Medical Certificate in Vienna: Online, Same-Day from €34.99
- Certificate types covering every common Austrian use case
- Licensed physicians reviewing every case individually before anything is issued
- Same-day delivery, usually within 30 minutes on weekdays
- Full refund if the doctor cannot issue your certificate
- 🇦🇹 EUR pricing
- DSGVO compliant
- Accepted by employers, schools & sports clubs
Yes — anyone in Vienna can have a case assessed online by a registered doctor without booking an appointment. There is one flat price, €34.99, across all six certificate types. It states the doctor's findings for an employer, school, club or insurer in Austria. It is supporting documentation rather than the Krankenstandsbestätigung a treating doctor reports to the ÖGK.
Last updated: 10 September 2026
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Getting a Medical Certificate in Vienna
Vienna is Austria's capital and by a wide margin its largest city, with an employer base that spans federal and municipal government, a fast-growing startup and technology scene, and a large cultural sector. How sick leave is handled in practice differs a great deal between a public authority running a formal HR process and a small creative studio running almost none — even though the underlying document, a Krankenstandsbestätigung (also called an ärztliche Bestätigung, or certificate of sick leave), is asked for across all of them.
The city is also home to two of the country's largest universities, the University of Vienna and TU Wien, alongside a wide range of further-education institutions. Illness affecting exams or coursework is generally handled through each institution's own process, with its own evidence requirements, so it's worth checking what your faculty actually asks for before requesting anything.
There's no practice or premises attached to this service in Vienna or anywhere else in Austria: your case is reviewed online by a doctor registered to assess cases in Austria, and the process is identical no matter which district of the city — or which federal state — you're writing in from.
Vienna's hospital capacity is concentrated in the Allgemeines Krankenhaus der Stadt Wien, the teaching hospital of the Medical University of Vienna, which runs around 1,742 beds and roughly 9,000 staff across some 384 clinics, treating close to 95,000 inpatients and around half a million outpatients a year. By employees and beds it ranks among the five largest hospitals in Europe. None of that scale helps with a two-day illness, because an Ambulanz is not a route to a sick note and will tell you so. The constraint that actually bites is general practice: published 2025 figures put roughly 300 contracted-doctor posts unfilled across Austria, about 175 of them in general medicine, and the exact count is itself disputed between the Arztekammer and the insurers. Over the same quarter-century the number of Wahlarzte nationally rose from under 5,000 to around 11,800 while contracted Kassenarzt numbers stayed almost flat, which is why a same-week Hausarzt slot in Vienna is harder to find than the city's hospital statistics suggest.
The mix of certificate types people in Vienna ask for follows the shape of the city. Federal ministries, municipal bodies and larger corporates tend to want Sick Leave documentation logged through an HR portal on the first morning of an absence, with a named contact and a filing deadline written down somewhere. Fit to Fly requests cluster around departures from Vienna Airport, where an airline or tour operator has asked for written clearance before boarding, and Sports Fitness comes up when a club or gym processes sign-ups at the start of a season. Return to Work tends to come from people who have been out for weeks rather than days, whose employer wants something in writing before they go back on a rota. All six types cost EUR 34.99 here, so the question is which document the person asking actually needs, not what each one costs.
Government, startups and culture side by side
Vienna's employer base runs from federal ministries and municipal bodies to early-stage startups and cultural institutions. Formal HR processes are common in the public sector; smaller employers may have none, so check your own contract.
University of Vienna and TU Wien
Two of the country's largest universities, each running its own process for illness affecting exams or coursework, with its own evidence requirements.
Notify your employer promptly
Austria's unverzügliche Meldepflicht means you're generally expected to tell your employer about your illness without delay, separately from whether a written certificate is needed straight away.
A large, dispersed workforce
Vienna draws commuters from across the wider metropolitan area and beyond. Being too unwell to travel into the city is exactly the situation an online assessment is meant for.
All Certificate Types Available in Austria
Every certificate type is reviewed by a licensed physician registered to assess cases in Austria. Choose the one that matches your situation. Each certificate is issued only once a doctor is satisfied it is clinically appropriate, and includes a verification reference so the recipient can confirm it is genuine.
Sick Leave Certificate (Krankenstandsbestätigung)
For work absence in Austria, reviewed against general Austrian employment law provisions and your own employer's reporting expectations. Suitable for illnesses that keep you from work for a short period, subject to whatever your own contract and Kollektivvertrag require.
From €34.99Sports Fitness Certificate
For Austrian Sportverein clubs, competitions, and youth sport programmes requesting medical clearance before participation. Covers a general health declaration confirming there is no medical reason identified against participating in club training or competition.
From €34.99General Fitness Certificate
For Austrian gym membership and personal training sign-up where a health declaration is requested. Many studios and personal trainers ask new members to confirm there is no known medical reason against starting a fitness programme.
From €34.99General Medical Certificate
For Austrian insurance claims, university mitigating-circumstances requests, club membership, and other general documentation needs. A flexible option where the requesting organisation asks for general medical confirmation rather than a specific certificate type.
From €34.99How It Works in Vienna
Complete assessment
3-5 minutes. Select your certificate type, confirm Austria as your country, and answer relevant health questions. No payment yet. The questions are tailored to the certificate type you select, so a sports fitness assessment looks different from a sick leave assessment.
Licensed physician reviews
Your case is reviewed by a doctor registered to assess cases in Austria, generally during Central European business hours, Monday-Friday. The doctor may ask for more information before deciding. Review times can vary depending on how straightforward your case is and how busy the queue is at that time.
Receive your PDF
Emailed same day, usually within 30 minutes of approval, with doctor credentials and a verification reference. You can forward the PDF directly to your employer, school, club, or airline, or print it if a physical copy is requested.
Who Asks for a Medical Certificate in Vienna
Vienna employers
A Krankenstandsbestätigung from a doctor registered to assess cases in Austria is the documentation most employers ask for. Under the Angestelltengesetz or the Entgeltfortzahlungsgesetz, read alongside any sector Kollektivvertrag, whether a written certificate is needed from day 1 or only after a short self-reported period depends on your own contract — check your terms rather than assuming a fixed rule.
Universities and colleges
Commonly requested as supporting evidence for missed exams or coursework. Each institution sets its own requirements, so confirm what your faculty needs.
Clubs and gyms
Sports clubs and gyms across Vienna may ask for medical clearance before participation, particularly for contact sport. The requirement is set by the club, not nationally.
Insurers and other bodies
General medical certificates are sometimes requested for insurance claims or similar administrative purposes, where what matters is that a genuine assessment took place.
Austria Pricing: All Certificate Types
| Certificate Type | Our Price | Typical Private Doctor Visit |
|---|---|---|
| Sick Leave Certificate | €34.99 | €50-€120 |
| Sports Fitness Certificate | €34.99 | €50-€120 |
| General Fitness Certificate | €34.99 | €50-€120 |
| Fit to Fly Certificate | €34.99 | €50-€120 |
| Return to Work Certificate | €34.99 | €50-€120 |
| General Medical Certificate | €34.99 | €50-€120 |
Private doctor visit costs are typical ranges reported for private consultations in Austria and vary by location and provider. We do not add booking fees, membership charges, or other hidden costs on top of the listed price.
Austria Legal Snapshot: What Applies in Vienna
Sick-leave and certificate rules are set nationally, so what follows applies in Vienna exactly as it does anywhere else in Austria.
Yes — you can get a medical certificate (doctor's note) in Austria online, reviewed by a registered doctor and usually issued the same day, from €34.99. In Austria, employees are generally expected to notify their employer promptly when illness prevents them from working (the unverzügliche Meldepflicht). Whether a written Krankenstandsbestätigung, known in English as a "certificate of sick leave," is typically needed from the first day of absence, or only after a short self-reported period, depends on your individual employment contract and any collective bargaining agreement (Kollektivvertrag) covering your sector, so this genuinely varies by employer. For sport, fitness, travel, or general purposes such as insurance, education, or club membership, a separate certificate type applies. See the full list below. Because employment terms in Austria are shaped so heavily by sector-level collective agreements, two people working similar jobs at different companies can genuinely face different expectations around timing and paperwork. If you are ever unsure what applies to you, your employment contract, staff handbook, or HR contact is a more reliable source than a general guide like this one, and a labour law adviser can help with anything contractual or disputed. In everyday English this is often just called a doctor's note for Austria, even where the official local term differs.
| Local document name | Krankenstandsbestätigung, sometimes referred to as an ärztliche Bestätigung ("medical confirmation"). In English: "certificate of sick leave." |
|---|---|
| Notification expectation | Generally as soon as reasonably possible: employees are typically expected to notify their employer promptly of illness (unverzügliche Meldepflicht), with exact timing usually set out in your employment contract. |
| When a certificate is typically required | Often required promptly, and in many workplaces from the first day of absence, though some collective agreements allow a short self-reported period before a certificate becomes necessary. This varies by employer and sector, so always check your own contract and Kollektivvertrag. |
| Who can typically issue it | A licensed physician (Arzt) in Austria, generally one registered within the Austrian social insurance/health system. |
| Submission deadline | Generally as soon as reasonably possible, per your employer's own policy. |
| Governing framework | General Austrian employment law provisions (referenced broadly, for example under the Angestelltengesetz for salaried employees and the Entgeltfortzahlungsgesetz for wage-earning employees), read alongside any sector-specific collective agreement. |
| Data protection law | DSGVO, the German-language term for the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which applies directly in Austria alongside the national Datenschutzgesetz (DSG). |
Note on employment contracts and collective agreements: Austrian sick-leave certificate timing is not a single fixed national rule in the way it can sometimes appear online: it is generally shaped by your individual employment contract and by any Kollektivvertrag covering your sector or employer. Requirements can differ meaningfully between a retail role, an office job, and a unionised industrial position. Treat the information above as general orientation, not a substitute for checking your own contract or asking your employer's HR team or a labour law adviser. This is also why we deliberately avoid stating a single day-number as a fixed rule on this page: doing so would overstate certainty that does not exist across every Austrian employment relationship.
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Every Austria certificate is reviewed by doctors registered to assess cases in Austria. A clinician will only issue a certificate after genuinely assessing your case and if it is clinically appropriate to do so. If not, you receive a full refund.
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Reg. #Medical Certificates in Vienna: Common Questions
No. The assessment is completed online and reviewed by a doctor registered to assess cases in Austria, so where you are in the country makes no difference to the process or the price. This page exists because people search for their own city, not because the service works differently in Vienna.
Our certificate is €34.99 flat, which includes the doctor's review, the PDF and its verification reference. A typical private doctor visit in Austria commonly falls in the €50-€120 range depending on the practice. A certificate is not a substitute for care, though — if you need to be examined or treated, see a doctor in person.
It depends on your contract and any sector Kollektivvertrag that applies to you. The Angestelltengesetz and Entgeltfortzahlungsgesetz set the framework, but whether a written certificate is required from day 1 of an illness or only after a short self-reported period varies by employer and sector — check your own terms rather than assuming. Either way, you're generally expected to notify your employer promptly under the unverzügliche Meldepflicht, separately from when documentation is due.
It can support an application, but each faculty sets its own evidence requirements and some ask for a specific form or wording. Check what your department actually requires first, and tell us who the certificate is for so the wording can be matched to the request.
Same day, usually within 30 minutes of the doctor approving your case during business hours. Some cases take longer where the doctor needs more information from you before deciding.
It is a real assessment. A doctor registered to assess cases in Austria reads what you report, decides whether a certificate is clinically justifiable, and can decline — a certificate is not something you buy, it is something a doctor either issues or does not. What it is not is an examination. Where a rule or an employer specifically requires a physical examination by a treating doctor, an online review is not a substitute for it.
No. The €34.99 is a flat private fee covering the online review and the certificate it produces — it is not a Wahlarzt invoice submitted for Kostenerstattung. That reimbursement route applies to treatment by a Wahlarzt, and even there the benchmark is the Kassentarif rather than the private fee: the refund is capped both at 80 per cent of what the ÖGK would have spent on a Vertragspartner and at what you actually paid. The ÖGK makes that point in its own guidance.
We issue our own PDF with a verification reference; we cannot complete a third party's internal template. In practice many Vienna employers, particularly larger public bodies with an HR portal, accept an upload of documentation confirming that a doctor assessed you. If yours insists on its own form or on its Betriebsarzt, ask for that in writing first — it saves you paying for the wrong document.
That is the Fit to Fly certificate, €34.99 like the rest. Airlines and tour operators set their own wording and timing requirements, and some want the assessment dated within a specific window before departure, so check what yours has actually asked for and tell us when you request it. If your situation needs a physical examination before anyone can clear you to fly, an online review will not cover it and the doctor will say so.
It is one of the main reasons people use it. With general-practice capacity under national pressure and many Viennese GPs booked out, the practical obstacle to documenting a two-day illness is often the appointment rather than the illness. Be clear about the limits, though: it documents a doctor's assessment for whoever has asked for it, but it does not put your Krankenstand on the ÖGK's record the way a treating doctor's Krankenstandsmeldung does. If you need care, or if that registration is what your employer means, see a doctor in person.
A certificate anyone can check - in seconds.
Every certificate is issued by a doctor registered with their national medical council, after a real assessment, and carries a reference code that resolves instantly - whether your employer is in Dublin, Berlin or Warsaw.
- ✓Issued only after a genuine clinical review
- ✓Unique reference code, checkable by anyone
- ✓Covers sick leave, fitness-to-work & carer's leave
- ✓Delivered as a signed PDF within the hour
