EU Citizens do not need a Visa/Permit to enter and study,work and live in Hungary.

British Citizens do not need a visa to Study in Hungary for less than a duration of 90 days. 

Depending upon their nationality, Non EU/EEA Students who wish to study in Hungary for 90 days or less may need a visa. To determine if you can travel to Hungary without a visa please see the list of non-visa required countries online.

Schengen Study Visa

Students can obtain a Schengen Study visa for the following activities:

• Full-time studies at an authorised school that will lead to the obtainment of a degree or certificate of studies.
• Doctorate studies.
• Training activities.
• Student mobility programmes (compulsory and/or non-compulsory secondary education level at an officially recognized teaching or scientific centre)
• Training placements at public or private bodies or entities that cannot be covered by internship visas (see “Internship visa").
• Volunteer services in the framework of programmes pursuing public interest goals.
• Au pair programmes.
• Conversation class assistants.

If you are not third national country, nor are you an EU Student, you will need to apply for a Short Stay Uniform Visa (C). Under this visa you can do the following:

• Tourism
• Visiting family or friends
• Attending business meetings, cultural or sports events
• Short-term studying or training

Gather Your documents

Students who wish to apply for the Short Stay Schengen Visa should gather the following documents: 

• Certificate of residence or legal stay if the applicants are not nationals of the country where they lodge the application
• Travel medical insurance. The minimum coverage must be EUR 30 000. 
• Documents establishing the purpose of the visit
• Proof of sufficient funds for the visit and return to the country of origin or a third country
• Educational or other scientific or professional training purposes: the certificate of the receiving institution, the certificate of the place of accommodation in Hungary

For a full list of documents please click here. 

How to Apply

Students have two options when it comes to submitting their application:

1. Personally, at which occasion biometric data – fingerprints, photos - are collected.
2. Through the Visa Application Centre for Hungary by VFS Global Services Ltd. (see below). VFS assists applicants with the procedure and forwards the application to the Embassy for an additional fee.

* Please note that if you are not resident in the UK you should normally apply for a visa at the Hungarian Embassy or Consulate in your country of residence.*

https://london.mfa.gov.hu/eng/page/special-visa-information-in-the-uk

Appointments can be booked online at http://www.vfsglobal.com/hungary/uk/

An EEA national student has the right of residence exceeding ninety days within a one hundred and eighty day period if he/she:

• Planned to pursue gainful employment
• Has sufficient resources during the period of your stay
• Have comprehensive sickness insurance
• Enrolled in educational institution for purpose of studying, including vocational training and adult education if offering an accredited curriculum

EU Students upon arrival need to notify their residence to the regional directorate of jurisdiction within 90 days from the date of entry into Hungary.

Upon arrival students dependant nationality are required to apply for a Long Stay Visa for a study period exceeding 90 days.

Students from EU countries who are not exempt from requiring an entry visa will require a visa type-D which will allow for single entry authorising a stay of no more than 30 days.

Source: http://oif.gov.hu/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&layout=item&id=70&Itemid=824&lang=en

The validity period of a residence permit issued for the purpose of study:

• Is at least one year
• Corresponds to the duration of training, if it is less than one year
• May be extended by at least one or at most by two additional years at a time

Gather Your Documents 

Students applying for a Residence Permit for the purposes of study should gather the following documents:

• Certificate of admission from the relevant educational institution
• A document to verify student status; or other reliable means

 Linguistic knowledge may be verified by:

• A language certificate in proof of language proficiency examination
• An official diploma in proof of studies in a foreign language, other reliable means

Uk Students are considered third-country nationals and should have sufficient resources to cover their subsistence for residence exceeding ninety days within a one hundred and eighty day period.

The requirement of subsistence can be verified by:

• A certificate on the payment of scholarship grant
• Funds held in bank accounts
• Other documents; if the third-country national’s residence in Hungary is financed by his/her family member, family relationship is to be verified, together with documentary evidence in proof of such family member’s ability to provide support

Other

• Application form should indicate a genuine Hungarian address as a place of accommodation. Proof of accommodation may be requested
• Proof of Comprehensive Health Insurance 
• Proof of return to Home country

Additional Info – Upon Arrival

 If you hold a residence permit to pursue studies:

• You are not required to obtain a residence permit to pursue a gainful activity or employment during the time of study;
• No work permit is needed for a foreign national residing in Hungary as a student receiving full-time education, during the period of your studies.

Third-country nationals holding a residence permit for the purpose of studies may engage in any full-time occupational activity during their term time for a maximum of thirty hours weekly, and outside their term time for a maximum period of ninety days or sixty-six working days in a year.

UK/Non-EU/Non-EEA nationals need to notify the regional directorate of jurisdiction of thier prescence within three days.

How to Apply 

A third-country national holding the citizenship of a visa-free country, legally residing in Hungary without a visa can submit the application for a residence permit electronically upon registration on the electronic platform of the immigration authority for procedure initiation. For more details on electronic administration, please click here. 

Source: http://www.bmbah.hu/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&layout=item&id=70&Itemid=824&lang=en

EU Students including Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, and Lichtenstein do not need any extra documentation to work in Hungary but do need to apply and hold a Registration Card.

• Buying goods for sale outside the country
• Running or attending job interviews
• Meeting with recruitment agencies and talent
• Acquisition trips, such as buying business operations, carrying out due diligence prior to purchase and pre-closing activities)
• Attending court as a witness
• Attending a trade fair, seminar convention or workshop
• Attending board meetings
• Team building activities
• Meeting colleagues, contractors or sellers
• Meeting clients or customers (including entertainment like eating at a restaurant)
• Fact-finding visits
• Touring a company facility
• Negotiating, signing and executing deals or contracts
• Attending, speaking or presenting at a conference (paid or unpaid)

Or for the following types of training, as long as it’s for the same company or group:

• Classroom-based training
• On-the-job training
• Shadowing someone’s job

These activities are covered by the Schengen visa waiver.

International students who are not part of a Visa Waiver need to apply for a Short-Term work permit in Hungary.

Gather Your Documents 

• Completed permit application form
• UK passport, valid for at least 6 months
• Degree or qualification certificate
• Signed employment contract with your UK employer
• Contract or work order between your UK employer and the Hungarian company
• Assignment letter from your UK employer
• Social security cover certificate from your UK employer (certificate of coverage)

How to Apply 

Your employer submits your permit application, annexe 2 (melléklet a 445/2013. (XI. 28.) Korm. rendelethez) to the labour office.

UK Students who wish to work for a duration of up to 1 year will be required to apply for a residence permit called a Single Permit Residence allowing a third-country national to enter into a contract for an employment relationship with an employer and to reside legally in the territory of Hungary for the purpose of work.

Source: http://www.bmbah.hu/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&layout=item&id=62&Itemid=816&lang=en

Gather Your Documents

Students who wish to obtain a Single Permit should gather the following documents:

• A prior agreement concluded with a view to entering into an employment relationship, or a document verifying the employment relationship.
• Proof of means of subsistence in Hungary 
• Proof of accommodation
• Proof of Comprehensive Health Insurance 

How to Apply 

An application for a residence permit may be submitted to any consulate officer of Hungary, or at any other place authorised to accept applications for residence permits located in the country where the applicant’s permanent or temporary residence is located, or in the country of the applicant’s nationality. Third-country nationals may apply for an entry visa for receiving a residence permit before admission to the country in the application for a residence permit, without having to lodge a separate application.

http://www.bmbah.hu/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&layout=item&id=62&Itemid=816&lang=en

Applications for a residence permit for employment are examined by the competent authority within the framework of a single application procedure.

Please, click here to access detailed information on the single application procedure.

Source: http://www.bmbah.hu/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&layout=item&id=62&Itemid=816&lang=en

Upon Arrival

You will have to notify the regional directorate of jurisdiction by the reference to the place where the new place of lodging is located within three days.