At first, please read the information about the effects of a leave of absence and then decide if you want to apply or not.
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- During your leave of absence
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- , you have to pay the Students' Union fee
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- on time each semester. Whether or not you have to pay the tuition fee
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- depends on the time of submitting your application for leave of absence.
- If your application for leave of absence has been denied, you have to pay the prescribed tuition fee
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- including the
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- Students’ Union fee. The same applies if you withdraw an application for leave of absence that has already been granted
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- .
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- If
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- want to take
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- an additional leave of absence at
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- another university, you need to apply separately at
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- that university.
- A leave of absence due to child care is possible until the child reaches the age of majority. Both parents can be on leave of absence at the same time.
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- After the leave of absence ends, you may take exams (even those of the semester you were on leave).
- Your enrolment remains intact and you may still use the
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- u:account
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- services and the university library.
- You only receive a student record sheet (
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- “Studienblatt”), but no confirmation of enrolment (
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- “Studienbestätigung”). The u:card cannot be validated or used as a student ID while you are on a leave of absence.
- Having been granted a leave of absence does not mean that your residence permit is going to be granted or renewed. The MA 35 has its own procedure.
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- Please contact the MA 35 for any questions regarding your residence permit before you apply for a leave of absence.
- It is possible to take a leave of absence while you
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- participate in the University Preparation Programme of the Vienna Universities (VWU). Make sure to contact the MA35 for any question
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- regarding possible effects on your visa/residence permit!
- You
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- might not get a semester ticket at the Vienna Transport Authority (Wiener Linien).
- You
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- might not be entitled to family allowance (Familienbeihilfe)
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- or federal study grant (Studienbeihilfe)
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- Your co-insurance with relatives or student self-insurance may be cancelled (ask your insurance company).
- A leave of absence does not prevent the automatic change to a new
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- curriculum.
- If you are admitted to a doctoral/PhD-programme and want to take a leave of absence, please contact the Center for Doctoral Studies.
- If you are admitted to a postgraduate programme and want to take a leave of absence, please contact the Service Center of the Postgraduate Center.