EU Blue Card
This program implies the employment of a foreigner in a Hungarian company as a highly qualified employee with certain educational and work experience requirements.
Despite the recent changes in the Hungarian immigration law in March this year, the Blue Card is a real opportunity to move to Hungary. Our immigration specialists will advise you on all matters related to obtaining a residence permit in Hungary.
We will help you to choose a suitable option and accompany you in the process of obtaining EU Blue Card, as well as prepare a package of documents for you to apply for a D-type visa with the purpose of obtaining the residence permit.
Residence permit
EU Blue Card
EU Blue Card shall be granted to a third-country national:
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who desires to work in a position requiring higher professional qualifications, and is in possession of higher professional qualifications required to perform his/her job, or has professional experience for the specified period of time, or
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who is in possession of EU Blue Card issued by a Member State and has already legally resided in that Member State for at least 12 months or has resided 6 months in a second Member State.
EU Blue Card shall not be granted to a person:
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who applied for refugee status, for temporary or subsidiary protection to the asylum authority,
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who has been granted temporary protection in Hungary,
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with tolerated status,
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who is applying for the residence permit for the purpose of research to conduct scientific research,
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holding an EU residence permit certifying long-term residence status granted by any Member State of the European Union,
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who has entered the territory of Hungary under commitments contained in an international agreement facilitating the entry and temporary stay of certain categories of natural persons performing duties in trade and investment-related fields, excluding those whose entry to the territory of a Member State has been permitted as part of an intra-corporate transfer,
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covered by Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services, as long as he/she is posted on the territory of Hungary.
The prerequisite for obtaining a permit is a preliminary agreement or a valid employment contract concluded for the purpose of employment requiring a high level of education - to establish a legal relationship for a definite period of employment of at least 6 months - and a document certifying higher education or professional qualification required to occupy the position included in the preliminary agreement or employment contract.
In the case of executive officers and specialists dealing with information and communication technologies, at least 3 years of relevant professional experience acquired within the period of 7 years prior to the submission of application for the EU Blue Card, must be considered as a high level of professional qualification with regards to the application for EU Blue Card.
Validity period of the document is maximised in 4 years, and it may be extended for up to 4 years at a time for the same purpose.