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Residence Permit for the Pursuit of Gainful Activity in Hungary


General Description

On a general basis, a Third-country National has to obtain a residence permit if he/she expects to stay in Hungary more than 90 days within a 180-day period of time. However, in some cases (e.g., due to having a Family Member with an EEA citizenship) other type(s) of immigration document(s)(s) has to be obtained.

If a Third-country National aims to stay in Hungary for a period more than 90 days within a 180-day period and he/she will become an Executive Officer of a business organisation, cooperative or other for-profit legal entity seated in Hungary, a Residence Permit for the pursuit of Gainful Activity has to be obtained for him/her. One further criterion, is to have responsibilities derived from his/her Executive Officer role only. If he/she intends to provide further types of work for his/her Hungarian Employer, a Residence Permit for the Purpose of Employment might be the correct residence permit type for him/her.

Who can apply for this residence permit type?

  • An Individual, who has third-country nationality only.
  • An Individual, who is not living or traveling in Hungary together with or joining to an EEA Citizen to whom he/she is considered a family member.
  • An Individual, who works as an Executive Officer of a business organisation, cooperative or other for-profit legal entity.
  • An Individual, who has responsibilities related to the Executive Officer role only.
  • An Individual, who can prove his/her entitlement for a Residence Permit for the Purpose of Intra-corporate Transfer has to apply for that residence permit type, instead of Residence Permit for the pursuit of Gainful Activity.

    • Validity Period

  • at least ,
    • If the Individual has no valid Hungarian residence permit (i.e., applying for at the first time), the Individual has to apply for at least 91 days Hungarian stay period.
  • not more than .
    • The legal Hungarian stay and work can be extended by further three years by applying for a residence permit extension at least 30 days before the expiry of the current residence permit. Therefore, an Individual can stay fulfil his/her Executive Officer responsibilities in Hungary for a period longer than 3 years, however, in order for this, he/she needs to go through a residence permit extension procedure. Please also kindly note that if an Individual leaves the territory of Hungary for more than 90 days within any 180-day period when holding a Hungarian reisdence permit, this residence permit cannot be extended but a new reisdence permit application procedure has to be initiated. The difference between the residence permit extension and the new residence permit application mainly means that in if the residence permit is not extended, but a new one is applied for, the Individual has to leave the territory of Europe when the current residence permit expires, and submit a new residence permit application at the appropriate places (please see description on the appropriate places below).

    Place of Application

    The place of the residence permit application may differ based on the Individual's citizenship, his/her habitual residence or the fact whether he/she applies for a new residence permit (e.g. residence permit application at the first time) or a Hungarian residence permit extension.

    A) if having citizenship(s) only:
    New residence permit application means if not having a valid Hungarian residence permit, or having, but it remains valid less than 30 days when submitting the residence permit application.
    Visa-required countries (Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2018/1806):
    Afghanistan, Armenia, Angola, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Bahrain, Burundi, Benin, Bolivia, Bhutan, Botswana, Belarus, Belize, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, China, Cuba, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Algeria, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Ghana, The Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Indonesia, India, Iraq, Iran, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Comoros, North Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Myanmar/Burma, Mongolia, Mauritania, Maldives, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Nepal, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, Suriname, South Sudan, São Tomé and Príncipe, Syria, Chad, Togo, Thailand, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Tanzania, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
  • Consulate of Hungary located in the country of the Individual's citizenship, or
  • Consulate of Hungary located in the country of the Individual's habitual residence.

    • B) if having citizenship(s) only:
    New residence permit application means if not having a valid Hungarian residence permit, or having, but it remains valid less than 30 days when submitting the residence permit application.
    Visa-free countries (Annex II of Regulation (EU) 2018/1806):
    Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (only if having biometric passport) Andorra, United Arab Emirates (only if having biometric passport), Antigua and Barbuda, Albania (only if having biometric passport), Argentina, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina (only if having biometric passport), Barbados, Brunei, Brazil, Bahamas, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica (only if having biometric passport), Micronesia (only if having biometric passport), Grenada (only if having biometric passport), Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Japan, Kiribati (only if having biometric passport), Saint Kitts and Nevis, South Korea, Saint Lucia (only if having biometric passport), Monaco, Moldova (only if having biometric passport), Montenegro (only if having biometric passport), Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Nauru, New Zealand, Panama, Peru, Palau, Paraguay, Serbia (only if having biometric passport and excluding holders of Serbian passports issued by the Serbian Coordination Directorate), Solomon Islands, Seychelles, Singapore, San Marino, El Salvador, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Ukraine (only if having biometric passport), United States, Uruguay, Holy See, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Venezuela, Vanuatu, Samoa, Hong Kong (having passport of Special Administrative Region), Maca (having passport of Special Administrative Region), British nationals (Overseas), British Overseas territories Citizens, British Overseas Citizens, British Protected Persons, British Sibjects, Taiwan.
  • Consulate of Hungary located in the country of the Individual's citizenship,
  • Consulate of Hungary located in the country of the Individual's habitual residence, or
  • Immigration Office (official name: National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing), the competent directorate is located in the region of your prospective Hungarian accommodation.

    • C) of third-country nationals:
    Residence permit extension means another residence permit application in Hungary if having a Hungarian residence permit that remains valid more than 30 days counted from the date of the residence permit extension. Please kindly note that if an Individual left the territory of Hungary for more than 90 days within any 180-day period when holding a Hungarian reisdence permit, this residence permit cannot be extended but a new reisdence permit application procedure has to be initiated. I.e. has to leave the territory of the EU and Schengen countries and apply for the new residence permit at one of the above-mentioned places.
  • Immigration Office (the competent directorate is located in the region of your prospective Hungarian accommodation).

    • Application Fee

  • in case of new the residence permit application at one of the Consulate of Hungary.
    • At some Consulates, this amount has to be paid in local currency, or in USD. The method of the payment might also be different: by bank transfer upfront, by credit card or in cash at the place of the application.
  • HUF 18,000, in case of new residence permit application at the Immigration Office in Hungary.
  • HUF 10,000, in case of residence permit extension at the Immigration Office in Hungary.

    • Citizens of Ukraine are exempt to pay the above-mentioned application fees.

    Time period of decision-making:

  • not more than 21 days.

    • Rights:

  • Work as an Executive Officer.
  • Stay in other Schengen-country up to 90 days within any 180-day period of time without obtaining a C-type Schengen visa (passport and this issued residence permit is required when staying in other Schengen country).

    • Obligations:

  • within three days counted from the first day being in Hungary.
    • The report has to be made in the Immigration Office on a prescribed form. This form has to be signed by the accommodation provider as well (if the Hungarian accommodation is not an own propoerty).
  • Report the birth of his/her child to the Immigration Office, if the child was born in the territory of Hungary and having third-country nationality only.
  • Notify the Immigration Office if his/her Passport or Residence Permit is stolen, lost or destroyed.
  • Inform the Immigration Office if his/her Passport or Residence Permit that was believed to be lost (and this fact was reported to the Immigration Office) was finally found.
  • Hand in his/her Residence Permit to the Immigration Office within eight days, if it becomes invalid.

    • Services & Pricing

    Residence Permit for the pursuit of Gainful Activity (Employee's obligation)

    Service Title:
    Obtaining Residence Permit for the pursuit of Gainful Activity

    We offer in this service:
  • compile a list of all the documents required for the application,
  • review the application documents,
  • assist in preparing the application package,
  • give guidance in booking an appointment at the Consulate of Hungary or at the Immigration Office to initiate the application procedure,
  • send the application package to your prospective Executive Officer for submission at the Consulate of Hungary or accompany him/her to the Immigration Office to file the application, if the application takes place in Hungary.

    • Pricing:
    Residence Permit
    for the pursuit of
    Gainful Activity
    EUR 1,200*
    The above-mentioned fee does not include value added tax and reasonable additional costs, such as costs of posting or courier services (if any).

    Notifications (Employer's obligation)

    An Employer, who employs a Third-country National, has to notify the Immigration Office if the Third-country National starts working, the Third-country National does not start his/her authorised work or the work is cancelled within the period that was authorised by the Hungarian authorities. In addition, the Employer has to notify the Government Office on the start or end of the Third-country National's work if the work was not subject to a working-authorisation.

    We help the Hungarian Employer clarify the types of notifications have to be made and also assist in fulfilling those according to the description below.


    Service Title:
    Fulfilling Notification Obligation

    We offer in this service:
  • clarify the subject of the notification,
  • collect information required for the notification,
  • prepare the notification,
  • send the notification to the responsible authority.

    • Pricing:
    Fulfilling Notification Obligation
    1 Notification:
    EUR 50*

    The above-mentioned fee does not include value added tax and reasonable additional costs, such as costs of posting or courier services (if any).

    Deregistration (Employee's obligation)

    A Third-country National has to fulfill a deregistratioin process if his/her residence permit becomes invalid (i.e., it expires, or the Third-country National gives up his/her Hungarian stay earlier than the residence permit's expiry date, or the conditions underlying the issuance of the residence permit has ceased to exist). As part of this process, the residence permit has to be handed over to the competent directorate of the Immigration Office. In case of a residence permit extension, the old residence permit has to be handed over to the Immigration Office at the same time, when the new one is collected (in this case our deregistration service below is not necessary).

    We help your Employee meet this deregistration requirement according to the description below.


    Service Title:
    Completing Immigration Deregistration

    We offer in this service:
  • collect the information required for the deregistration,
  • prepare the deregistration letter,
  • deliver the deregistration letter and your residence permit to the competent directorate of the Immigration Office.

    • Pricing:
    Immigration
    related
    Deregistration
    1 Deregistration:
    EUR 50*

    The above-mentioned fee does not include value added tax and reasonable additional costs, such as costs of posting or courier services (if any).




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