Immigration

When you become a Hungarian citizen, the Hungarian name you register must conform to the Hungarian writing system. If you have a name with foreign characters, you will need to change your name; otherwise, you can keep your old name.
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Employees of Hungarian companies may apply for an unemployment benefit, or officially a jobseeker’s allowance after the employment relationship is terminated. This way they can sustain themselves while they are looking for a job. However, this benefit is available only if the employee is allowed to stay in Hungary.
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In Hungary, the address of a natural person is part of their core data. Most third-country nationals living in Hungary can prove their address with a QR code featured on an accommodation slip, while some of them are eligible for an address card alongside Hungarian citizens.
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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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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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