Passport and Visa
Participants are advised to make their own arrangements with respect to entering Austria.
Under certain circumstances participants wishing to enter Austria for a brief period of time are in need of a visa. The rules are varying depending on the participant’s country of origin. Information regarding Austrian immigration policies can be obtained at the Austrian Embassy or an other Embassy of a Member State of the European Union.
How to apply for a Visa?
Each participant in need of a visa and deciding to attend VIMUN has to register for VIMUN not later than 31 May 2010. Otherwise the UNYSA-AUSTRIA-AFA is unable to provide any support for visa application processes.
Participants have to send a scanned copy of passport to vimun@afa.at.
The UNYSA-AUSTRIA-AFA will then inform the corresponding Austrian Embassy and send a formal letter of invitation to the participate. With this letter of invitation, the passport and a photo the participant can apply for the visa in person at the Austrian or a country of the corresponding European Union diplomatic representative mission (embassies or consulates). There the participant has to complete a standard "Schengen" visa application form.
Please check the VIMUN website regularly for updates on Visa application procedures.
The UNYSA-AUSTRIA-AFA deeply regrets that it has no possibility to support all participants regarding their visa applications.
Travel
Each participant has to take care of his/her travel arrangements individually. The UNYSA-AUSTRIA-AFA is not able to provide financial or technical support.
Unfortunately, it is not possible for the UNYSA-AUSTRIA-AFA to pick up the participants at the airport.
Please, take a taxi, use public transport or a car. The price for a taxi from the airport to the hotel is about 40.- EUR.
If you want to use public transportation you take the shuttle bus to the City Air Terminal (you can find all information about the Vienna Airport Lines at http://www.oebb.at) and then the underground "U3" to "Stephansplatz" and the "U1" to "Kaisermühlen - Vienna International Centre".
By car you should take the "A4" highway in direction of PRAHA/BRNO, then exit the highway at "Vienna International Centre/Austria Centre Vienna" - the hotel is located opposite the Vienne International Centre/UN-Buliding.
Accommodation
For those participants requiring accommodation, the UNYSA-AUSTRIA-AFA has arranged a special package at the Hotel Park Inn Vienna. The hotel is located directly opposite the UN-Headquarter Vienna and near Vienna's largest recreation area, the "Donauinsel" (with lots of water sport facilities).
This package provides a substantial discount allowing participants to stay in a double room for four nights at the special price of 212.- EUR per person. The price for a single room for four nights is 360.- EUR.
The Hotel Fee includes: breakfast-buffet; 24 hours complimentary coffee & cookies; use of the fitness facilities; free underground parking; in-room coffee maker and coffee; room programme; air-conditioning (individually adjustable); free internet access in the business area with printing service; cable TV; iron; iron board. In the room participants are also provided with a fax modem connection and a minibar (in price not included).
Meals
The Conference Fee includes meals and beverages at most social events in the evenings. All other meals have to be covered by the participants. For lunch the UNYSA-AUSTRIA-AFA has arranged for participants the allowance to eat at the canteen of the UN-Headquarter Vienna together with the "real" diplomats. The UNOV canteen offers international cuisine at reasonable prices.