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A specialised employment-based residence permit for non-EU nationals with specific professional qualifications or status, available regardless of nationality. Eligible categories are narrow, covering minister-specified professions and groups such as professional athletes and coaches, performers, and film-industry workers.
Non-EU nationals in narrowly defined professional categories transferred to or hired by a Hungarian employer.
Our licensed advisors assess your eligibility, build a strategy to strengthen your application, and manage the process end to end, so you submit a complete, competitive application with confidence.
Family members are not covered automatically by your Hungarian Card; they apply separately under Hungary's family reunification rules, and a standard family permit does not by itself allow them to work.
It is open to third-country nationals in higher-qualified roles, including employees in jobs requiring higher professional qualifications, business owners or managing directors doing actual work, professional athletes and coaches, performers, and film industry workers.
You must show legal means of subsistence, suitable accommodation in Hungary, access to comprehensive health insurance, and the ability to fund return or onward travel, in addition to your qualifying job.
The Hungarian Card is a specialised employment-based residence permit for non-EU nationals in narrowly defined professional categories, available regardless of nationality. Eligible groups include certain minister-specified professions, athletes, performers and film-industry workers.
The Hungarian Card is valid for a maximum of three years and can be extended for another three years through the Enter Hungary platform, with your passport valid at least three months beyond the permit.
No. The Hungarian Card itself serves as your authorization to work, and the factsheet sets out no separate work permit requirement and no explicit labour market test for this category.
Core documents include a valid work contract or preliminary agreement, your professional qualifications certificate, proof of accommodation and comprehensive health insurance, evidence of sufficient resources, a valid passport and a photo.
