Other Legal Purposes
Details
Details
Studies
Ideal for:
Foreign students who have been admitted to a Hungarian university, college, or accredited educational institution.
Must show proof of enrollment and paid tuition.
Foreign students who have been admitted to a Hungarian university, college, or accredited educational institution.
Must show proof of enrollment and paid tuition.
Training
Ideal for:
Individuals participating in non-degree training programs, language courses, or professional qualification courses in Hungary.
Often applies to vocational or corporate training.
Individuals participating in non-degree training programs, language courses, or professional qualification courses in Hungary.
Often applies to vocational or corporate training.
Internship
Ideal for:
Young professionals or students taking part in a structured internship or traineeship program hosted by a Hungarian organization or company.
Usually under EU or bilateral youth mobility programs.
Young professionals or students taking part in a structured internship or traineeship program hosted by a Hungarian organization or company.
Usually under EU or bilateral youth mobility programs.
Official Purpose
Ideal for:
Diplomats, embassy staff, government employees, or other foreign nationals coming to Hungary on official governmental or institutional assignments.
Requires formal proof of the official mission.
Diplomats, embassy staff, government employees, or other foreign nationals coming to Hungary on official governmental or institutional assignments.
Requires formal proof of the official mission.
International Agreements
Ideal for:
Foreign nationals working in Hungary under special international or bilateral agreements, such as seasonal tourist jobs or youth mobility schemes.
Conditions vary depending on the treaty.
Foreign nationals working in Hungary under special international or bilateral agreements, such as seasonal tourist jobs or youth mobility schemes.
Conditions vary depending on the treaty.
Ideal for:
Remote workers or freelancers employed by companies outside Hungary, who wish to live in Hungary while continuing remote work.
Must meet income and savings requirements.
Remote workers or freelancers employed by companies outside Hungary, who wish to live in Hungary while continuing remote work.
Must meet income and savings requirements.
Posting
Ideal for:
Employees sent to Hungary temporarily by a foreign company as part of a posting or service contract.
Employer confirmation and secondment details required.
Employees sent to Hungary temporarily by a foreign company as part of a posting or service contract.
Employer confirmation and secondment details required.
Medical Treatment
Ideal for:
Foreign nationals coming to Hungary for scheduled or long-term medical treatment, rehabilitation, or care.
Medical certificate and proof of treatment plan needed.
Foreign nationals coming to Hungary for scheduled or long-term medical treatment, rehabilitation, or care.
Medical certificate and proof of treatment plan needed.
Volunteering
Ideal for:
Participants in volunteer programs or civil society projects (e.g., through the European Solidarity Corps or NGOs).
Hosting agreement and proof of the program are required.
Participants in volunteer programs or civil society projects (e.g., through the European Solidarity Corps or NGOs).
Hosting agreement and proof of the program are required.
National Interest
Ideal for:
Individuals whose stay is considered strategically beneficial for Hungary, such as those contributing to science, culture, or security.
Must be justified and approved by national authorities.
Individuals whose stay is considered strategically beneficial for Hungary, such as those contributing to science, culture, or security.
Must be justified and approved by national authorities.
Family Reunification
Ideal for:
Close family members (spouse, children, parents) of foreign nationals legally residing in Hungary or of Hungarian citizens.
Proof of family relationship and the sponsor’s status is required.
Close family members (spouse, children, parents) of foreign nationals legally residing in Hungary or of Hungarian citizens.
Proof of family relationship and the sponsor’s status is required.
Humanitarian Grounds
Ideal for:
People facing exceptional circumstances, such as conflict, natural disaster, or urgent personal hardship, where humanitarian protection is warranted.
Applications reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
People facing exceptional circumstances, such as conflict, natural disaster, or urgent personal hardship, where humanitarian protection is warranted.
Applications reviewed on a case-by-case basis.