Entry ban and medical treatment: applying for permission for a specific entry

Section 27a(1) FPG concerns a foreign national who wants to re-enter during the validity of an entry ban and is not subject to a visa requirement. Permission is required for that re-entry.

Under section 27a(2) FPG, the authority may grant permission on application where important public or private reasons make entry necessary, the grounds for the entry ban do not stand in the way and no other visa refusal ground applies. Necessary medical treatment may qualify as an important private reason in these circumstances.

Medical urgency therefore does not create an automatic entitlement. The application should explain the reason precisely and document the treatment so the authority can assess necessity, timing and compatibility with the existing ban. The general article on re-entry during an entry ban provides the broader distinction.

The medical explanation needs more than a statement that someone is ill. Useful material includes current records, diagnosis, treatment plan, medication overview and confirmation from the treating practice or clinic.

The file should show which treatment is planned, when it is due, how long it is expected to last and why the specific treatment in Austria is required. In an ongoing therapy, the course so far and the consequences of an interruption may also matter.

The evidence must fit the individual situation and the entry ban. The full decisions, proof of service, travel documents and earlier authority letters should therefore also be prepared. For the distinction from medical reasons in return proceedings, see illness and medical reasons.

Section 27a(2) FPG requires the permission to state the objectively appropriate period of validity. The application should therefore connect the planned entry date, treatment period and expected departure in a coherent way.

Under section 27a(3) FPG, the permission may contain conditions. These may include a specific border crossing or route, a restriction of the stay to the district of an administrative authority and regular reporting to a provincial police directorate.

Travel should be organised only after the permission has been read in full and compared with the actual itinerary. A related but separate case is the humanitarian territorially limited visa.

Section 27a(6) FPG provides that the permission is valid only together with a valid travel document. The medical explanation therefore does not replace a valid passport or another permitted travel document.

Before applying and again before departure, check whether the document is valid for the entire planned period and whether entry was requested and permitted with that exact document.

If the passport has expired, is lost or has not yet been issued, that requires separate clarification with the competent authority. Permission must not simply be used with a different or expired document.