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Residence Permit for Other Purpose of Stay 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. 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 there is no such an organisation registered in Hungary that could be considered a Hungarian Employer of the Third-country National, and this Individual cannot apply for any other type of residence permit in order to stay in Hungary for a period more than 90 days within a 180-day period, he/she might apply for Residence Permit for Other Purpose. Such a situation might be if the basis of the Hungarian working activity is a service agreement concluded between two organisation seated out of Hungary, and based on this service agreement, the Individual's work has to be performed in the territory of Hungary. Please kindly note, that planning such a residence permit application requires particular attention (e.g. the aim of the Hungarian stay has to be clear and well-based, the supporting documents must prove a stable financial background of the Individual, etc.).

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 will not have a legal relationship with any Hungarian Organisation.

    • 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 can be extended by further not more than five 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 and work in Hungary for a period longer than 5 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 the residence permit for the first time or a Hungarian residence permit extension.

    A) of citizenships:
    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) of citizenships:
    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-county 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:

  • Stay in Hungary and perform that working activity what was presented when residence permit was applied for.
  • Stay in other Schengen-country up to 90 days within any 180-day period 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-county 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 Other Purpose (Employee's obligation)

    Service Title:
    Obtaining Residence Permit for Other Purpose

    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 Employee 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:

    In case of more than one individual, we provide discount from our standard price of EUR 1,200*.

    Residence Permit
    for
    Other Purpose
    for 1 Employee:
    EUR 1,200*

    Residence Permit
    for
    Other Purpose
    for 2-5 Employees:
    EUR 1,100*/Employee

    Residence Permit
    for
    Other Purpose
    for 6-10 Employees:
    EUR 1,000* / Employee

    Residence Permit
    for
    Other Purpose
    for 11+ Employees:
    EUR 900* / Employee
    * As an introductory offer we provide 20% discount from our above-mentioned fees.
    The above-mentioned fees do 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:

    In case of more than one individual, we provide discount from our standard price of EUR 50*.

    Immigration
    related
    Deregistration
    1 Deregistration:
    EUR 50*

    Immigration
    related
    Deregistration
    2-5 Deregistrations:
    EUR 45*/Dereg.

    Immigration
    related
    Deregistration
    6-10 Deregistrations:
    EUR 40*/Dereg.

    Immigration
    related
    Deregistration
    11+ Deregistrations:
    EUR 35*/Dereg.
    The above-mentioned fees do not include value added tax and reasonable additional costs, such as costs of posting or courier services (if any).




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