E-cards without a photo will be blocked from January 15, 2024. The blocking of the e-card affects those who are insured in Austria or were insured the previous year, but who do not have a photo in the inventory of the passport or driving license authorities or the immigration register for the issuance of an e-card. card by the end of the year Photo is available.
Children under the age of 14 are exempt from the photo requirement. People aged 70 and over or at care level four to seven are also not at risk of a ban.
“These people will receive their new e-card shortly before the expiration date on the back of the current e-card – even if this is after December 31, 2023,” the homepage reads.
If you do not fall into this group and do not submit a photo yourself, the e-card will be blocked on January 15, 2024. However, the Ministry of Health emphasized that it is also possible to use the services after January 15.
Source: Krone
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