Residence permit for the purpose of seeking a job or starting a business
Residency route facts
Identity
| Official name (local) | Allaskereses vagy vallalkozas inditasa as of 2026-08-07[2] NDGAP's Hungarian factsheet title. Its Hungarian navigation label carries a hyphen the title does not: 'Allaskereses- vagy vallalkozas inditasa'. |
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| Official name (English) | Residence permit for the purpose of seeking a job or starting a business as of 2026-03-03[4] |
| Legal basis | Not established from a qualifying source NDGAP's factsheet cites no Act or section. |
| Instrument type | residence permit as of 2026-03-03[4] |
Who can apply
| Nationals not served by this route | EEA as of 2026-03-03[4] Open to third-country nationals only; EEA nationals and their family members hold the right of free movement and residence. Stateless persons qualify as third-country nationals. |
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Permit terms
| Initial duration | 9 months as of 2026-03-03[4] |
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| Renewable | No as of 2026-03-03[4] NDGAP: 'Validity period of the residence permit is maximalised in 9 months which cannot be extended.' |
| Maximum total duration | 9 months as of 2026-03-03[4] |
| Work rights | Not established from a qualifying source NDGAP publishes no work-rights clause: the factsheet does not state whether the holder may take up employment with a Hungarian employer or be self-employed during the 9 months. The purpose-of-residence documents point both ways – a certificate from the competent national employment body (Government Office) that the applicant is registered as a service requester, and a certificate from a Hungarian-registered business organisation that actual employment will start within 3 months of submission. NDGAP separately states that a holder may apply in Hungary for a Hungarian Card, an EU Blue Card or a guest self-employment permit during the permit's validity. |
Permanent residence and citizenship
| Counts toward permanent residence | Not established from a qualifying source Not stated on NDGAP's factsheet. |
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Requirements
| Job offer required | No as of 2026-03-03[4] No job offer is required to obtain the permit; the permit exists to look for one. The applicant must instead prove completion of his studies or research and that the intended position or business matches its level, and must produce a Government Office certificate of registration as a service requester or a certificate from a Hungarian-registered business organisation that employment will start within 3 months of submission. |
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| Qualification requirement | degree as of 2026-03-03[4] Eligibility is confined to holders of a valid Hungarian research permit who have completed their research, or holders of a valid Hungarian study permit who have successfully completed their studies, in each case where the intended position or business matches the level attained. |
| Employer sponsorship | No as of 2026-03-03[4] No employer or sponsor is required; the applicant lodges the application himself via Enter Hungary. |
| Own means requirement | Not established from a qualifying source NDGAP requires proof of sufficient resources for subsistence, accommodation, return or onward travel and healthcare, evidenced by an employer or tax-authority income document, a document on regular foreign income, or a credit-institution certificate. No figure, currency or period is published. |
| Job-search route | Yes as of 2026-03-03[4] |
Process
| Where to apply from | in-country only as of 2026-03-03[4] 'Submission of applications is only available within the territory of Hungary, via the platform of Enter Hungary', and at least 15 days before the applicant's study or research permit expires. NDGAP publishes no exceptions. |
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| Statutory processing time | 15 days as of 2026-03-03[4] Excludes deficiency-remedy periods. Outer deadline: decision as to merits within 60 days. |
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Physical presence
| none stated | to keep the permit as of 2026-03-03[4] NDGAP publishes no presence, day-count or reporting condition for this permit, and the standard 90-days-in-any-180 extension condition cannot apply because the permit cannot be extended. The only timing condition is that the application be lodged at least 15 days before the underlying study or research permit expires. |
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Family inclusion
| Family members may be included | No as of 2026-03-10[1][3] NDGAP's job-search factsheet itself says nothing about family reunification. The bar is established from the family-reunification factsheet's closed list of excluded sponsor permit types, which reads 'holds a residence permit for the purpose of studies (including the purpose of seeking job or starting a business), training'. The European Commission's EU Immigration Portal reproduces the same exclusion list. |
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Your next step
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Verification
| Sources cited | 5 |
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| of which official (tier 1) | 4 |
| Oldest as-of date | 2026-03-03 |
| Newest as-of date | 2026-08-07 |
| Reviewed on | 2026-08-11 |
| Schema version | 1.1 |
Sources
- [1] EU Immigration Portal – Hungary, family member
European Commission · international organisation · Tier 2 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [2] Tajekoztatok – Hungarian-language factsheet index (official permit designations)
National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (NDGAP/OIF) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-07 · Archived copy - [3] Residence permit for the purpose of family reunification
National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (NDGAP/OIF) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-03-10 · Accessed 2026-08-07 · Archived copy - [4] Residence permit for the purpose of seeking a job or starting a business
National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (NDGAP/OIF) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-03-03 · Accessed 2026-08-07 · Archived copy - [5] Procedural fees
National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (NDGAP/OIF) · fee schedule · Tier 1 · Published 2026-03-03 · Accessed 2026-08-07 · Archived copy