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| Still current at: 25 November 2009
Updated: 27 October 2009 |
This advice has been reviewed and reissued with amendments to the Summary and Health section (removal of reference to Avian Influenza). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
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Travel advice for this country
Local laws and customs
Drug laws are similar to those in the UK. Possession or trafficking of drugs will be met with strict penalties and usually a lengthy prison sentence.
Under Austrian law, you are required to have your passport readily accessible at all times. If you do not carry your passport with you, your passport must be in the same district as you and you must be able to access it within one hour. A UK driving licence is not recognised as an official form of ID.
For more general information for different types of travellers see your trip.
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Contacts
Austria, Vienna, British Embassy
Address:
British Embassy
Jauresgasse 12
1030 Vienna
Telephone:
00 (43) (1) 716130
Fax:
(43) (1) 71613 2999 Chancery
(43) (1) 71613 6900 Commercial
(43) (1) 71613 2900 Management
(43) (1) 71613 5900 (Consular)
Email: press@britishembassy.at
Email: chancery@britishembassy.at
Email: commerce@britishembassy.at
Email: viennaconsularenquiries@fco.gov.uk
Office hours:
GMT:
Mon-Fri: 0800-1200/1300-1600
Local Time:
Mon-Fri: 0900-1300/1400-1700
Consular Section:GMT:
Mon-Fri: 0815-1130/1300-1445
Local Time:
Mon-Fri: 0915-1230/1400-1545
Website: http://ukinaustria.fco.gov.uk/en/
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