Hungary - Obtain Registration Card for EEA Nationals

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Procedure

• An EEA citizen is required to report his/her stay to the regional directorate competent on the basis of their future residence by supplying their personal data at the latest, on the 93rd day after arrival in the country.
• Applicants are required to appear before the acting authority in order to obtain the registration certificate. The acting authority may exempt the client from the obligation of appearing in person, if the applicant is unable to appear due to his/her health condition.
• During the procedure the applicant is required to present a valid travel document or personal identification card, and other documents, specified by special statutory provisions, proving the fulfilment of the conditions of stay.
• The applicant must pay the administrative service fee of the registration certificate amounting to HUF 1,000, which shall be paid with revenue stamps.
• If the fulfilment of the conditions specified by law is proven, the certificate of reporting the stay (registration certificate) will be issued by the acting authority immediately to the applicant.

Reporting your first residence in Hungary

• The applicant must report his/her first residence in the territory of Hungary during the proceedings related to the issuing of his/her registration certificate. The immigration authority will notify the entity maintaining the personal data and address register about the address data of the EEA citizen for the purpose of issuing the personal identification and address card. The Central Office for Administrative and Electronic Public Services issues the official address card on the basis of the notice and sends it to the applicant by mail.

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Required Documents

Supplementary documents:

For those whose purpose of staying in Hungary is to carry out a paid activity:

• contract for work
• if the applicant carries out his/her activity as an owner or managing director, or a member of the management, representation, or supervisory board of a business company, a co-operative, or any other legal person established for the purpose of income generation: valid contract, or a declaration containing the name, company registration number, and tax number of the company registered in the trade register
• for sole trader's: a valid sole trader registration certificate, or an equivalent permit issued by the authority of another member state, authorising to carry out entrepreneurial activity, or in the absence of an individual sole trader registration certificate, with a sole trader registration number.
• for job-seekers: documents confirming the fact of job-seeking and that the commencement of a paid activity is probable
• other documents may be required by authorities to be submitted to support the application

For those whose purpose of staying in Hungary is to study:

• admission certificate issued by an educational institution subject to the act on public education or the act on national higher education
• a document evidencing a student legal relationship
• other documents may be required by authorities to be submitted to support the application

Documents to be submitted to support applicant's financial condition necessary to able to stay in Hungary

• The applicant must be able to submit document that will prove the availability of sufficient funds (under the applicant's name) ensuring his/her subsistence or any source of income:
  • funds coming from social security or any other social welfare system of an EEA state.
  • shares or benefits based on the payment of a membership fee or on regular in-payment
  • funds deposited in a bank account kept in Hungary or abroad
  • in the case of maintenance fee, a public deed issued thereof

Documents to be submitted to support the existence of an all inclusive health insurance

• The EEA citizen is required to prove that he/she is entitled to use the health insurance services during the entire period of his/her stay in Hungary (in particular, on the basis of a special law on social insurance, an international agreement, or a separate agreement), or will provide the required funds himself/herself.

Documents that can be submitted to prove the existence of accommodation in Hungary:

• tenancy agreement/contract
• legal document about house sitting
• proof of ownership of a residential dwelling: a copy of the title deed that is no more than 30 days old
• property sales contract submitted to the Land Registry Office and the copy of the Administrative Office's decision authorizing the acquisition of a property
• other documents may be required by the immigration authority to be submitted to support the application

Office Locations & Contacts

Immigration and Nationality Office

Central Office
Physical Address: 1117 Budapest, Budafoki Strasse 60 Map
Postal Address: 1903 Budapest, Pf. 314
Phone: 0036-1-463-9100
Fax: 0036-1-463-9108
E-mail: [email protected]

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Eligibility

Registration cards are issued to EEA citizens who are entitled to stay for more than 90 days, within 180 days in Hungary:

• whose purpose of staying in the country is to carry out a paid activity
• have sufficient funds to support themselves and their family members during their entire stay in the country, do not cause any unjustified burden on the social welfare system, and are entitled to use the health insurance services within the framework of an insurance relationship as specified by special statutory regulations, or provide the funds for such services themselves in accordance with the statutory regulations; or
• have been admitted to an educational institution subject to the law of national education or national higher education for the purpose of pursuing studies, including vocational education and adult education if the educational program is accredited, and the EEA national will have sufficient to support themselves and their family members during their entire stay in the country and will not cause any unjustified burden on the social welfare system of Hungary, and are entitled to use the health insurance services within the framework of an insurance relationship as specified by special statutory regulations, or provide the funds for such services themselves in accordance with the statutory regulations.

Fees

Administrative service fee to obtain the registration certificate: HUF 1,000 (paid with revenue stamps)

Validity

The registration certificate is valid for an indefinite period, together with the valid travel document or identity card.

Documents to Use

• Form to obtain Registration card for EEA Nationals:

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• Application for the replacement of document certifying entitlement to residence:

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• Application for the supplementation of document certifying entitlement to residence:

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Need for the Document

An EEA citizen is a citizen of an EU member state or a state party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (citizens of the European Union, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein), with the exception of Hungarian citizens.

An EEA citizen is required to report their stay in Hungary and obtain a registration card as proof of compliance to the registration procedure.

Information which might help

The immigration authority notifies the entity maintaining the personal data and address register about the address data of the EEA citizen for the purpose of the issuing of the personal identification card and the address card. The Central Office for Administrative and Electronic Public Services issues the official address card on the basis of the notice and sends it to the applicant by post.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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