What other major conditions apply, how is the status obtained, and what renewal, document-validity, retention or loss rules matter?
For a Withdrawal Agreement beneficiary, since 2024 a national residence card can replace the national settlement permit and renewal of an existing settlement permit occurs through the national-card framework. The factsheet says permits issued in 2021 are generally due for renewal in 2026. Apply only through Enter Hungary and attend for identity and biometrics within 15 days after receipt confirmation. The preferential process does not examine living conditions, healthcare eligibility or health status and does not require applicant statements on those topics. The national residence right is indefinite, while the national residence-card document is valid for ten years and may be extended by another ten years on request. A card can be withdrawn after more than five consecutive years outside Hungary, public/national-security threat, expulsion or entry/stay ban, or the holder’s request. For a third-country-national family beneficiary, the card is also withdrawn when the UK sponsor’s national residence card or permanent permit is withdrawn, unless the family member satisfies the general rules apart from Hungary’s national-interest condition.
See recorded sources
Limits of the record- The 2026 renewal statement is general for permits issued in 2021; the exact expiry and renewal date of an individual document must be read from that document.
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ionals, who
enjoyed the right of free movement.
Registration
certificates
and
permanent residence cards issued to UK nationals based on their residency in
Hungary prior to the withdrawal, along with
residence cards and
permanent residence cards
issued for third-country national family
members of UK nationals
were valid until 31 December 2021 the latest
.
These individuals could retain their residency rights under the national
settlement permit.
Following the
withdrawal, UK nationals newly arriving in Hungary are now considered
third-country nationals.
UK nationals and their
family members, intending to stay in the territory of Hungary for a period
exceeding 90 days within 180 days, may apply for a
residence permit
under
the general rules, according to the purpose of their stay.
Applications for the
issuance of aresidence permit may also be submitted in Hungary
electronically upon registration on the electronic platform of the
immigration authority for procedure initiation (
Enter Hungary
). In the case of an
authorised procedure of a legal representative or a legal entity, applications can
only be submitted electronically.
Please note that it is
necessary to appear before the competent regional directorate within 15 days of
the confirmation of receipt of the application in order to verify your
identity, to take your biometric data and a specimen signature, and to have
your documents recognised.
For more details
on electronic administration, please click
here
.
Rules regarding beneficiaries
of the Withdrawal Agreement
Under the Withdrawal Agreement, citizens of the UK and
their family members can retain their residence rights acquired through their
previous EU membership even after the transition period.
To obtain a new legal
status, applications for a national settlement permit had to be submitted
between January 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021, as a general rule. If the
application is submitted after
December 31, 2021, reasons
for the delay must be provided.
National Settlement
Permit / National Residence Card
Starting in 2024,
under the new immigration regulations, a national residence card can be applied
for instead of the national settlement permit. Additionally, a national
settlement permit can be extended within the framework of the national
residence card. As a general rule, the national settlement permits issued to
beneficiaries of the Withdrawal Agreement in 2021 are due for renewal in 2026.
Preferential right of long-term
residence for family members
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gary
constitutes a
threat to public security or national security
;
b) (s)he is
a subject to
expulsion or a ban on entry and stay
, or a
SIS
alert
ordering ban on entry and stay;
c) (s)he
provided
false information, untrue fact(s)
or
misled the competent
authority
in the interest of obtaining the permit.
A national residence
card provides long-term resident status and the holder of the permit document
shall have the right to reside in the territory of Hungary indefinitely. The
validity period of a national residence card document is 10 years which the immigration authority may
extend with an additional 10 years upon request.
The person with a
long-term resident status has permanent residence and is entitled to an
identity card.
Submitting
applications
Applications shall
only be submitted electronically via the
Enter Hungary
platform, operated by the National
Directorate-General for Aliens Policing.
On the application form the reason for requesting the
national residence card may be specified, namely that the applicant is a
beneficiary of the Withdrawal Agreement.
Under the preferential
regulations for beneficiaries of the Withdrawal Agreement, there is no need to
examine the living conditions, eligibility for healthcare, or health status.
The applicant is not required to make any statements regarding these matters.
Enter Hungary platform
sends an automatic notification about the application and further steps to
follow.
Please note that it is
necessary to appear before the competent regional directorate within 15 days of
the confirmation of receipt of the application in order to verify your
identity, to take your biometric data and a specimen signature, and to have
your documents recognised.
The proceeding is
exempt from charges.
The application for
national residence card shall be examined by the competent authority
within
70 days
.
In case of refusal the
applicant may appeal the decision submitted to the authority of first instance
within
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f claim may be submitted electronically
via the website of the National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing; in the
absence of legal representation, the statement of claim, in which a hearing can
be requested, may be submitted in 3 copies directly to the first instance
authority.
Documents required to
be enclosed with the application for a national residence permit
The application for a
national residence permit must be accompanied by the
application form
,
a valid
travel document
and a
document certifying
the existence of the family relationship
. Please also note that if you
submit your application online, the application form will be generated by the
Enter Hungary platform automatically. Applicants must print and sign this
application form generated by the system and after signing it, it must be
uploaded/attached on the Enter Hungary platform.
Notification of the
birth of a child born in Hungary
If a child is born in
the territory of Hungary to a UK national with a long-term residence status and
a third-country national family member, a national residence card must be
issued to the child after the birth has been reported.
Rules of withdrawal of
a national residence card/national permanent residence permit
The national residence
card/national permanent residence permit shall be withdrawn by the immigration
authority if a UK national or a third-country national family member of a UK
national
a) left the
territory of Hungary for more than five consecutive years;
b) constitutes
a threat to the public security or national security of Hungary;
c) is
subject to expulsion or a ban on entry and stay was ordered against
him/her, or
d) requests
the withdrawal of the national residence card.
The national residence
card/national permanent residence permit of a third-country national family
member of a UK national issued in accordance with the rules set out in the
Withdrawal Agreement shall be withdrawn by the immigration authority in case
the national residence card/national permanent residence permit of the UK
national has been withdrawn, unless the family member complies with the general
rules, except for the national interest of Hungary.
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