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Detention pending deportation at PAZ Rossauer Lände.
Is a family member or friend being held at the Rossauer Lände police detention centre (Polizeianhaltezentrum, PAZ)? How to reach them, when you may visit and what you can bring.
What would you like to know?
In short
- People in detention pending deportation (Schubhaft) are held at the Rossauer Lände police detention centre.
- Visits at least once a week, 30 minutes, no more than two adults.
- Contact with a lawyer is possible at any time.
- Appeal against detention (Schubhaftbeschwerde): during detention and up to six weeks afterwards.
Contact
Rossauer Lände police detention centre
- Rossauer Lände 9A, 1090 Vienna
- Phone +43 1 31346-30515
- E-mail bpd-w-paz-rl-dienstfuehrung@polizei.gv.at
Please check by phone before your visit that this information is still current.
Visits
Visiting hours
Wednesday 14:30 to 17:30 and Sunday 12:30 to 15:30.
Every detainee may receive visitors at least once a week for 30 minutes, with no more than two adults at a time. Children only when accompanied by adults.
What to bring
What you may hand over
- Clothing, books, magazines, games
- Television (no larger than 60 cm) and radio
- Money: it is deposited and can only be withdrawn on Mondays
Not allowed: electronic games, recording devices, food and drinks. Meals are provided, and there is also a canteen.
Rights
Social support service and complaints
Monday to Friday from 15:00 to 16:00, the social support service (Soziale Betreuung)Social support serviceSupport service in the police detention centre. It helps with contacts to the outside, accepts complaints and assists with a voluntary departure. is available at the PAZ. Questions can be asked and complaints submitted there. Contact with a lawyer is possible at any time.
The detention itself can be challenged by an appeal during detention and up to six weeksDeadline: six weeksThe appeal against detention follows the rules for an appeal against measures of direct coercion (Maßnahmenbeschwerde) (§ 22a para 1a BFA-VG): six weeks (§ 7 para 4 VwGVG). During detention, the appeal is possible at any time. afterwards.
Questions we get asked
PAZ Rossauer Lände: short answers
When can I visit someone at PAZ Rossauer Lände?
During the visiting hours above, at least once a week for 30 minutes. Check the times by phone beforehand.
Can a lawyer visit the person at any time?
Yes. Contact with a lawyer is possible at any time, also outside visiting hours.
What does an appeal against detention achieve?
The Federal Administrative Court (BVwG) examines whether the detention is lawful and must decide on its continuation within one week (§ 22a BFA-VG).
Next step
Initial consultation at a flat fee
We visit your relative at the PAZ and check immediately whether an appeal against detention has prospects of success.
Appeal against detention
Until when can you appeal?
Answer one question. We show you which deadline applies.
Are you (or is the person concerned) still in detention pending deportation (Schubhaft)?
The day on which the detention ended.
For guidance only. This is not legal advice. Deadline: six weeks after the end of detention (§ 22a para 1a BFA-VG, § 7 para 4 VwGVG). If it ends on a Saturday, Sunday, public holiday, Good Friday or 24 December, the next working day applies (§ 33 para 2 AVG). As of October 2026, source: RIS.
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