WORK PERMIT

If you are a non-EU citizen and you want to work in Hungary, you need a Work Permit.

From Since 2014, the government has made a series of changes to immigration law. From January 2014 work permit and residence permit processing will be provided through a so-called merged process for third-country citizens. The work permit application currently has to be done as part of the residency application. The name of the new type of permission is: "Residence Permit for the Purpose of Employment".

GOOD OFFER

If somebody applies for a residency permit in the EU, he/she has to justify the reasonofthe application. In the case of an application for"Residence Permit for the Purpose of Employment" ("Work Permit"), you have to prove to the Authorities that you would have a job in Hungary.Nobody could get a"Residence Permit for the Purpose of Employment" ("Work Permit") without a Hungarian "Job Offer" It is not possible to obtain a "Work Permit for seeking a job" in Hangary. If you do not have any job offer, please contact with one of the Hungarian recruitment agencies. You can find the list of the biggest recruitment agencies in our guide. You can download ourfree guide to a Hungarian Work Permit.

I DO NOT HAVE A JOB OFFER

Currently, there is a huge demand for both skilled and unskilled workers in Hungary. However, our office cannot provide jobs, but a lot of Hungarian companies contact us to help them find good employees. Unfortunately, we do not have enough time, staff and expertise to involve in the job or employee selection. To help both job seekers and employers, we opened a new oneFORUM to help them to contact each other. ( The FORUM is available from 10.th Jan. 2018).

If you do not have a "job offer" upload your CV, your qualifications and your contacts in the FORUM plenty of employers checking our webpage because they want to hire new employees.

WHAT ELSE YOU NEED FOR A WORK OR RESIDENCE PERMIT

For everyResidence Permit for the Purpose of Employment" ("Work Permit") application, the applicant:

has to have an accommodation in Hungary
has to verify the exit from Hungary after the residency is over

Except as provided for by law, an application for a residencepermit may be submitted to any consulate officer of Hungary, or at any other placeauthorizedto accept applications for residence permit located in the country where the applicant's permanent or temporary residence is located, or in the country of the applicant's nationality. Our staff can prepare all the necessary documents, send them to the applicant. The applicant only has to file them at the consulate.

We appreciate that Immigration Law can seem complex and confusing - if you would like us to help you with an application. Please download ourFree Step to Step Guide to the Hungarian Work Permit.

From our free detailed guide you can learn: