HungaryLong-term residence
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A national residence card: the right to reside in Hungary for an indefinite period of time.
A third-country national with a national residence card is entitled to reside in Hungary for an indefinite period of time .
No qualifying residence period is stated for this ground: the minor child of a third-country national holding long-term residence status, or of a recognised refugee, may be granted the card, subject to holding a residence permit, interim permanent residence permit or interim residence card.
Third-country nationals who hold a residence permit, interim permanent residence permit or interim residence card and · have resided in Hungary legally and without interruption for at least 3 years prior to submitting the application, or · live in a family community as a dependent ancestor for at least 1 year immediately prior to submitting his/her application - with a Hungarian citizen, or - with a third-country national who has been granted a long-term residence status (immigration permit, permanent residence permit, interim permanent residence permit, national permanent residence permit, EC permanent residence permit, interim residence card, national residence card, EU residence card), or - with a third-country national recognized as a refugee, or · are the spouse of a Hungarian citizen , or a third-country national who has been granted a long-term residence status or is a recognised refugee provided that the marriage was concluded at least 2 years prior to the application submission, or · used to be a Hungarian citizen, but his/her citizenship ceased, or his/her ancestor is Hungarian or was a Hungarian citizen, or · are the minor child of a third-country national who have been granted long-term residence status or are recognised refugees may be granted a national residence card.
A national residence card cannot be granted to the holder of a residence permit issued for the following purposes: guest self-employment, seasonal employment, employment for the purpose of investment, employment, guest workers, study (including seeking a job and starting a business), training, interim residence permit, medical treatment, White Card, posted work, traineeship, voluntary service.
Please note that a national residence card cannot be granted if you have a residence permit issued for the following purposes: · residence permit for the purpose of guest self-employment, · residence permit for the purpose of seasonal employment, · residence permit for employment for the purpose of investment, · residence permit for the purpose of employment, · residence permit for guest workers, · residence permit for the purpose of study (including seeking a job and starting a business), · residence permit for the purpose of training, · interim residence permit, · residence permit for the purpose of medical treatment, · White Card, · residence permit for the purpose of posted work, · residence permit for the purpose of traineeship, · residence permit for the purpose of voluntary service.
The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the absence and continuity rules for the qualifying period.
This branch covers the minor child of a qualifying long-term resident or recognised refugee; a child born in Hungary to a parent holding one of the specified long-term permits receives the national card after birth is reported. Applicants under 14 are exempt from the clean-criminal-record certificate. For a minor, the authority must withdraw the card if the parent exercising parental authority loses the residence permit and the other parent cannot guarantee the child’s continued residence. Loss of parental authority may also trigger discretionary withdrawal of a family-relationship card unless the holder has four years of long-term/immigrant residence. The factsheet lists a Hungarian cultural-knowledge exam certificate among application attachments, with a stated document-waiver possibility where acquisition is impossible or disproportionately difficult for reasons outside the applicant’s control. The national residence card may be granted only if long-term residence serves Hungary’s interests and the applicant meets the stated housing, subsistence, health-care and exclusion-ground conditions; the factsheet also lists categories of current permits that are ineligible. Applications for issue or extension are filed only through Enter Hungary, with fee and biometric/signature steps; the stated administrative period is 70 days, excluding time for remedying deficiencies. A holder is entitled to reside in Hungary indefinitely. For a child born in Hungary to a qualifying long-term-resident parent, the factsheet gives priority issue no later than five days, alongside the general 70-day administration period. The card document is valid for up to ten years and is extended by ten years on application through Enter Hungary; document expiry and the indefinite residence right are distinct. The authority may withdraw the card if, within five years of issue, a ground for issue changes so materially that it would preclude issue. It may also withdraw the card if the holder leaves Hungary for more than six months. It must withdraw it for false application facts, expulsion or entry/residence ban, the holder’s request, or a public or national-security threat.
';" aria-label="breadcrumb"> Home Factsheets National Residence Card Factsheets National Residence Card 1) Which third-country nationals are eligible to be granted a national residence card? Third-country nationals who hold a residence permit, interim permanent residence permit or interim residence card and · have resided in Hungary legally and without interruption for at least 3 years prior to submitting the application, or · live in a family community as a dependent ancestor for at least 1 year immediately prior to submitting his/her application - with a Hungarian citizen, or - with a third-country national who has been granted a long-term residence status (immigration permit, permanent residence permit, interim permanent residence permit, national permanent residence permit, EC permanent residence permit, interim residence card, national residence card, EU residence card), or - with a third-country national recognized as a refugee, or · are the spouse of a Hungarian citizen , or a third-country national who has been granted a long-term residence status or is a recognised refugee provided that the marriage was concluded at least 2 years prior to the application submission, or · used to be a Hungarian citizen, but his/her citizenship ceased, or his/her ancestor is Hungarian or was a Hungarian citizen, or · are the minor child of a third-country national who have been granted long-term residence status or are recognised refugees may be granted a national residence card. Even in the case of the above conditions, you can only get a national residence card if your long-term residence is in line with the interests of Hungary . If you have been recognized as a refugee in Hungary, you can submit your application even without a residence visa or residence permit. If the above conditions apply to the applicant, a national residence card may be granted if · his/her housing and subsistence are guaranteed in Hungary, · (s)he is considered to have access to comprehensive health insurance services covering all healthcare services or that (s)he can cover the costs of such services, · None of the excluding conditions below apply to the applicant: - his/ her permanent residence threatens the public or national security of Hungary - (s)he is subject to expulsion, ban on entry and stay, or SIS alert - in order to obtain the card, (s)he provided false information, an untrue fact, or deceived the acting authority , - (s)he has a criminal record and has not been exempted from the disadvantages associated with a criminal record. Please note that a national residence card cannot be granted if you have a residence permit issued for the following purposes: · residence permit for the purpose of guest self-employment, · residence permit for the purpose of seasonal employment, · residence permit for employment for the purpose of investment, · residence permit for the purpose of employment, · residence permit for guest workers, · residence permit for the purpose of study (including seeking a job and starting a business), · residence permit for the purpose of training, · interim residence permit, · residence permit for the purpose of medical treatment, · White Card, · residence permit for the purpose of posted work, · residence permit for the purpose of traineeship, · residence permit for the purpose of voluntary service. If a third-country national child is born in the territory of Hungary to a parent who is the holder of an immigration permit, permanent residence permit, national permanent residence permit, EC permanent residence permit, national residence card, or EU residence card, a national residence card is issued for the child upon the notification of his/her birth. If there is a national interest , the third-country national may receive a national residence card based on the decision of the minister responsible for aliens policing and asylum even in the absence of other conditions. The minister responsible for aliens policing and asylum can consider Hungary ’ s economic, national political, scientific, cultural and sports interests as national interests. After clarifying the facts, the National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing submits the request to the minister responsible for aliens policing and asylum, who makes a decision on the request. There is no legal remedy against the minister's decision. A third-country national with a national residence card is entitled to reside in Hungary for an indefin
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) How can an application be submitted? Applications for national residence card to be issued or extended can only be submitted via the electronic platform of Enter Hungary , which is available by clicking here . 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. 3) Administrative service fee for the procedure For information on administrative service fees for procedures, please click here . 4
losures is in full and check all documents before submission, supporting the soonest possible processing and examination of the application. The followings shall be attached to the application: · birth certificate, · marriage certificate in the case of a married applicant, · in case of dissolution of the marriage, the legally binding official decision establishing it, · in the case of a minor applicant, an authentic document according to the minor's personal right stating that there are no legal obstacles to the minor's long-term stay, · a document issued with the last 6 months by the authorities of the country of permanent or habitual residence prior to entering Hungary, confirming a clean criminal record (a minor applicant under the age of 14 is exempt from the obligation to submit a document certifying a clean criminal record). · certificate of Hungarian cultural knowledge exam The enclosure/attachment of the above documents can be waived if the acquisition of the document is impossible or involves disproportionate difficulty due to reasons other than the third country ci
an authentic Hungarian translation . Please be informed that the marriage certificate submitted by a third-country national family member of a Hungarian citizen can only be accepted after the domestic registration . 5) Time of administration The administration time: 70 days . For the child of a third-country citizen with a long-term residence status, who was born in Hungary, the national residence card will be issued with priority, but within 5 days at the latest. 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 . 6) Receiving the residence permit document A residence permit document 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 only allowed , if you prove that
you are not in a position to receive the document at the address indicated as place of delivery in your application. 7) How long is the validity period of the permit? The validity period of the document is up to 10 years , which, upon submission of the respective application via the Enter Hungary platform, shall be extended by the competent Regional Directorate of NDGAP as per the client’s place of residence by 10 years . The respective order of procedure is the same as the order of procedure in relation to immigration permits and permanent residence permits issued under the legislation that was previously in place. Please note that submitting a respective application for the extension of a previously issued national permanent residence permit at a foreign mission is only possible in case of permanent residence permits issued for the purpose of national economy. 8) Other information • Notification of a change of place of residence If you are a hold
confirmed by the address card issued by the notary, and it shall be kept together with the residence card document and handed over to the authorized authority for inspection. · Withdrawal of a national residence card A national residence card can be withdrawn by the immigration authority, if · the grounds for issuance have changed so significantly that, as a result, this would preclude the issuance of the permit or the card, provided that 5 years time has not passed since the issuance of the respective permit or card, · in case of a permit or card issued to a family member with reference to family relationship, the marriage has been ceased due to a reason other than the death of the spouse, or the parental authority of the third-country national has been ceased, unless the third-country national has been residing within the territory of Hungary as a holder of a long-term residence status or an immigrant status for 4 years, or · the third-country national concerned left the territory of Hungary for a period exceeding 6 months. The immigration authority shall withdraw the permit or the card, if · provided untrue data or fact to the immigration authority to be granted a permit or card, · in case of a third-country national minor, the immigration authority has withdrawn the residence permit of the minor’s third-country national parent exercising parental authority over the minor, and the conditions for the minor’s continued residence in Hungary are not guaranteed for the other parent exercising parental authority, · in case of a permit or card issued to a family member with reference to family relationship, the Hungarian national spouse of the concerned person has left the territory of Hungary with the purpose of permanent residence abroad, or the third-country national spouse’s legal residence within the territory of Hungary has been ceased, · the third-country national concerned has been expelled or an entry and residence ban has been issued against him/her, · the third-country national concerned request the withdrawal of the permit or card, or · the third-country national concerned constitutes a threat to the public or national security of Hungary. P
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