Procedure

What is the procedure within the set deadlines?

Eligible to apply

Civil aerodrome operators, air carriers and entities (regulated agents, known consignors, carriers, regulated suppliers of in-flight supplies and known suppliers of airport supplies) are eligible to apply.

Login

to the Austrian Business Service Portal – USP (see ZÜP – Background check / Aviation Security (PDF, 689 KB))

Application

for background check via the application "ZÜP – Zuverlässigkeitsüberprüfung/Aviation Security" (see operating instructions (PDF, 1 MB))

The following data must be entered at least 4 weeks before the intended start of the activity: 

  • First name and surname, if applicable the maiden name,
  • Gender,
  • Date of birth,
  • Place of birth (including country of birth),
  • Nationalities,
  • Parents' first names,
  • Nationalities
  • Contact: Phone, e-mail
  • Residence, with country, town, postcode, street, house number, from/to date
  • Employment relationships, education and training (each with type, organisation, activity, from/to date) and any gaps during the last five years,
  • Copy of a passport, identity card, identity card,
  • Alien passport or convention passport to establish the identity of the person to be checked (as JPG or PDF)
  • Foreign criminal record certificates or comparable proofs of the countries of residence in which the person has been continuously resident for 6 months or longer for the last five years in a certified translation in German or English, which must not be older than 6 months when presented for the first time, (as JPG or PDF) with date of issue, corresponding place of residence and whether entries are present or not.
  • Initial application or recurring application
  • Characteristics of the background check (normal/extended)
  • Reason for the background check
  • where applicable, indication of the type of activity envisaged
  • Consent to the verification of background

Deadlines

After a period of 4 weeks, the result of the check can be seen in the application "ZÜP – Zuverlässigkeitsüberprüfung / Aviation Security" via the so-called ZÜP status.

An application must be re-submitted before the expiry of 12 months for the extended background check and before the expiry of 3 years for the normal background check. The applicant must ensure that a new application is submitted in good time before the expiry of the background check (observe the 4-week deadline!). Persons without a valid background check may not be issued an Airport ID Card or Flight Crew Identification Card, nor may they perform the above-mentioned activities or have unescorted access to air cargo and air mail, air carrier mail and material, in-flight supplies and airport deliveries that have been subjected to the required security checks.

Background checks successfully completed before 31 December 2021 shall remain valid until expiry or until 30 June 2024 at the latest.

Costs

The fixed price for checking a person's background is 7 Euros.

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