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.