Residency for Business Purposes
Residency for Entrepreurs or Managing Directors
A residence permit based on self-employment purposes.
- For doing business independently in Hungary.
- For chief executives of a company, a business organisation, or other for-profit legal entity registered in Hungary.
- Valid for maximum of 1 year, and can be extended for additional 2 years. The total validity not longer than 3 years.
Residency for Higly Educated, Sportsmen and for Filming
Hungarian Card for business owners or managing directors in certain professions and sectors.
- Company, a business organisation, or other for-profit legal entity must be registered in Hungary.
- Applicants must also perform additonal work, relating to certain professions.
- Eligible professions: professional sportsman/woman or coach; performing artist; or working for a filmmaker or film production company.
- Valid for maximum of 3 years, and can be extended for additional 3 years.
Residency for Managers, Business Owners from Certain Countries
National Card – residence to citizens of the following countires: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Northern Macedonia, Belarus, Moldova, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine.
- For business owners or managing directors of a Hungarian company who are also employed and perform additonal work other than managing the company.
- Valid for maximum of 2 years, and can be extended for up to 3 years at a time.
Relocation of a Business to Hungary
Corporate Card – residence for preferential companies and their contracted partners.
- For managing directors of a Hungarian company who are also employed and perform additonal work.
- Eligible for employees.
- Valid for maximum of 4 years, and can be extended for up to 4 years at a time.