Residency for Employment
Residency for Highly Quilified Employees
EU Blue Card – residence for third-country nationals to work in Hungary in a position requiring a high qualification.
- May the applicants do not have the high educational degree in that specific filed, the must at least have relevant professional experience of a specified period of time.
- Who already have EU Blue Card issued by another Member State of the EU under certain conditions, after 12 or 6 months are also eligible to stay in Hungary.
- Valid for maximum of 4 years, renewable for up to additonal 4 years.
Intra-Company Relocation of Employees
Residence permit for the purpose of intra-company transfer of employees.
- Who already hold a residence permit for the purpose of intra-company transfer of employees issued in any other Member State of the European Union (permit for long-term mobility) are also eligible to stay in Hungary.
- Relocation to Hungary must happen within the company group.
- Valid is at least 1 year or the actual duration of the employee transfer.
Residence Permit for Researchers
Residence permit for the purpose of research may be issued to third-country nationals whose purpose is to carry out a research project at a Hungarian research organisation.
- Purpose of stay must be to carry out a research project under a hosting agreement concluded with an accredited Hungarian research organisation.
- The research organisation must provide a written commitment for reimbursing the costs of expulsion if neccessary.
- Valid for 1 to 2 years, renewable for up to additonal 2 years.
Residence Permit for Researchers
Hungarian Card – residence permit granted to third-country nationals who are engaged in certain professions and are employed by Hungarian company.
- 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 Employees from Certain Countries
National Card – residence to citizens of the following countires: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Northern Macedonia, Belarus, Moldova, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine.
- For employees of a Hungarian company.
- Valid for maximum of 2 years, and can be extended for up to 3 years at a time.