At first, please read the information about the effects of a leave of absence and then decide if you want to apply or not.

• If your application for leave of absence has been approved, you have to pay the Students' Union fee, but not the tuition fee, each semester. Do so within the payment deadlines.
• If your application for leave of absence has been denied, you have to pay the prescribed fee - the fee may have increased by that time. If you withdraw an application for leave of absence that has already been granted, you also have to pay the prescribed fee. 
• If you study at several universities and you want to take a leave of absence at all of them, you need to apply separately at each 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.
• Once a 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 IT services (u:account) and the university library. 
• You only receive a student record sheet (Studienblatt), but no confirmation of enrolment (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. 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 partcipate in the Preparation Programme (VWU). Make sure to contact the MA35 for any question regaring possible effects on your visa/residence permit! 
• You cannot get a semester ticket at the Vienna Transport Authority (Wiener Linien). 
• You are neither entitled to family allowance (Familienbeihilfe) nor federal study grant (Studienbeihilfe) for the time you are on a leave of absence. 
• 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 curriulum if the old one expires.