Immigration
Are you a third-country national with long-term EU residency, planning to move to Hungary now? Then you will need the “Interim Residence Card”, which is in fact a form of permanent residency in Hungary.
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Are you interested in Hungarian citizenship, but worried about the language requirements? Depending on the procedure under which you apply for citizenship, you might not need to speak Hungarian at all! And if you do, we would be happy to help you out with a preparatory course.
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Starting from 2025, those who apply for permanent residency in Hungary must pass a cultural exam in Hungarian to prove that they are planning to stay in Hungary in the long term.
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The new Hungarian immigration law introduced from 2024 changed how third-country nationals can gain permanent residency in Hungary. They can apply for either the National Residence Card or the EU Residence Card, and new applicants need to pass a cultural exam.
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The Hungarian Golden Visa Program has been available since July 1, 2024, offering foreign investors the opportunity to apply for a guest investor visa. Now the second investment fund has been approved, widening the range of options available to investors.
Hungary has approved the second investment fund as eligible in the Hungarian Golden Visa program. With this, the options for investors are slowly but steadily expanding in the best investment immigration program in Europe.
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Starting from 16 January 2025, the old Ügyfélkapu system will no longer function as an access to government portals in Hungary. Instead, you should switch either to Ügyfélkapu+ or the DÁP app to access electronic administration.
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While there are many types of residence permits in Hungary that can be received based on employment, the new regulation is relevant only for the ones officially called “residence permit for employment purposes” and “residence permit for guest workers”. Other types of residence and work permits are not concerned this time.
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Being a “guest worker” in Hungary means different things in everyday language and as a technical term. Learn the difference here.
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Starting from 1 January 2025, the three most prominent personal income tax benefits cannot be applied anymore to the salaries of most third-country nationals working in Hungary.
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