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Hungarian residence permit types for working purpose


If staying in Hungary more than 90 days (counted within a 180-day period), a Third-country National has to obtain a residence permit in principle. For working purpose, there is a great variety of residence permits. The right or most convenient one depends on many factors, e.g. nature of the work, framework of the employment, qualification, salary amount, job position, duration of employment, etc.

In some cases, the third-country national individual (hereinafter: Individual) can chose from different types of residence permit to apply for when intending to work in Hungary.

Please find the most common types of residence permits below, as well as their brief descriptions. Select the one that is most suitable for your prospective Employee and see the details how we help you obtain it.


For the purpose of
Employment
General Conditions:
  • The legal relation between your Candidate and you will aim at employment.
  • Your Candidate will perform his/her work under your or your contracting partner's direction.
  • If your Candidate will be a CEO of your organisation, he will have working responsibilities beyond his/her CEO role.
    • # employment contract in Hungary
    # assignment from an EEA country
    Details & Pricing
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    There is a legal relationship aiming at employment between an Individual and an Organisation seated in Hungary if...
    1. the Individual works in the territory of Hungary,
    2. the Individual gets remuneration in return of his/her work, and
    3. the basis of the Individual' work is...
      • his/her employment contract with an Organisation in Hungary,
      • his/her employment contract with an Organisation out of Hungary, who has a service agreement with an Organisation in Hungary, or
      • a training program at an Organisation in Hungary aiming to obtain a specific skill.
    Y-

    Y+
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    Legal relationship aiming at employment
    1. the Individual works in Hungary,
    2. the Individual gets remuneration in return of his/her work, and
    3. the basis of the Individual's work is...
      • his/her employment contract with a Hungarian Organisation;
      • his/her employment contract with a non-Hungarian Organisation, who has a service agreement with a Hungarian Organisation;
      • a training program aiming to obtain a specific skill.
    Y-

    Y+
    Y-

    Y+
    For the pursuit of
    Gainful Activity
    General Conditions:
  • Your organisation is a business organisation, cooperative or other for-profit legal entity.
  • Your Executive Officer will have working responsibilities related to his/her Executive Officer role only.
    • # CEO
    Details & Pricing
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    Legal relationship aiming at employment
    1. the Individual works in Hungary,
    2. the Individual gets remuneration in return of his/her work, and
    3. the basis of the Individual's work is...
      • his/her employment contract with a Hungarian Organisation;
      • his/her employment contract with a non-Hungarian Organisation, who has a service agreement with a Hungarian Organisation;
      • a training program aiming to obtain a specific skill.
    Y--

    Y++
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    Legal relationship aiming at employment
    1. the Individual works in Hungary,
    2. the Individual gets remuneration in return of his/her work, and
    3. the basis of the Individual's work is...
      • his/her employment contract with a Hungarian Organisation;
      • his/her employment contract with a non-Hungarian Organisation, who has a service agreement with a Hungarian Organisation;
      • a training program aiming to obtain a specific skill.
    Y--

    Y++
    Y--

    Y++
    For the purpose of
    Intra-corporate Transfer
    General Conditions:
  • Your Candidate is assigned from a company in a third-country to your company.
  • His/her Home company and your company belong to the same Group of Companies.
  • He/she will work as a Manager, Expert or Trainee.
  • He/she has a valid home address in a third-country.
    • # group of companies # assignment
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    When an Individual is assigned from a (Home) company to a (Host) company he/she...
    1. has an employment contract with his/her Home Company,
    2. keeps this employment contract for the entire duration of his/her assignment at the Host Company, and
    3. the assignment at the Host Company is for a definite period.
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    Who can be considered Manager, Specialist or Trainee?
    The local rules define who can be considered a Manager, Specialist or Trainee. Please see these definitions under "Details & Pricing" of this residence permit category.
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    Group of Companies means two or more Companies recognised as linked in the following ways:
    A company, in relation to another company
    1. directly or indirectly, holds a majority of that company's subscribed capital;
    2. controls a majority of the votes attached to that company's issued share capital;
    3. is entitled to appoint more than half of the members of that company's administrative, management or supervisory body; or
    4. the companies are managed on a unified basis by the parent company.
    Y-

    Y+
    Y-

    Y+

    EU Blue Card
    General Conditions:
  • Your Candidate has a higher education degree.
  • His/her work requires the qualification acquired during his/her higher education studies.
  • His/her gross salary will be more than HUF 658,200 (circa EUR 1,700). In some job positions this salary amount can be lower.
    • # high skilled workers
    Details & Pricing
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    In the following job positions the minimum gross salary amount to have an EU Blue Card is HUF 526,560:
    1. General practitioner (general doctor) - FEOR 2211
    2. Pharmacist, specialized pharmacist - FEOR 2214
    3. Optometrist - FEOR 2222
    4. Dietician and nutrition adviser - FEOR 2223
    5. Physiotherapist - FEOR 2224
    6. District nurse - FEOR 2225
    7. Ambulance officer - FEOR 2226
    8. Nursing professional (with higher education qualification) - FEOR 2231
    9. Midwifery professional (with higher education qualification) - FEOR 2232
    FEOR: Hungarian Standard classification of Occupation
    Y-

    Y+
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    In the following job positions the minimum gross salary amount to have an EU Blue Card is HUF 526,650:
    1. General practitioner (general doctor) - FEOR 2211
    2. Pharmacist, specialized pharmacist - FEOR 2214
    3. Optometrist - FEOR 2222
    4. Dietician and nutrition adviser - FEOR 2223
    5. Physiotherapist - FEOR 2224
    6. District nurse - FEOR 2225
    7. Ambulance officer - FEOR 2226
    8. Nursing professional (requiring higher education qualification) - FEOR 2231
    9. Midwifery professional (requiring higher education qualification) - FEOR 2232
    Y-

    Y+
    Y-

    Y+
    For the purpose of
    Seasonal Employment
    General Conditions:
  • The work is performed in the Agricultural Sector.
  • The seasonal work does not exceed six months counted within any consecutive 12 months.
    • # agricultural sector
    # six months
    Details & Pricing
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    The following sub-sectors are included in the Agricultural Sector when we speak about Seasonal Work
    1. Plant Production Sector
    2. Furest Management Sector
    3. Stock Farming Sector
    4. Fishing Sector
    Y-

    Y+
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    How to calculate the six months within any 12 months period?
    Both the number of days spent with seasonal work in the past and the days intended to spend with seasonal work in the future has to be taken into consideration. In any period that covers 12 months (e.g. covering both the past and the future) cannot include more days spent with seasonal work than 6 months.
    Y-

    Y+
    Y-

    Y+
    For the purpose of
    Voluntary Service Activity
    General Conditions:
  • Your Hungarian Organisation provides voluntary services in the public interest and your Candidate concludes a voluntary service agreement with you.
  • Your Candidate's work will be performed in the framework of the European Voluntary Service.
    • # voluntary service in the public interest
    # European Voluntary Service
    # voluntary service agreement
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    Who are those Organisations who provide voluntary services in the public interest?
    The definition of these organisations can be found in the Act of 2005. LXXXVIII. on Voluntary Service Activiy in the Public Interest (Article 3, (1)). The list of these organisations are available at the following link:
    click here to see the list of these organisations
    Y-

    Y+
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    European Voluntary Service
    The list of the Organisations where voluntary services can be performed in the framework of the European Voluntary Service are available at the following link of the European Youth Portal:
    click here to see the list of these organisations
    Y-

    Y+
    Y-

    Y+
    For the purpose of
    Family Reunification
    General Conditions:
  • The primary aim of your Candidate's Hungarian stay is to be together with his/her family members but he/she wants to be employed too by your Hungarian Company.
    • # family member
    # employment
    Details & Pricing
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    Legal relationship aiming at employment
    1. the Individual works in Hungary,
    2. the Individual gets remuneration in return of his/her work, and
    3. the basis of the Individual's work is...
      • his/her employment contract with a Hungarian Organisation;
      • his/her employment contract with a non-Hungarian Organisation, who has a service agreement with a Hungarian Organisation;
      • a training program aiming to obtain a specific skill.
    Y-

    Y+
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    Legal relationship aiming at employment
    1. the Individual works in Hungary,
    2. the Individual gets remuneration in return of his/her work, and
    3. the basis of the Individual's work is...
      • his/her employment contract with a Hungarian Organisation;
      • his/her employment contract with a non-Hungarian Organisation, who has a service agreement with a Hungarian Organisation;
      • a training program aiming to obtain a specific skill.
    Y-

    Y+
    Y-

    Y+
    For the purpose of
    Traineeship
    General Conditions:
  • Your Organisation is a specific type of organisation.
  • The traineeship does not last for more than six months.
  • Your Trainee's higher education degree is compatible with his/her prospective task.
  • His/her degree was obtained in the last two years or his/her studies are in process.
    • # traineeship
    # six-month traineeship
    # registered training program
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    Organisations who can employ Third-country National having Residence Permit for the purpose of Traineeship
    1. Local Governments;
    2. Minority Self-government (in its public functions specified in the Hungarian legal regulations);
    3. Budgetary Institutions (in its core activity);
    4. Ecclesiastical Legal Entity seated in Hungary (in its activities connnected to its operation, religion or public interest);
    5. Organisations having strategic partnership agreement with the Hungarian Government (in terms of trainings specified in this partnership agreement).
    Y-

    Y+
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    Legal relationship aiming at employment
    1. the Individual works in Hungary,
    2. the Individual gets remuneration in return of his/her work, and
    3. the basis of the Individual's work is...
      • his/her employment contract with a Hungarian Organisation;
      • his/her employment contract with a non-Hungarian Organisation, who has a service agreement with a Hungarian Organisation;
      • a training program aiming to obtain a specific skill.
    Y-

    Y+
    Y-

    Y+


    For
    Other Purpose
    General Conditions:
  • If there is no appropriate residence permit type for the Third-country National working in Hungary, this type of residence permit might be applicable for her/him.
    • # lack of a Hungarian employer
    # lack of an alternative residence permit
    Details & Pricing
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    Legal relationship aiming at employment
    1. the Individual works in Hungary,
    2. the Individual gets remuneration in return of his/her work, and
    3. the basis of the Individual's work is...
      • his/her employment contract with a Hungarian Organisation;
      • his/her employment contract with a non-Hungarian Organisation, who has a service agreement with a Hungarian Organisation;
      • a training program aiming to obtain a specific skill.
    Y-

    Y+
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    Legal relationship aiming at employment
    1. the Individual works in Hungary,
    2. the Individual gets remuneration in return of his/her work, and
    3. the basis of the Individual's work is...
      • his/her employment contract with a Hungarian Organisation;
      • his/her employment contract with a non-Hungarian Organisation, who has a service agreement with a Hungarian Organisation;
      • a training program aiming to obtain a specific skill.
    Y-

    Y+
    Y-

    Y+




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