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INFORMATION
For higher education institutions
regarding residence permits for the purpose of studies and student mobility
A third-country national can obtain a residence permit for the purpose of studies who
For his/her studies, the student must have adequate language skills, which must be proven with a certificate.
The student shall state his purpose of residence with the admission certificate or student status certificate issued by the educational institution, and in the case of a tuition fee obligation, with a proof of payment.
A student entering without a visa can submit the application for a residence permit during his legal stay in Hungary electronically on the Enter Hungary platform or in person at the regional directorate of the National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (hereinafter: NDGAP) responsible for the place of residence.
If the student cannot travel to Hungary visa-free due to his/her citizenship, (s)he can only submit the application abroad - at the diplomatic or consular foreign mission of Hungary in the country of his/her citizenship or habitual place of residence or at any another places authorized to receive applications.
Please note that according to the new immigration regulations, it is not possible for a student staying in Hungary with a ("C") visa entitling him/her for a stay not exceeding ninety days within the period of one hundred and eighty days to submit his application in Hungary with a leniency application!
The validity period of the residence permit for the purpose of studies is at least 1 year, or if the training programme is shorter than 1 year, it is adjusted to the duration of the training. The residence permit can be issued for a maximum of 3 years. It can be extended for a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 3 years.
The validity period of the residence permit for studies cannot exceed the validity period of the applicant's travel document.
The residence permit document for the purpose of studies is delivered by post to the address of the educational institution.
The institute is requested to return the residence permit not taken over by the student to the regional directorate of the NDGAP.
Extension of the residence permit for the purpose of study
The application for the extension of the residence permit must be submitted at least 30 days prior to the date of expiry of the residence permit. The application submission is available only via the Enter Hungary platform..
In the case of an extension, the student must attach a certificate of academic progress.
The certificate issued by the educational institution must indicate the number of semesters of the training programme, the number of active semesters of the applicant in the relevant training, and which are those semesters.
The extension of residence permit for the purpose of studies may be refused by the immigration authority or the permit may be revoked if the student fails to obtain a diploma within one and a half times the period of the academic period defined in the training and exit requirements.
If the third-country national received the residence permit for the purpose of participating in preparatory training, the permit can only be extended if he has been admitted to a state-recognized higher education institution or to a foreign higher education institution operating with a license in Hungary, and proves this with a certificate of admission or a student status certificate.
Student mobility residence permit may be granted to third-country nationals who have a residence permit for the purpose of studies issued by another member state of the European Union, and wish to continue part of their studies in a Hungarian higher education institution, and who are NOT involved in a European Union or multilateral program that includes mobility measures, nor in an agreement concluded between two or more higher education institutes.
If the student is involved in the above agreement, (s)he can receive a Student Mobility Certificate in order to exercise student mobility, if (s)he notifies the immigration authority of his/her student mobility plan and the planned duration of the mobility.
Before starting the procedure, the third-country national must clarify with the sending or hosting educational institution whether (s)he is coming to Hungary as part of a program covered by an EU or multilateral program that includes mobility measures, or an agreement between two or more higher education institutions.
When submitting an application for a student mobility residence permit or submitting a student mobility notification, an agreement concluded with the Hungarian higher education institution or a certificate of admission must be attached.
The student mobility residence permit document and the student mobility certificate are delivered by post to the address indicated on the application form.
The student mobility residence permit and the student mobility certificate are valid for a maximum of 360 days, but cannot exceed the validity period of a residence permit issued by the member state of the European Union.
The student mobility residence permit and the student mobility certificate cannot be extended.
Please note that a third-country national who participates in scholarship-based training course in Hungary provided by the Government or a ministry and not organised by a higher education institution will be granted a residence permit for training purposes, not for the purpose of studies.
If the applicant is a minor, it must be proven that his parent or legal representative consented to his stay in Hungary. The parental consent must be included in a private or public instrument with full probative force, be accompanied by a translation into Hungarian or English language.
If the application for the residence permit or the mobility permit was submitted by the student at a foreign mission, the visa entitling him/her to receive the residence permit will be issued by the consular officer.
Please note that if the student does not enter Hungary within 3 months from the issuance of the residence permit and does not begin the authorized stay, the authorized residence permit becomes invalid and his/her right to entry and stay ceases.
A third-country national with a residence permit for the purpose of studies, a student mobility residence permit, or a student mobility certificate can perform work up to thirty hours a week during the school term, and can work full-time up to ninety days a year outside the school term.
Please note that third-country nationals with a residence permit issued in the national interest may apply for an extension of their residence permit for the purpose of studies.
Third-country nationals with a residence permit valid on 1 January2024 can apply for the issuance of residence permits under one of the legal titles of the new legislation,Act XC of 2023 on the general rules for the entry and residence of third-country nationals (hereinafter: Act XC of 2023).
Given that the purpose of studies is defined in the previous immigration legislation, Act II of 2007 on the entry and residence of third-country nationals (hereinafter: Act II of 2007), students with a residence permit issued for the purpose of studies can still apply for a residence permit for the purpose of studies provided that they meet the conditions.
A student with a residence permit not for academic purposes (but e.g. for other purposes), who in the meantime has successfully completed preparatory training and been admitted to a higher education institution, may also apply for a residence permit for the purpose of studies.
The application can be submitted at least 45 days before the expiry date of the residence permit.
Please note that due to the late submission of the application for the residence permit, an application for justification cannot be submitted beyond the period of validity of the residence permit.
If the applicant is residing in Hungary (s)he can only submit the application electronically, on the platform of Enter Hungary. Upon application submission the procedural fee for the issuance of a residence permit must be paid.
The educational institution is obliged to inform the competent regional directorate of the National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing in the place where it is located of any foreign students who have started, completed or interrupted their studies, or who have not fulfilled their enrolment obligation, or whose student status has been terminated, within 8 working days from the occurrence of these facts by providing the following data
The notification of the educational institution can also be submitted electronically after electronic identification.
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EEA Nationals
The following countries are members of the European Economic Area (EEA)
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Republic of Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Greece
- Netherlands
- Croatia
- Ireland
- Poland
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Hungary
- Malta
- Germany
- Italy
- Portugal
- Romania
- Spain
- Sweden
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Iceland
- Liechtenstein
- Norway
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Residence permit for the purpose of family reunification
A residence permit for the purpose of family reunification may be granted to a third-country national who is:
A residence permit for the purpose of family reunification shall be issued to the third-country national child born in Hungary of a third-country national residing in Hungary with a residence permit.
Definition of third-country nationals:
qualify as third-country nationals.
Definition of family member:
qualify as family member.
A residence permit for the purpose of family reunification may not be granted to a third-country national if the sponsor:
The spouse of the sponsor cannot be granted a residence permit if the other spouse of the sponsor is in possession of a residence visa or a residence permit issued for the purpose of family reunification.
I. Application for the issuance of a residence permit
If you do not hold a residence permit and are not allowed to enter Hungary without a visa, your application for the issuance of a residence permit is to be submitted outside of Hungary.
You may submit an application before a diplomatic or consular foreign mission of Hungary in the country of your nationality or your habitual place of residence. Please be advised to contact the competent foreign mission of Hungary to inquire for further information, if there are any other places authorised to receive applications for a residence permit. Such application receiving places are constituted by e.g. honorary consuls, trade representations, and external service providers.
If there are not any consulates or other types of places receiving application, in exceptional cases, you may submit an application in the country where you are staying legally in case you can provide proof of the reasons of your exceptional application submission.
Submitting an application for a visa separately is not required, as an application for the issuance of a residence permit comprises an application for a visa entitling its holder to collect a residence permit.
When may an application for the issuance of a residence permit be submitted within the territory of Hungary?
If you are allowed to enter the territory of Hungary visa free due to your nationality, and you are not a holder of a residence permit, during your legal stay you may submit an application for the issuance of a residence permit within the territory of Hungary as well.
How can applications for a residence permit be submitted in Hungary?
Application submission in Hungary is available:
Please note that application submission is available only via the Enter Hungary platform if your authorised representative is a legal representative or a legal person.
II. Application submission for the extension of a residence permit
Applications for the extension of a residence permit may only be lodged by the procedure initiation platform of Enter Hungary, which is available by clicking here.
Please be informed that the extension of the residence permit is only possible if
The residence in the territory of Hungary for at least 90 days is not required in case of the extension of a residence permit issued for the purpose of family reunification for the family member of a person holding residence permit for guest investors.
Please note that an application for the extension of a residence permit is to be submitted at least 30 days prior to the date of expiry of the issued residence permit.
III. Application submission via an employer
In case your family member’s application for a residence permit for the purpose of intra-corporate transfer, research, National Card, EU Blue Card or Corporate Card of your family member - with whom you are applying for family reunification in Hungary - is lodged by his/her employer, your application for family reunification may also be lodged by your family member’ employer if you give consent to such a process in a written declaration of consent and
Applications by an employer may be submitted only via the platform of Enter Hungary.
The platform of Enter Hungary is available by clicking here.
In cases when the application for a residence permit concerned is lodged via an employer, the client concerned must appear in person before the authority to facilitate taking the applicant’s facial photograph, recording his/her fingerprint and performing other procedural conducts upon the request of the authority.
For submission of an application in person, applicants are required to complete the application form correctly in full and to submit the completed document with their signature. The form is available by clicking here and the appendix here.
For submission of an application via the platform of Enter Hungary, the full and correct completion of the electronic application form is required, which is available on the platform. The platform of Enter Hungary is available by clicking here.
If the application is submitted in person, the applicant shall be exempt from the obligation to appear in person only if (s)he is unable to do so due to his/her state of health.
Instead of a minor applicant with limited capacity or incapacity, the application shall be submitted by the applicant's legal representative, but if the applicant is over the age of six, (s)he must appear in person when submitting the application.
For the purpose of the issuance of a residence permit comprising biometric data, a facial photograph of the applicant and fingerprint in the case of the applicant is over the age of six will be taken.
An application submitted via the platform of Enter Hungary is deemed to have been received by the immigration authority, if the administrative service fee has been paid, and the facial photograph and fingerprint of the applicant is taken and signature specimen of the applicant is recorded within 15 days from the date of receipt. The immigration authority will send out a notification when your application is deemed to have been received.
Information on administrative service fees for procedures is available here.
For the approval of your application for a residence permit, you are required to meet conditions for entry and residence in Hungary, during the procedures mandatory attachments/enclosures may serve as proof of meeting the set conditions.
Please make sure completion of the attachments/enclosures in full and check all documents before submission, supporting the soonest possible processing and examination of your application.
Documents in proof of the purpose of residence
The following documents may serve as proof of the purpose of residence:
Family relationship for the purpose of reunification with a person with refugee status or a person who has been granted subsidiary protection may be verified by any reliable means, specifically by DNA analysis.
Please note that marriage certificate submitted by third-country national family member of a Hungarian citizen can be accepted only after domestic registration.
In case the applicant also wishes to establish an employment relationship in addition to family reunification, the preliminary agreement or the document on legal relationship of employment must also be enclosed.
A birth certificate also means an equivalent document issued by a foreign authority.
Documents in proof of means of subsistence in Hungary
One of the following documents must be submitted as proof that the applicant has sufficient resources, i.e. (s)he can cover costs related to his/her subsistence, accommodation, return/onward travel (i.e. exit from Hungary) and healthcare services from legally acquired income and savings:
Documents proving that the applicant has a place of accommodation in Hungary
One of the following documents must be submitted as proof that the applicant is the owner of a residential property suitable for habitation, or (s)he has legal title to use such a real estate:
Documents proving that the applicant has health insurance
Documentary evidence must be submitted as proof that the applicant has access to comprehensive health insurance services covering all healthcare services or that (s)he can cover the costs of such services.
An applicant meets this condition in the following cases:
Documents proving that the applicant meets the conditions of exit (i.e. conditions to a return/onward travel)
Meeting the conditions of exit may be proved by:
Other required documents
In case of an extension, attaching/enclosing documents on unchanged conditions again is not required.
Applications for the issuance/extension of a residence permit for family reunification are examined under a single application procedure if you wish to establish a legal relationship for employment in addition to family reunification.
For detailed information on the single application procedure, please click here.
Time period for procedural administration: 21 days.
In addition to mandatory attachments/enclosures, NDGAP may request the submission of further documents for clarification of facts of the case or implement other procedural conducts.
The period for remedying deficiencies (e.g., submission of missing documents) and for the implementation of various other procedural conducts is not comprised in the time period of the procedural administration.
If the application is examined under a single application procedure because you wish to establish a legal relationship for employment in addition to family reunification, the authority acting on the application case adopts a decision as to merits within 70 days from the date of the submission of the application.
If you submitted your application for a residence permit before a foreign diplomatic or consular mission of Hungary and the regional directorate approves your application for a residence permit, it shall constitute approval for the issuance of an entry visa entitling its holder to receive a residence permit, of which the competent Hungarian consulate shall be notified by the regional directorate.
The entry visa entitling its holder to receive a residence permit shall be issued by the competent consulate officer.
Please note that type D visas entitling their holder to receive their residence permits issued to third-country nationals are single-entry visas authorising a stay of not more than 30 days and are valid for 3 months.
Please note that if you do not enter the territory of Hungary within 3 months from the date of approval of the issuance of your residence permit and do not start your approved residence, the approved residence permit becomes invalid and the approval of your accrued right of entry and residence ceases.
A residence permit document shall be delivered by way of post to the address indicated as place of delivery in the application form.
If the application was submitted by an employer, the document shall be delivered to the employer, to the employer’s official contact address, in the absences thereof, to the employer’s place of establishment (i.e. registered address).
Please note that receiving your document before NDGAP’s regional directorate in person is only allowed if you prove that you are not in a position to receive the document at the address indicated as place of delivery in your application.
The validity period of the permit shall be determined depending on the sponsor’s residence title as follows:
The validity period of the residence permit may not exceed the validity period of the applicant’s travel document or the validity period of the sponsor’s residence permit.
The applicant is entitled to work in case the issuance or the extension of the residence permit has been made in a single application procedure. For more information on a single application procedure click here.
In this case the applicant shall complete and enclose one of the following three appendixes: Application for employment, a Hungarian Card, or a National Card beyond Appendix for an application for a residence permit for the purpose of family reunification.
The appendix shall be attached whichever type of permit applies to the applicant’s employment and citizenship (the conditions for each purpose can be found by clicking on the name of the given type of permit).
The immigration authority must be notified of your intention to enter into employment relationship immediately after the conclusion of the preliminary agreement, but within 5 days at the latest.
The divorce or the death of your spouse must be reported to the regional directorate responsible for your place of accommodation within 30 days of receipt of the final judgement on divorce or the death certificate by attaching the documents at the same time.
The family member - who has not acquired the right of residence on another legal basis - is entitled to continue to reside if
- 5 years have passed since the first issuance of the residence permit,
or
- in the event of the death of the sponsor or of the person recognised as a refugee, if the conditions of residence are met.
In case of refusal, the decision may be appealed within 8 days of delivery, submitted to the authority of first instance, or at the Hungarian diplomatic or consular foreign mission where the application was submitted.
Please note that the authority shall dismiss the appeal without any examination as to merits in the following cases:
- the appeal is received after the deadline,
- the appeal is not submitted by an authorised person,
- the applicant introduces and refers to new facts of the case, of which (s)he was aware before the decision was adopted,
- the appeal is submitted without indicating its grounds or cause.
For information on reporting obligations, please click here.
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Notification obligations for third-country nationals
Third-country nationals must notify the regional directorate of the National Directorate General for Aliens Policing (hereinafter: NDGAP) of their accommodation in Hungary by providing the followings:
When making the notification, third-country nationals must attach one of the following documents:
Third-country nationals are not required to submit the documents listed above if their long-term stay in Hungary is accomplished with
Any change of accommodation must be notified to the regional directorate responsible for the new accommodation within 3 days of the change.
The form required to register the accommodation can be downloaded here.
The accommodation or change of accommodation must be notified electronically via the Enter Hungary platform after electronic registration.
Third-country nationals can certify that they have registered their accommodation by means of an accommodation certificate, which they must retain and keep with them.
If you are in possession of a visa for an intended stay not exceeding 90 days, a visa or residence permit for a stay exceeding 90 days within 180 days, or you have a long-term residence status, and you give birth to a child in the territory of Hungary who is a third-country national, you must notify the NDGAP regional directorate by providing the following information:
You must immediately report the loss, theft or destruction of your travel document or residence permit to the immigration authority (at the regional directorate of NDGAP, police station or in case of foreign residence at the competent Hungarian diplomatic mission).
The immigration authority will issue a certificate of notification.
A travel document which is believed to have been lost and which is found after being reported lost must be reported to the immigration authorities without delay. A third-country national must obtain a new travel document to replace a lost, stolen, destroyed or expired travel document, unless an international agreement provides otherwise.
The application for the substitution of a residence document can only be submitted electronically via the Enter Hungary platform, which can be accessed by clicking here.
Third-country nationals must notify NDGAP’s regional directorate of their intention to undertake employment,
- a residence permit for the purpose of family reunification,
- an EU Blue Card,
- a residence permit issued for the purpose of guest self-employment,
- a Hungarian Card,
- a humanitarian residence permit (as a person recognised as a stateless person; as a person cooperating with the authorities in the interests of law enforcement or national security; or as a person who has been employed under particularly exploitative conditions or as a minor without a residence permit)
- a residence permit for the purpose of research,
- a residence permit for seasonal employment,
- a residence permit for the purpose of intra-corporate transfer, or
- a long-term mobility certificate.
Please note that specific reporting obligations for each purpose of residence are set out in the dedicated information materials.
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