Talk:Austria/@comment-35569427-20190706222603/@comment-24682153-20190707162131

There is some good new for Drei registrations or activations. The online "Foto-Identifikation" now finally works, well sort of. Remember: you need to register existing SIM cards by September 2019 to keep being able to recharge them. All new SIM cards of Drei (3) can be register this way too without a charge.

I can't say if all passports are accepted, but you can give it a try. They want to see an Austrian address from you. So keep an existing one (hotel, accomodation etc.) handy. Then go online, make a pic of your passport and a selfie and you may be lucky. I can confirm this free registration for German passport, but don't know which ones are acceptable. Try not to use an European ID card as it may get problems with two different addresses.

Finally with Drei (3) and yesss all major providers now offer a way to register online to foreigners, even if this process is not very reliable. Coming from overseas, I'd still recommend to buy the SIM in a branded store where you can register on the spot.