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Select Language: Selected: English Main navigation.: Submenu: Content: Summary of current Topics and Key Aspects Welcome to the website of the Austrian Consulate General in Chicago! Our website aims to give you an overview of news from and about Austria, as well as comprehensive information on visas, passports, Austrian citizenship, travel to Austria and much more. A variety of useful links is also provided. Information on traveling to Austria and other consular matters. Calendar of Austrian events in the Midwest. EURO 2008Visa information. TopicHolocaust survivor involved in ‘Operation Bernhard, Hans Walter, visits Chicago for screening of Oscar-winning Austrian film ‘The Counterfeiters The Austrian Trade Commission and the Austrian Consulate General welcomed Hans Walter during his visit to Chicago for a screening of ‘The Counterfeiters at the Music Box Theatre. Mr. Walter, who was forced by the Nazis to work in concentration camps as part of ‘Operation Bernhard making counterfeit money for the Third Reich, shared his experiences with Franz Rí¶ssler, Austrian Trade Commissioner, and Joanne McAllister, Cultural Officer at the Austrian Consulate General. Pictured here from left to right are Hans Walter, Joanne McAllister, Renate Stowasser, who organized Mr. Walters trip to Chicago, host Franz Rí¶ssler and Mr. Walters daughter De...