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Hungarian Residence Card and Address Card for a Student

Residence Card and Hungarian Address Card

On a general basis, a third-country national family member of an EEA or Swiss citizen has to obtain a Residence Card and report his/her first Hungarian address at the Immigration Office withtin 93 days if staying in Hungary more than 90 days within a 180-day period. The Residence Card has to be applied for in Hungary, therefore, generally, this Third-country National has to obtain a C-type Schengen visa before entering Hungary to file the application.

When can a Residence Card and an Address Card be applied for?

  • An Individual, who has third-county nationality only.
  • An Individual, who is living or traveling in Hungary toghether with or joining to an EEA Citizen to whom he/she is considered a family member.

    • Validity Period

  • at least 91 days,
  • not more than five years. .
    • If this third-country national Student intends to stay for more than five years, you can extend this validity period shortly before the expiry date of this residence card.

    Place of Application

  • Immigration Office (the competent directorate is located in the region of the prospective Hungarian address).

    • Application Fee

  • HUF 1,500 (circa EUR 4).

    • Time period of decision-making:

  • not more than 70 days.

    • Rights when holding a Residence Card and an Address Card:

    This third-country national Student has the right of free movement and stay. This right is not a result of the obtainment of the Residence Card, but the fact that he/she is a Family Member of an EEA Citizen. Having the right of free movement and stay, you can perform studies (even in a state-funded program), being employed without working authorisation requirement or a and he/she can live with many further rights that other EEA or Hungarian citizens have.

    In order to be a Private Entrepreneur, separate registration has to be made at the Governmental Office (i.e. this is not related to the Immigration Office).

    Obligations when holding a Residence Card and an Address Card:

  • Report a change in the relationship with the EEA Citizen family member (e.g., death, divorce or break-up the registered partnership) towards the Immigration Office.
  • Hand over the Residence Card and Address Card to the Immigration Office, when leaving the territory of Hungary with final intention.
  • Report towards the Immigration Office if the Residence Card, Address Card, ID card or Passport is stolen, lost or destroyed.
  • Report towards the Immigration Office if the Residence Card, Address Card, ID card or Passport that was believed to be lost (and this fact was reported to the Immigration Office) was finally found.
  • Obtain a new Residence Card, Address Card, ID card or Passport if the previous one were stolen, lost, destroyed or became invalid.

    • You can hand over the Residence Card and Address Card to the Immigration Office when leaving the territory of Hungary with final intention.

    Services & Pricing

    Residence Card for Student

    Service Title:
    Obtaining Residence Card and Address Card for Students

    When we help obtain a Residence Card and an Address Card for a Student, we provide the following:
  • 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 Immigration Office to initiate the application procedure,
  • assist your Student in filing the application and accompany him/her to the Immigration Office.

    • Pricing:

    In case of more than one Student, we provide discount from our standard price of EUR 1,100*.

    Residence Card
    & Address Card
    for 1 Student:
    EUR 1,100*

    Residence Card
    & Address Card
    for 2-5 Students:
    EUR 1,000*/Student

    Residence Card
    & Address Card
    for 6-10 Students:
    EUR 900*/Student

    Residence Card
    & Address Card
    for 11+ Students:
    EUR 800*/Student

    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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