Immigration Issues

Monday

08.30 - 11.30 and 14.00 – 17.30

Tuesday

13.00 - 16.00

Wednesday

closed

Thursday

08.30 - 11.30 and 13.00 - 16.00

Friday

08.30 - 11.30

1. You have to bring your valid passport or ID when you go to the Immigration Office.

2. The fee for the card is 1.000,- Ft which can be paid by bank card in the Immigration Office or by a yellow postal check.

3. You have to totally fill out and take the application form of registration card for study reason with you when you go to the Immigration Office latest on 93rd day after you entered Hungary

4. You have to attach the acceptance letter (in the summer when you will be a first semester student)or active student status certification (when you have already started the school before) from the school with the correct form.

5. You have to certify an address in the local Immigration Office’s competence:

-          you are the owner: you may declare about this fact in the application form point 36.

-          you are a tenant/subtenant: the valid rental contract or agreement about the flat (every owner must agree with the fact that you live in the flat – all of them must be in the contract or they have to agree with the contract in a declaration)

The contract/agreement must be dated, signed by the lessors and tenants, contained the most important information (correct, official address – termination, rental fee, etc.).

-          if you live in dormitory attach the correct dormitory certification that is signed and stamped by the house-manager

6. You have to certify

-          valid health insurance in Hungary (European health insurance card is also acceptable) or    

-          you have to make a declaration about separated money amount for covering the  costs of any health treatment in Hungary in the application form point 41., and certify the available savings.

7. You will be asked to make a declaration about your appropriate source for Hungarian

    stay in front of the colleagues of Immigration Office.

Issuing residence permit for study reason

 (you are entitled to come to Hungary as a tourist without a visa for 30/60/90 days)

Extending residence permit for study reason

(you already have a residence permit)

1. You have to come to the Immigration Office with your passport at the latest on the last legal day of your residence.

The deadline is very important- even if you do not have every undermentioned document you have to be in time. You can start the procedure and we will make a list of missing documents.

1. You have to come to the Immigration Office with your passport at the latest 30 days before the permit expires.

The deadline is very important- even if you do not have every undermentioned document you have to be in time. You can start the procedure and we will make a list of missing documents.

2. The fee for the permit is 18.000,- Ft which can be paid by bank card in the Immigration Office or by a yellow postal check.

2. The fee for the renewal of the permit is 10.000,- Ft which can be paid by bank card in the Immigration Office or by a yellow postal check.

3. one passport size photo

3. one passport size photo

4. You have to totally fill out and take the application of the residence permit for study reason with you when you go to the Immigration Office.

4. You have to totally fill out and take the application of the residence permit for study reason with you when you go to the Immigration Office.

5. You have to attach an active student status certification from the school with the correct form and you have to certify that you have the knowledge of language(s) allowing you to conduct your studies. (ask from the Registrar’s Office)

5. You have to attach an active student status certification from the school with the correct form. (ask from the Registrar’s Office)

6. You have to certify appropriate sources for your stay in Hungary:

• attach bank statement about the actual balance of your own
• if you have a scholarship attach the certification about the regular amount
• or if you work certify your regular income/salary with a document (work contract, pay check, bank statement, etc.)

6. You have to certify appropriate sources for your stay in Hungary:

• attach bank statement about the actual balance of your own account and statements back to 3 months about account usage
• if you have a scholarship attach a certification about the regular amount
• or if you work certify your regular income/salary with a document (work contract, pay check, bank statement, etc.)

7. You have to certify an address in the local  Immigration Office’s competence:

- you are the owner: attach the authorized property page of the flat(not older than 30 days)

- you are a tenant/subtenant:

• attach the authorized property page of the flat (not older than 30 days) (= called TULAJDONI LAP HIVATALOS MÁSOLATA in English)
• the valid rental contract or agreement about the flat (every owner must agree with the fact that you live in the flat – all of them must be in the contract or they have to agree with the contract in a declaration)
• attach the official accommodation paper that is filled out, signed by the owner/s and  you andcontains the correct, official address – same as in the property page (you can have one in the immigration office)

!!! The contract must be dated, signed by the lessors and tenants, contained the most important information (correct, official address – same as in the property page; termination, rental fee, etc.)

-  if you live in dormitory attach the correct dormitory certification and the official accommodation paper that is signed and stamped by the house-manager

7. You have to certify an address in the local Immigration Office’s competence:

If you have not changed your addressfrom the last permission and the attached rental contract is still valid you can declare this fact and that the circumstances are still the same.

If you still live in the same place but the contract is not valid anymore have a new valid contract and declare about ownership situation – it has changed or it is the same.

If you have changed your address

•  - you are the owner: attach the authorized property page of the flat(not older than 30 days) (= called TULAJDONI LAP HIVATALOS MÁSOLATA in English)

- you are a tenant/subtenant:

• attach the authorized property page of the flat (not older than 30 days)
• the valid rental contract or agreement about the flat (every owner must agree with the fact that you live in the flat – all of them must be in the contract or they have to agree with the contract in a declaration)
• attach the official accommodation paper that is filled out, signed by the owner/s and  you andcontains the correct, official address – same as in the property page (you can have one in the immigration office)

!!! The contract must be dated, signed by the lessors and tenants, contained the most important information (correct, official address – same as in the property page; termination, rental fee, etc.)

-  if you live in dormitory attach the correct dormitory certification and the official accommodation paper that is signed and stamped by the house-manager

8. You have to certify valid health insurance in Hungary with the termination of your entire stay or

you have to make a statement/declaration about separated money amount for covering the costs of any health treatment in Hungary

8. You have to certify valid health insurance in Hungary with the termination of your entire stay or

you have to make a statement/declaration about separated money amount for covering the costs of any health treatment in Hungary

9. If you have return/two-way flight ticket, please show that in original because otherwise you have to certify the source for the travelling.

9. If you have return/two-way flight ticket, please show that in original because otherwise you have to certify the source for the travelling.