Social Security

Foreigners without TAJ can now make an appointment for vaccination online

Foreigners living in Hungary without a TAJ number can make an appointment for vaccination online through the EESZT system. Select the date, the place, and your preferred vaccine (currently available: Pfizer, Sinopharm, and Sputnik).

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The private health insurance system in Hungary

Private health insurance plans allow you to access private healthcare facilities for a monthly fee. These institutions usually offer higher comfort, shorter waiting periods (if any), and more modern equipment than public hospitals.

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Public health insurance in Hungary: fees & coverage

Health insurance is an important concern for all of us, and even more so currently. You may know everything about health insurance fees and coverage in your own country, but how much do you know about the Hungarian system?

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Vaccine registration for foreigners without social security (TAJ)

In the past weeks, there has been a lot of confusion about this issue and several people have posted and shared the (mis)information that even if you have no TAJ number, you can register for the vaccine with a generic number 900 000 007. Please DO NOT DO THIS because:

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How do you qualify for social security in Hungary?

Through the social security system, everyone chips in (through taxes) to make health care services accessible to the whole population. But how do you become part of the system as a foreigner in Hungary?

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