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Residence permit for seasonal employment
A residence permit for seasonal employment may be granted to a guest worker who wishes to do seasonal work.
A residence permit for seasonal employment may not be granted to a third-country national if
Definition of a third-country national:
If you are not allowed to enter the territory of Hungary visa free, 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 the country of your nationality or your habitual place of residence, 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 can 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 an application 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.
Applications for the extension of a residence permit may only be submitted by the procedure initiation platform of Enter Hungary, which is available by clicking here.
Extension of a residence permit is only possible for not exceeding 6 months within a maximum period of 12 months, for the same purpose provided that this period has not been exceeded by the validity period of the permit to be extended.
Please be informed that the extension of the residence permit is only possible if
Furthermore, 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.
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.
For the purpose of the issuance of a residence permit comprising biometric data, a facial photograph and fingerprint of the applicant 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.
For information on administrative service fees for procedures, please click 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:
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:
The document proving place of accommodation must include
If the accommodation is provided by the employer, accommodation in Hungary can only serve as proof if
The accommodation of a seasonal guest worker may be provided by the employer only if the absence of the above conditions has not been established against him within 6 months prior to the submission of the application.
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 of a residence permit for seasonal employment are examined under a single application procedure.
For detailed information on the single application procedure, please click here.
Time period for procedural administration: 21 days.
Your application must be processed within 15 days if you have stayed in Hungary for seasonal employment at least once in the last 5 years preceding the application and you have fully complied with the provisions of aliens policing and labour legislation.
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.
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 visa entitling the applicant to receive his/her residence permit is a single-entry visa authorising a stay of not more than 30 days and is 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.
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 document is maximised in 6 months, which can be extended for the same purpose not exceeding 6 months within a period of 12 months.
A residence permit for the purpose of seasonal employment cannot be issued for a period exceeding 6 months within 12 months, and it cannot be extended after 6 months.
Please note that the authority shall determine the date of expiry of the residence permit in a way that the third-country national’s travel document shall be valid for at least another 3 months after the date of expiry of the approved residence.
During the validity period of a residence permit for seasonal employment and after its date of expiry, application for the issuance of a residence permit under another legal title is not allowed in Hungary.
Family members of a third-country national who is a holder of or an applicant for a residence permit for seasonal employment may not be granted a residence permit for family reunification.
Third-country nationals who are holders of a residence permit for seasonal employment may not be granted a national residence card.
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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Single application procedure
Single application procedure is a procedure for authorising a third-country national’s stay in Hungary for more than ninety days within a period of one hundred and eighty days and the establishment of an employment relationship between the applicant and a specific employer.
A single permit is a residence permit that entitles a third-country national to establish contract employment relationship with an employer indicated on the permit and to reside in the territory of Hungary.
The single application procedure shall not apply to:
In the single application procedure, in the first instance, the Government Office and in the second instance, the Minister responsible for the employment of third-country nationals in Hungary act as the competent authority in order to determine whether the employment of the third-country national is supported on grounds of the employment policy of Hungary.
The following government office is competent to conduct the procedure:
In the following cases, the Government Office and the Minister responsible for the employment of third-country nationals in Hungary does not participate as acting authority:
if the third-country national:
The government agency acting as the specialised authority shall give its opinion to the acting regional directorate within the following time limits:
within 10 days
within 8 days
Please note that the procedure of the specialised authority does not count in the time limit of the single application procedure.
During the procedure, the specialised authority may issue a letter of formal notice to the applicant in order to clarify the facts.
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Residence permit for the purpose of voluntary activities
Those third-country nationals are eligible to be granted a residence permit for the purpose of voluntary activities,
A host organisation may be: a local or minority self-government, budgetary entity, civil or non-profit organization, ecclesiastical legal person or religious association, social, child welfare, child protection service provider, institution or network, health service provider, public education institution, vocational training institution, higher education institution, museum institution, library, public archive, public private archive, public cultural institution.
Residence permit for the purpose of voluntary activity cannot be granted to those who:
Please note that Act LXXXVIII of 2005 on Public Interest Volunteer Activities contains all provisions regarding volunteer activities, such as criteria for host organisations and volunteers and the content of the voluntary service contract to prove the purpose of the residence.
qualify as third-country nationals.
If you do not have a residence permit and your entry into Hungary does not constitute a visa-exempt travel, 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 the country of your nationality or your habitual place of residence, in exceptional cases, you may submit an application in a country where you are staying legally provided that you 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 can 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, you may submit an application for the issuance of a residence permit for the purpose of voluntary activity 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 attorney-in-fact is a legal representative or a legal person.
Submission of applications for the extension of a residence permit for the purpose of voluntary activity is only available within the territory of Hungary, via the platform of Enter Hungary, which is available by clicking here.
Please be informed that the extension of the residence permit is only possible if
Furthermore, please note that an application for the extension of a residence permit for the purpose of voluntary activity is to be submitted at least 30 days prior to the date of expiry of the issued residence permit.
For submission of an application in person, applicants are required to complete the application form filled in correctly 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.
For the purpose of the issuance of a residence permit comprising biometric data, a facial photograph and fingerprint of the applicant 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.
For information on administrative service fees for procedures, please click here.
For the approval of an application for a residence permit, the applicant is required to meet conditions for entry and residence in Hungary, during the procedures mandatory attachments/enclosures may serve as proof of meeting the conditions set.
Please make sure completion of the attachments/enclosures is in full and check all documents before submission, supporting the soonest possible processing and examination of the application.
Documents in proof of the purpose of residence
The purpose of residence can be proved by a voluntary contract concluded with the host organization.
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
You shall provide a real Hungarian address as accommodation. No separate document needs to be attached to the notification.
Documents proving that the applicant has a 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.
Time period for procedural administration: 21 days.
In addition to mandatory attachments/enclosures, the National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (hereinafter: 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.
The authority acting on the application case adopts a decision as to merits within 60 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 visa 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.
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.
Validity period of the document is the same as the validity period of the hosting contract, but is maximised in 2 years.
Please note that the authority shall determine the date of expiry of the residence permit in a way that the third-country national’s travel document shall be valid at least for another 3 months after the date of expiry of the approved residence.
During the validity period of a residence permit for the purpose of voluntary activity and after its date of expiry, application for the issuance of a residence permit under another legal title is not allowed in Hungary.
Family members of a third-country national who is a holder of a residence permit for the purpose of voluntary activity or an applicant for a residence permit for the purpose of voluntary activity may not be granted a residence permit for family reunification.
Third-country nationals who are holders of a residence permit for the purpose of voluntary activity may not be granted a national residence card.
In case of refusal, the decision may be appealed within 8 days from 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 causes.
For information on reporting obligations, please click here.
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Residence permit for the purpose of medical treatment
A residence permit for the purpose of medical treatment may be issued to a third-country national:
Definition of third-country nationals:
qualify as third-country nationals.
Definition of family member:
qualify as a family member.
If your entry into Hungary does not constitute a visa-exempt travel and you are not a holder of a residence permit, 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 the country of your nationality or your habitual place of residence, in exceptional cases, you may submit an application in a country where you are staying legally provided that you 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 can 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, you may submit an application within the territory of Hungary during your legal stay.
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 attorney-in-fact is a legal representative or a legal person.
Submission of applications for the extension of a residence permit for the purpose of medical treatment is only available within the territory of Hungary, via the platform of Enter Hungary, which is available by clicking here.
Please be informed that the extension of the residence permit is only possible if
Furthermore, please note that an application for the extension of a residence permit for the purpose of medical treatment is to be submitted at least 30 days prior to the date of expiry of the issued residence permit.
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.
In case of application submission in person, you may be exempted from the obligation to appear in person only if you are unable to appear in person due to medical conditions.
Instead of an applicant with limited legal capacity or an incapacitated minor, the application is to be submitted by the applicant’s legal representative; however, if (s)he has reached the age of six, the minor applicant is required to appear in person when the application is submitted.
For the purpose of the issuance of a residence permit comprising biometric data, a facial photograph and fingerprint of the applicant 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.
For information on administrative service fees for procedures, please click here.
For the approval of an application for a residence permit, the applicant is 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 is in full and check all documents before submission, supporting the soonest possible processing and examination of the application.
Documents in proof of the purpose of residence
Medical treatment, as the purpose of stay, may be verified by the following documents:
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.
Time period for procedural administration: 21 days, in case of minor applicant, it is 8 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 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.
Please note that the document can only be received in person at the regional directorate of NDGAP in case you are not in the position to receive the document at the address indicated as place of delivery in your application.
The validity period of the document is determined by the length of the medical treatment, but is maximised in 2 years, which may be extended on occasions by the length of the medical treatment to a maximum period of 2 years.
Please note that the authority shall determine the date of expiry of the residence permit in a way that the third-country national’s travel document shall be valid at least for another 3 months after the date of expiry of the approved residence.
During the validity period of a residence permit for the purpose of medical treatment and after its date of expiry, application for the issuance of a residence permit under another legal title is not allowed in Hungary.
Family members of a third-country national who is a holder of a residence permit for the purpose of medical treatment or an applicant for a residence permit for the purpose of medical treatment may not be granted a residence permit for family reunification.
Third-country nationals who are holders of a residence permit for the purpose of medical treatment may not be granted a national residence card.
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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