🇭🇺Visa options for Hungary
Hungary offers 25 visa types across 7 categories — from skilled-worker and study visas to family, investment, digital-nomad, and permanent-residency pathways. 18 lead to PR; 17 don't require a job offer. Here's every Hungary visa tracked by VisaMatch.
25visa types
7categories
18PR pathways
17no job needed
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Visa categories in Hungary
All Hungary visa types
Work (8)
EU Blue Card
Combined residence and work permit for highly qualified third-country nationals.
Guest Self-Employed Residence Permit
Residence permit for third-country nationals who want to establish and operate their own business in Hungary.
Guest Worker Residence Permit (Vendégmunkás)
A combined residence and work permit for lower-skilled and semi-skilled third-country national workers employed by preferential Hungarian companies or qualified temporary work age…
Hungarian Card (Employment Residence Permit)
A combined residence and work permit for highly qualified third-country national employees.
Intra-Corporate Transfer (ICT) Permit
Combined residence and work permit for managers, specialists, and trainee employees transferred within a multinational company or corporate group from a non-EU establishment to th…
National Card (Nemzeti Kártya)
A special combined residence and work permit introduced by Hungary for citizens of 8 partner countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Belarus, Moldova, Montenegro, Russ…
Posting Permit (Posted Worker)
Residence and work permit for third-country nationals posted by their non-EU employer to provide services in Hungary on a temporary basis.
Seasonal Work Permit
Combined residence and work permit for third-country nationals working in seasonal sectors (primarily agriculture, horticulture, and tourism) in Hungary.
Special Status (4)
Guest Investor Residence Permit (Golden Visa) Special
Hungary's investment-based residence permit (Golden Visa) offering a 10-year renewable residence card with full Schengen access, work rights, and family inclusion.
Job Seeker / Business Start-Up Permit Special
A temporary residence permit for post-study or post-research third-country nationals who wish to stay in Hungary to look for work or start a business after completing their studie…
White Card (Digital Nomad Residence Permit) Special
Hungary's dedicated residence permit for digital nomads and remote workers.
Working Holiday Permit Special
A bilateral working holiday scheme allowing young people from eligible countries to work and holiday in Hungary for up to 1 year.
Humanitarian & Protection (3)
Asylum / Refugee Status Humanitarian
International protection for persons who have a well-founded fear of persecution based on race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership of a particular social grou…
Subsidiary Protection (Complementary Protection) Humanitarian
International protection for persons who do not qualify for refugee status but face real risk of serious harm (death penalty, torture, serious threat from armed conflict) if retur…
Temporary Protection (mainly Ukraine) Humanitarian
Mass-influx protection measure currently primarily for Ukrainian nationals displaced since February 2022.
Study & Training (3)
Researcher Residence Permit Study
Residence permit for third-country nationals conducting research in Hungary under a hosting agreement with an approved research institution.
Student Residence Permit Study
Residence permit for third-country nationals enrolled in full-time higher education or secondary school programmes in Hungary.
Trainee Residence Permit Study
Residence permit for third-country nationals undertaking vocational training, internships, or other training programmes in Hungary.
Visitor & Transit (3)
Airport Transit Visa (Type A) Visitor
Required for nationals of certain countries transiting through Hungarian airports without entering Hungarian territory.
National Long-Stay Visa (Type D) Visitor
A long-stay national visa for stays exceeding 90 days in Hungary.
Schengen Short-Stay Visa (Type C) Visitor
Allows travel and stay in Hungary and the entire Schengen Area for up to 90 days in any 180-day period.
Family (2)
Family Residence Permit (Family of Hungarian Citizen)
Residence permit specifically for third-country national spouses, registered partners, and dependent children of Hungarian citizens.
Family Reunification Residence Permit
Residence permit for spouses, registered partners, and children under 18 of third-country nationals who hold a Hungarian residence permit.
Permanent Residence (2)
EU Long-Term Resident Card (Daueraufenthalt-EU) Permanent
EU-wide long-term residency status for third-country nationals who have resided lawfully in Hungary for at least 5 years.
National Residence Card (Permanent Residency) Permanent
Hungary's national permanent residence status for third-country nationals, available after 3 years of continuous lawful residence.
Frequently Asked Questions about moving to Hungary
How many visa types does Hungary offer?
Hungary offers 25 visa types across 7 categories — covering work, study, family, investment, and permanent-residency pathways.
Can I move to Hungary without a job offer?
Yes — 17 of Hungary's 25 visa types don't require a pre-arranged job offer. These include points-based skilled visas, investor and entrepreneur visas, digital-nomad and remote-worker visas, study visas, and family-sponsored pathways.
Does Hungary offer a pathway to permanent residency?
Yes. 18 of Hungary's visa types lead — directly or indirectly — to permanent residency. PR typically requires meeting time-in-country, income, language, and eligibility thresholds specific to each visa.
Which Hungary visa is right for me?
It depends on your goal. Employment-based visas suit skilled workers with qualifications and experience; family visas fit those with a spouse or close relative in Hungary; investor and golden visas target entrepreneurs with capital; study visas cover education; digital-nomad and retirement visas suit remote workers and retirees. VisaMatch checks your profile against every Hungary visa in seconds.
How do I check my eligibility for Hungary?
Use VisaMatch's free eligibility checker. Enter your nationality, age, occupation, income, and education, then select Hungary. You'll see every Hungary visa you qualify for, with links to the official government source for each.
Hungary in depth
Air qualityModerateAQI 22
ClimateContinentalWarm summers, cold winters.
Infrastructure6.8/10Solid road and rail network; Budapest is well-connected.
Cost of living45Index, NYC = 100
SafetySafeLow crime, safe capital and countryside.
Internet90 MbpsGood
Political stabilityWatchEU member but rule-of-law tensions with Brussels persist.
Inflation4.5%Purchasing power index 55
Immigrant friendliness3.0/5A White Card digital nomad visa is available; traditional work visas are more restrictive.
Income tax15%Flat personal income tax rate applied to nearly all income types (no progressive brackets)
Median salaryHUF 5,108,631/yr
Healthcare accessUniversal (National Health Insurance Fund — NEAK)Conditional — participation is mandatory for everyone in the workforce, including foreign employees paying local contributions, but people without documented contributions (e.g. not formally employed) are not covered free of charge and need private insurance.
Best-performing job sectors
Manufacturing (automotive) — +3% YoY, major German-owned plants
Tech — +5% YoY, Budapest hub
Business services — +4% YoY
Curated research pass, sourced per field (tax, salary, healthcare and legal figures cite an official or named source) — not live data. Refreshed periodically, not real-time.
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