EEA registration certificate — student

EEA national:  the citizens of Member States of the European Union – other than Hungarian citizens – and citizens of any State that is a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (citizens of the European Union, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein).

An EEA national shall have the right of residence exceeding ninety days within a one hundred and eighty day period if he/she:    plans to pursue gainful employment;    has sufficient resources for him/herself and his/her family members not to become an unreasonable burden on the social assistance system of Hungary during the period of their stay, and have comprehensive sickness insurance cover for healthcare services as prescribed in specific other legislation, or if he/she assures to have sufficient resources for such services as required by statutory provisions; or    enrolled at an educational institution governed by the Act on the National Public Education System, or the Act on the National Higher Education System, for the principal purpose of pursuing a course of study, including vocational training and adult education if offering an accredited curriculum, and they have sufficient resources for themselves and their family members not to become an unreasonable burden on the social assistance system of Hungary during their entire period of residence, and have comprehensive sickness insurance cover for healthcare services as prescribed in specific other legislation, or if they assure that they have sufficient resources for themselves and their family members for such services as required by statutory provisions.

ces as required by statutory provisions. EEA national:  the citizens of Member States of the European Union – other than Hungarian citizens – and citizens of any State that is a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (citizens of the European Union, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein). NOTIFICATION OF RESIDENCE EXCEEDING THREE MONTHS, DOCUMENT EVIDENCING NOTIFICATION EEA nationals shall notify their residence to the regional directorate of jurisdiction by reference to their future residence at the latest on the ninety-third day from the date of entry, and shall simultaneously disclose their personal data. If the applicant is a minor of limited capacity or if incompetent, the application may be submitted by the applicant’s legal representative in his/her stead. If the minor client has reached the age of six at the time the application is submitted, he/she shall be required to appear in person when the application is submitted. The responsibility for ascertaining the minor’s physical presence before the immigration authority lies with the legal representative. EEA nationals can submit the application for Registration Certificate electronically upon registration on our electronic platform for procedure initiation. For more details on electronic administration, please click her e. In the notification of residence the client is to produce his/her valid travel document or personal identification document, and enclose documents – provided for in specific other legislation – in proof of compliance with the requirements for the right of residence. In the event of verifying fulfilment of the requirements provided for by law, the competent authority shall issue a certificate of notification of residence (hereinafter referred to as “registration certificate”) immediately. The administrative service fee charged for the issue of a registration certificate is HUF 1,000 , payable by way of electronic payment instrument (bank card) or in the form of bank deposit (using the cheque supplied by the regional directorate). In respect of yellow cheques, in the “comment” box the client’s name and date of birth, and the case type “registration certif

a private entrepreneurial license;        for persons seeking employment, documents to evidence that he/she is actively seeking employment, and there is a probability of entering into gainful employment; or        other reliable means. If the purpose of the applicant’s residence is the pursuit of studies, the applicant shall supply the following proof:        a certificate of admission from an educational institution governed by the Act on Public Education and the Act on the National Higher Education System;        a document to verify his/her student status; or        other reliable means. DOCUMENTS IN PROOF OF SUFFICIENT FINANCIAL RESOURCES The applicant may verify of having sufficient means of subsistence with his/her financial assets or any regular income he/she receives in the form of: payments from the social security or social assistance system of any EEA Member State; income from funds or benefit plans financed by payment of membership dues or other regular contributions;        a statement from a Hungarian or foreign financial institution concerning the applicant’s bank account; income from maintenance or alimony supported by documentary evidence. The following, in particular, may not be considered financial assets: articles of everyday use and household equipment and accessories;        any property serving as the residence of the EEA national and his dependent family members;        the vehicle of handicapped persons; and        any assets which are required for the EEA national’s gainful activity. DOCUMENTS PROVING THE EXISTENCE OF HEALTH INSURANCE The EEA national’s access to health insurance services (in particular on the basis of specific other legislation on the social security system, international agreement, or under specific agreement) throughout his/her stay in Hungary shall be verified by the relevant documents,

specific agreement) throughout his/her stay in Hungary shall be verified by the relevant documents, or that he/she has the financial resources to cover the costs of such services. REGISTRATION OF THE FIRST RESIDENCE IN HUNGARY The applicant shall notify his/her first residence in the territory of Hungary in the context of the procedure for the issue of a registration certificate. The immigration authority shall disclose the address data of the EEA national to the register of personal data and address records for the purpose of issuing an official certificate for personal identification number and official address card. Upon receipt of notice, the Government Agency of the City of Budapest shall issue the official address card, and shall send it to the applicant by post. Registration of the place of residence in Hungary:        a residential lease contract in proof of the rental of a residence;        a document on accommodation by courtesy;        a document in proof of ownership of the residential property, by means of a certified copy of title deed issued within 30 days to date;        other documentary evidence. During the process, the immigration authority may request further documents, apart from the mandatory enclosures, for ascertaining the relevant facts of the case, and may take further procedural steps if considered necessary. The administrative time limit shall not include the length of time between the receipt of the notice for remedying deficiencies until the time of compliance. After the application is submitted the applicant or his/her representative shall be able attach documents by way of post or electronically. Under special circumstances the applicant may submit requisite documents to the competent immigration authority in person as well, however, such circumstances must be justified. VALIDITY PERIOD The registration certificate shall be valid indefinitely, together with a valid travel document or personal identification document. ACCRUED

At the time of notification of residence, EEA nationals are required to supply a statement as to whether they suffer from any infectious disease or contagious parasitic disease as provided for in specific other legislation and considered to constitute a threat to public health, or if they receive compulsory and regular treatment with regard to the said diseases. Last edited: 2026.03.03. 15:30

Family member: the spouse of an EEA national; the direct descendants of an EEA national and those of the spouse of an EEA national who are under the age of 21 years or are dependents; the dependent direct relatives in the ascending line of an EEA national and those of the spouse of an EEA national; the partner with whom the EEA national has entered into a registered partnership before the relevant Hungarian authority or the authority of another Member State of the European Union; any person whose entry and residence has been authorised by the competent immigration authority on grounds of family reunification.

ELIGIBILITY Permanent residence status shall be granted to: · an EEA national who has resided legally and continuously in the territory of Hungary for five years; An EEA national who is residing in Hungary to pursue occupational activity in the territory of Hungary is eligible for permanent residence status before the five-year period of residence expires if: · he/she has resided in the territory of Hungary continuously for more than three years from the time of entry and at the time of termination of his/her occupational activity has reached the age of entitlement for old-age pension, or ceased his/her occupational activity to claim early retirement, provided that the person has been engaged in occupational activity in the territory of Hungary for at least the preceding twelve months before going into retirement with old-age pension or before taking early retirement; · he/she has resided in the territory of Hungary continuously for more than two years from the time of entry to pursue occupational activity and he/she had to give up his/her occupational activity due to incapacity to work as the result of health impairment or accident requiring medical treatment; · his/her incapacity to work is the result of an accident at work or an occupational disease invoking entitlement to benefits provided for in specific other legislation; or · after three years of continuous occupational activity and residence in the territory of Hungary, he/she pursues occupational activity in another State that is a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, while retaining his/her place of residence in the territory of Hungary. Where an EEA national has acquired the right of permanent residence under either of the preferential terms enumerated above, his/her family members holding the right of residence shall also have the right of permanent residence.

INFORMATION ON SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS AND THE RELATED PROCEDURE Requirements: the completed form, facial photograph taken not more than three months prior to date, submitting the mandatory enclosures, and payment of the procedural fee. Please note that an application shall be submitted in person at the client service office of the competent regional directorate as per your place of residence in Hungary and also electronically upon registration on the electronic platform of the immigration authority for procedure initiation. In case of a legal representative or an authorised legal entity, applications - which can otherwise be submitted electronically - can only be submitted electronically. For more details on electronic administration, please click here . At the time of submitting the application the copy of the applicant’s valid travel document or personal identification document must be attached, and documents and other papers specified in this Decree to verify lawful and continuous residence must also be enclosed.

In the absence of evidence to the contrary, the first day of continuous residence in the territory of Hungary is the day on which the EEA national’s stay exceeding ninety days within a one-hundred-and-eighty-day period of time is reported. The following shall not be deemed as discontinuity of residence · temporary absence from the territory of Hungary not exceeding six months in a year; · absence for compulsory military service; · a one-time absence up to a maximum of twelve consecutive months due to a material cause, such as pregnancy and childbirth, serious illness, pursuit of study or vocational training, or posting. If an EEA national abandons to exercise his/her right of residence in the territory of Hungary, it is considered as discontinuity of residence. If an EEA national has abandoned to exercise his/her right of residence in the territory of Hungary, and returned to the territory of Hungary for a period of over ninety days within a one-hundred-and-eighty-day period of time the duration required for the right of permanent residence shall start over from this time.

VALIDITY PERIOD A permanent residence card issued to an EEA national shall be valid indefinitely, together with a valid travel document or personal identification document.

ACCRUED RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS EEA nationals exercising the right of residence exceeding ninety days within a one-hundred-and-eighty-day period of time shall report to the competent regional directorate as per their place of residence, with personal data included: · the death of a family member residing with them; · change of name, · if the death or change of name occurred outside the territory of Hungary. EEA nationals may notify the competent immigration authority if they abandon to exercise their right of residence, or if they leave the territory of Hungary definitely, including about the country of next habitual residence, and may turn in their document evidencing their right of residence in the territory of Hungary. EEA nationals shall present their documents evidencing their right of residence when requested so by the authority vested with powers to check their identity and their right of residence.