information:  Certain Austrian Airways flights between 
Austria and various Middle Eastern points (usually Damascus or 
Amman) make en route stops in Beirut.  (The State Department warns 
U.S. citizens to avoid all travel to or through Lebanon and that 
U.S. passports are not valid for such travel without special 
validation.)

Registration:  U.S. citizens who register in the Consular Section 
of the U.S. Embassy or Consular Agency can obtain updated 
information on travel and security in Austria.

Embassy and Consulate Locations: The U.S. Embassy in Vienna is 
located at Boltzmanngasse 16 in the 9th District.  The Consular 
Section of the U.S. Embassy is located on the 4th floor of 
Gartenbaupromenade 2 in the 1st District.  The telephone number for 
both the Embassy and the Consular Section is (43-1) 31-339, and the 
fax number is (43-1) 513-4351.  There is also a Consular Agency in 
Salzburg at Herbert Von Karajan Platz 1, telephone (43-662) 
84-87-76.  Office hours for the Consular Agency are Monday, 
Wednesday, and Friday from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon.  U.S. citizens in 
Salzburg who require emergency assistance after hours should contact 
the U.S. Embassy in Vienna.

 No. 94-010

This replaces the Consular Information Sheet dated April 29, 1993, 
to announce the opening of a Consular Agency in Salzburg.