Employees sent to Austria for training purposes must obtain either a visa for temporary employment or a temporary residence permit as a "special case."

According to the Austrian Act on the Employment of Foreign Nationals, further requirements must be met.

The following training programs do not require a work permit:

• Voluntary services (up to three months, extendable to a maximum of 12 months in certain cases)
• Professional traineeships
• Holiday traineeships
• Education programs
• Training programs within joint ventures (up to six months)
• Training programs within an international group of companies with the headquarters in Austria (up to 50 weeks)
• Training programs of an international company for executives (up to 24 months)

However, these training programs must be registered with the AMS, and in some cases the ZKO, at least three (in special cases, two) weeks prior to the commencement of training.

The Austrian Act on the Lease of Employees states that leasing employees is only permissible if a permit is obtained, but there are exemptions for certain trainees. For example, exceptions apply if the employees are leased to be trained in a public or publicly subsidized program.