Notifying the Social Insurance Institution for the Self-Employed (SVS)

General information

Compulsory sickness, pension- und accident insurance for sole proprietors begins on the registration date of their business.

The start of the insurance can be reported on the Business Service Portal during e-start-up or directly to the relevant office.

Enterprises affected

Sole traders

Requirements

Setting up a business

Deadlines

Within a month of commencing or resuming the commercial activity.

Competent authority

The competent body is the Social Insurance Institution for the Self-Employed (→ SVS)^{German text} of the relevant province or the competent business authority^{German text}. Both can be contacted quickly and easily via the Business Service Portal during e-start-up.

Procedure

An insurance declaration must be sent to the Social Insurance Institution for the Self-Employed (SVS) of the relevant province or the competent business authority notifying them of the start of the insurance. This can be done on the Business Service Portal USP during e-start-up.

The insurance declaration can be posted or faxed to the Social Insurance Institution.

One-stop registration with the Business Service Portal USP provides a single point of access to various additional social insurance services; this is explained in a short film (→ YouTube)^{German text}.

Required documents

Not applicable

Costs and fees

There are no fees and charges payable.

Further information

Self-employed people who were previously employees can claim unemployment insurance benefits. Further information on this subject can be found in the chapter 'New self-employed'.

Further links

• Austrian Federal Economic Chamber start-up service (→ WKO)^{German text}
• provincial branches of the Social Insurance Institution for the Self-Employed (→ SVS)^{German text}
• Start and end of compulsory insurance (→ SVS)^{German text}

Legal bases

sections 6, 18, 194a of the Gewerbliches Sozialversicherungsgesetz (GSVG)

Expert information

There is no expert information available.

Link to form

Online insurance registration (→ SVS) ^{German Text} 

Authentication and signature

Electronically: registration using a mobile phone signature (→ oesterreich.gv.at) or Business Service Portal USP Registration login using a USP identifier or a mobile phone signature

In writing (not using a mobile phone signature): signed application (sent by post)

Means of redress or appeal

Not applicable

Assistance and problem-solving services

There are no auxiliary or problemsolving services available.

Further service points
Social security ombudsman (→ SVS) ^{German Text}