Residence permit for the purpose of seeking a job or starting a business
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residence permit for the purpose of seeking a job or starting a business
1) Which third-country nationals are eligible to be granted a residence permit for the purpose of seeking a job or starting a business?
A residence permit for the purpose of seeking a job or starting a business may be granted to a third-country national who is:
- ●a holder of a valid residence permit for the purpose of research and proves that (s)he has completed his/her research and that the position (s)he wishes to fill or the business (s)he wants to start matches the level of his/her research, or
- ●a holder of a valid residence permit for the purpose of studies and proves that (s)he has successfully completed his/her studies and that the position (s)he wishes to fill or the business (s)he wants to start matches the level of his/her completed studies.
Definition of third-country nationals:
- ●non-Hungarian nationals who are not persons with the right of free movement and residence, i.e. who are not EEA nationals or family members of an EEA national, and
- ●stateless persons
qualify as third-country nationals.
2) Where can clients submit their applications?
Application for residence permit for the purpose of seeking a job or starting a business may be submitted in Hungary at least 15 days prior to the date of expiry of your residence permit for the purpose of studies or research. The form is available by clicking here and the appendix here. In Word format: click here or here.
Submission of applications is only available within the territory of Hungary, via the platform of Enter Hungary, which is available by clicking here.
3) Additional information on application submission
For the purpose of the issuance of a residence permit comprising biometric data, a facial photograph and fingerprint of the applicant will be taken.
An application submitted via the platform of Enter Hungary is deemed to have been received by the immigration authority if the administrative service fee has been paid and the facial photograph and fingerprint of the applicant is taken and signature specimen of the applicant is recorded within 15 days from the date of receipt. The immigration authority will send out a notification when your application is deemed to have been received.
4) Administrative service fee for the procedure
For information on administrative service fees for procedures, please click here.
5) What are the mandatory attachments/enclosures of an application?
For the approval of an application for a residence permit, the applicant is required to meet conditions for entry and residence in Hungary, during the procedures mandatory attachments/enclosures may serve as proof of meeting the set conditions.
Please make sure completion of the attachments/enclosures is in full and check all documents before submission, supporting the soonest possible processing and examination of the application.
Documents in proof of the purpose of residence
The following documents may serve as proof of the purpose of residence:
The following documents may serve as proof of the purpose of residence:
- ·a certificate issued by the competent national employment body (Government Office) stating that you are registered as a service requester,
- ·a certificate issued and duly signed by a business organisation registered in Hungary stating that your actual employment will start within 3 months after the submission of the application.
Documents in proof of means of subsistence in Hungary
One of the following documents must be submitted as proof that the applicant has sufficient resources, i.e. (s)he can cover costs related to his/her subsistence, accommodation, return/onward travel (i.e. exit from Hungary) and healthcare services from legally acquired income and savings:
- ●a document on the income issued by the employer or/and a document on the income of the previous year issued by the tax authority,
- ●a document on regular foreign income issued by the employer or the tax authority,
- ●a certificate from a credit institution under the applicant’s name (e.g. a bank account statement, an account statement on savings or stocks and bonds, bank balance statement).
Documents proving that the applicant has a place of accommodation in Hungary
An existing and real Hungarian address shall be declared as accommodation on the application form. It is not necessary to attach/enclose a separate document.
Documents proving that the applicant has health insurance
Documentary evidence must be submitted as proof that the applicant has access to comprehensive health insurance services covering all healthcare services or that (s)he can cover the costs of such services.
An applicant meets this condition in the following cases:
- ●(s)he qualifies as a person with health insurance services under social security,
- ●(s)he has access to the Hungarian health insurance services within the framework of an international convention/treaty or agreement,
- ●(s)he can cover the costs of his/her healthcare services based on documents in proof of his/her means of subsistence available in Hungary.
Documents proving that the applicant meets the conditions of exit (i.e. conditions to a return/onward travel)
Meeting the conditions of exit may be proved by:
- ●a valid passport,
- ●having a valid ticket/valid tickets for the relevant travel or the amount of money to cover the costs of the travel.
Other required documents
- ●Attaching/enclosing 1 facial photograph to/with the application is required.
6) Time period of procedural administration
Time period for procedural administration: 15 days.
In addition to mandatory attachments/enclosures, NDGAP may request the submission of further documents for clarification of facts of the case or implement other procedural conducts.
The period for remedying deficiencies (e.g. submission of missing documents) and for the implementation of various other procedural conducts is not comprised in the time period of the procedural administration.
The authority acting on the application case for residence permit adopts a decision as to merits within 60 days from the date of the submission of the application.
7) Receiving the residence permit document
A residence permit document and a mobility certificate shall be delivered by way of post to the address indicated as place of delivery in the application form.
Please note that receiving your document before NDGAP’s regional directorate in person is allowed only f you prove that you are not in a position to receive the document at the address indicated as place of delivery in your application.
8) How long is the validity period of the permit?
Validity period of the residence permit is maximalised in 9 months which cannot be extended.
Please note that the authority shall determine the date of expiry of the residence permit in a way that the third-country national’s travel document shall be valid at least for another 3 months after the date of expiry of the approved residence.
9) Other information
Further stay in Hungary
If you are a holder of a valid residence permit for the purpose of seeking a job or starting a business, you may submit an application in Hungary for a Hungarian Card, EU Blue Card or residence permit for Guest self-employment during the validity period of your residence permit.
Appeal
In case of refusal, the decision may be appealed within 8 days of delivery, submitted to the authority of first instance, or at the Hungarian diplomatic or consular foreign mission where the application was submitted.
Please note that the authority shall dismiss the appeal without any examination as to merits in the following cases:
- the appeal is received after the deadline,
- the appeal is not submitted by an authorised person,
- the applicant introduces and refers to new facts of the case, of which (s)he was aware before the decision was adopted,
- the appeal is submitted without indicating its grounds or cause.
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