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Colombia → Austria

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Colombia
To
Austria
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
460
Change since 2018
+88.5%
Share of all arrivals in Austria, 2023
0.26%
Inflow 2023460OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Colombia to Austria

Inflows of nationals of Colombia recorded by Austria; stock of nationals of Colombia living there; and acquisitions of Austria's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

230460200020032006200920122015201820212023
2304602000200420082012201620202023
Data table
2000102
200198
200294
2003115
200499
2005105
200674
200785
2008106
2009104
201092
2011119
2012148
2013147
2014134
2015158
2016200
2017227
2018244
2019282
2020238
2021344
2022459
2023460
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—1,951—
20234601,71944
20224591,45254
20213441,30499
20202381,22319
20192821,13940
20182441,05319
201722798429
201620090614
201515884123
201413481815
20131477719
201214873015
201111969613
2010926787
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Austria's consulates in Colombia

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Austria's consulates located in Colombia.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
202449291938.8%
2023383537.9%
202229280—
20213122929.0%
2020110—
2019272613.7%
20181916315.8%
2017550—
2012811785263.2%
20111,4251,377483.4%
2010958919394.1%
2009747712354.7%

Applications by year

7131,425200920102011201220172018201920202021202220232024
7131,4252009201120172019202120232024
Data table
2009747
2010958
20111,425
2012811
20175
201819
201927
20201
202131
202229
202338
202449
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Austria

First residence permits issued by Austria to citizens of Colombia (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Work257
  2. Family210
  3. Education44
  4. Other reasons27
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
20255381000
2024484518247
2023368417235
2022330225221
2021259128212
2020174119202
2019189240218
2018193119223
2017159129215
2016137014203
2015140023161
2014117015128
201310509130
20121191150
20111010130
201070070
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Highly skilled workers (national schemes)184
  2. Other paid activities50
  3. Researchers15
  4. EU Blue Card8
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
2,162
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
108
Changed status into work, 2025
12
Seasonal work authorisations, 2024
13
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Austria: national statistics office

Migration of citizens of Colombia to and from Austria (Statistik Austria).

YearImmigrationEmigrationNet migration
2025670257413
2024610227383
2023460210250
2022459173286
2021344164180
202023813999
2019282154128
2018244142102
201722712998
201620010298
20151586791
20141349737
20131478364
20121489751
20111197742
2010926527

Immigration by year

3356702002200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242025
3356702002200620102014201820222025
Data table
200294
2003115
200499
2005105
200674
200785
2008106
2009104
201092
2011119
2012148
2013147
2014134
2015158
2016200
2017227
2018244
2019282
2020238
2021344
2022459
2023460
2024610
2025670
Source: Statistik Austria, OGD_bevwan020_AUSSENWAND_100 (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Austria in Colombia, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyBogotábmeia.gv.at
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Austria, 2023; Colombia ranks 43.

Inflows to Austria, 2023
  1. Germany19,774
  2. Romania19,252
  3. Ukraine15,739
  4. Syria15,246
  5. Hungary14,723
  6. Croatia7,917
  7. Türkiye7,595
  8. Serbia5,362
  9. Bulgaria4,883
  10. Italy4,695
  11. Poland4,477
  12. Bosnia and Herzegovina4,405
Other destinations for people from Colombia, 2023
  1. Spain170,722
  2. United States26,150
  3. Chile15,049
  4. Germany8,111
  5. Mexico5,333
  6. Canada4,660
  7. Italy3,559
  8. Australia1,769
  9. France1,258
  10. Netherlands1,243
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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