It can be used as a travel document when visiting countries in the EEA (EU plus EFTA) countries, Europe's microstates, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, North Cyprus, Serbia, Montserrat, the French overseas territories, and on organized tours to Tunisia. Only around 10 % of the citizens of Austria had this card in 2012,Ausstattungsgrad bei Reisepässen und Personalausweisen (in German) as they can use the Austrian driver's licenses or other identity cards domestically and the more widely accepted Austrian passport abroad.
