Registration Certificate for EEA Nationals
ELIGIBILITY
An EEA national shall have the right of
residence exceeding ninety days within a one hundred and eighty day period if
he/she:
plans to pursue gainful
employment;
has sufficient resources for
him/herself and his/her family members not to become an unreasonable burden on
the social assistance system of Hungary during the period of their stay, and
have comprehensive sickness insurance cover for healthcare services as
prescribed in specific other legislation, or if he/she assures to have
sufficient resources for such services as required by statutory provisions; or
enrolled at an educational
institution governed by the Act on the National Public Education System, or the
Act on the National Higher Education System, for the principal purpose of
pursuing a course of study, including vocational training and adult education
if offering an accredited curriculum, and they have sufficient resources for
themselves and their family members not to become an unreasonable burden on the
social assistance system of Hungary during their entire period of residence,
and have comprehensive sickness insurance cover for healthcare services as
prescribed in specific other legislation, or if they assure that they have
sufficient resources for themselves and their family members for such services
as required by statutory provisions.
EEA national: the citizens of
Member States of the European Union – other than Hungarian citizens – and citizens
of any State that is a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area
(citizens of the European Union, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and
Liechtenstein).
NOTIFICATION OF RESIDENCE EXCEEDING
THREE MONTHS, DOCUMENT EVIDENCING
EEA
nationals shall notify their residence to the regional directorate of
jurisdiction by reference to their future residence at the latest on the
ninety-third day from the date of entry, and shall simultaneously disclose
their personal data.
If the
applicant is a minor of limited capacity or if incompetent, the application may
be submitted by the applicant’s legal representative in his/her stead. If the
minor client has reached the age of six at the time the application is
submitted, he/she shall be required to appear in person when the application is
submitted. The responsibility for ascertaining the minor’s physical presence
before the immigration authority lies with the legal representative.
EEA
nationals can submit the application for Registration Certificate
electronically upon registration on our electronic platform for procedure
initiation. For more details on electronic administration, please click here.
In the
notification of residence the client is to produce his/her valid travel
document or personal identification document, and enclose documents – provided
for in specific other legislation – in proof of compliance with the
requirements for the right of residence.
In the event of verifying fulfilment of
the requirements provided for by law, the competent authority shall issue a
certificate of notification of residence (hereinafter referred to as
“registration certificate”) immediately.
The administrative service fee charged for
the issue of a registration certificate is HUF 1,000, payable by
way of electronic payment instrument (bank card) or in the form of bank deposit
(using the cheque supplied by the regional directorate). In respect of yellow
cheques, in the “comment” box the client’s name and date of birth, and the case
type “registration certificate” shall be indicated.
If you
wish to ask for an invoice on the payment of the procedural fee, click on the
link below:
Invoice request on payment of
procedural fee
FORMS
Click on the following link to download the forms required for submitting the application:
- Issue ofRegistration Certificate, Notification of First Place of Residence Form
- Application forReplacement Registration Certificate
- Application forSubstitute Registration Certificate
- Care and maintenance statement
Forms available for downloading in PDF format, to be filled out manually:
- Issue ofRegistration Certificate, Notification of First Place of Residence Form
- Application forReplacement Registration Certificate
- Application forSubstitute Registration Certificate
- Care and maintenance statement
MANDATORY ENCLOSURES
If the purpose of the EEA national’s
residence is to pursue gainful employment, the applicant shall supply the
following proof:
the
employment contract;
a
valid contract or a statement containing the company’s corporate name as shown
in the register of companies, registered number and tax number, if the
applicant is pursuing any gainful activity in the capacity of being the owner
or director of a business association, co-operative society or some other legal
entity formed to engage in gainful operations, or is a member of the executive,
representative or supervisory board of such entity;
a
valid private entrepreneur’s license or similar authorisation – issued by the
competent authority of another Member State – to engage in business activities,
or a private entrepreneur register number in the absence of a private
entrepreneurial license;
for
persons seeking employment, documents to evidence that he/she is actively
seeking employment, and there is a probability of entering into gainful
employment; or
other
reliable means.
If the purpose of the applicant’s
residence is the pursuit of studies, the applicant shall supply the following
proof:
a
certificate of admission from an educational institution governed by the Act on
Public Education and the Act on the National Higher Education System;
a
document to verify his/her student status; or
other
reliable means.
DOCUMENTS IN PROOF OF SUFFICIENT FINANCIAL RESOURCES
The applicant may verify of having
sufficient means of subsistence with his/her financial assets or any regular
income he/she receives in the form of:
payments from the social security or social assistance system of any EEA Member
State;
income from funds or benefit plans financed by payment of membership dues or
other regular contributions;
a
statement from a Hungarian or foreign financial institution concerning the
applicant’s bank account;
income from maintenance or alimony supported by documentary evidence.
The following, in particular, may not be
considered financial assets:
articles of everyday use and household equipment and accessories;
any
property serving as the residence of the EEA national and his dependent family
members;
the
vehicle of handicapped persons; and
any
assets which are required for the EEA national’s gainful activity.
DOCUMENTS PROVING THE EXISTENCE OF HEALTH INSURANCE
The EEA national’s access to health
insurance services (in particular on the basis of specific other legislation on
the social security system, international agreement, or under specific
agreement) throughout his/her stay in Hungary shall be verified by the relevant
documents, or that he/she has the financial resources to cover the costs of
such services.
REGISTRATION OF THE FIRST RESIDENCE IN HUNGARY
The applicant shall notify his/her first
residence in the territory of Hungary in the context of the procedure for the
issue of a registration certificate. The immigration authority shall disclose
the address data of the EEA national to the register of personal data and
address records for the purpose of issuing an official certificate for personal
identification number and official address card. Upon receipt of notice, the
Government Agency of the City of Budapest shall issue the official address
card, and shall send it to the applicant by post.
Registration of the place of residence in
Hungary:
a
residential lease contract in proof of the rental of a residence;
a
document on accommodation by courtesy;
a
document in proof of ownership of the residential property, by means of a
certified copy of title deed issued within 30 days to date;
other
documentary evidence.
During the process, the immigration
authority may request further documents, apart from the mandatory enclosures,
for ascertaining the relevant facts of the case, and may take further
procedural steps if considered necessary. The administrative time limit shall
not include the length of time between the receipt of the notice for remedying
deficiencies until the time of compliance.
After the application is submitted the
applicant or his/her representative shall be able attach documents by way of
post or electronically. Under special circumstances the applicant may submit
requisite documents to the competent immigration authority in person as well,
however, such circumstances must be justified.
The registration certificate shall be
valid indefinitely, together with a valid travel document or personal
identification document.
ACCRUED RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
The client shall notify his/her first
residence in the context of the procedure for the issue of the registration
certificate, and shall consequently receive the address card by post, for which
no further action is required. After receiving the address card, the applicant
has to report any changes in his/her residence at the district office where the
new residence is located.
The official address card has to be kept
together with the registration certificate, and has to be surrendered to the
duly empowered authority upon request.
EEA nationals, whose travel document,
personal identification document, or residence card is lost, stolen or
destroyed shall report it to the regional directorate of jurisdiction by
reference to their residence, as well as if any such document that was presumed
lost and reported as such is found subsequently.
The regional directorate shall make out a
certificate to the EEA national, whose travel document, personal identification
document, or document evidencing right of residence is reported lost or stolen,
or destroyed, concerning the fact of reporting at no cost if any proof of
citizenship is produced.
EEA nationals whose travel document is
lost, stolen or destroyed are required to obtain a replacement travel document,
if they do not have a valid personal identification document.
EEA nationals exercising the right of
residence exceeding ninety days within a one hundred and eighty day period
shall report to the competent regional directorate, with personal data
included:
the death of a family
member in their household;
any change of name;
if the death or change of name occurred
outside the territory of Hungary.
EEA nationals may notify the competent
authority when they no longer wish to exercise their right of residence, or if
they intend to leave the territory of Hungary permanently, including the
country of next habitual residence, and may turn in the document evidencing
their right of residence at the regional directorate responsible for the place
where their residence is located.
A document evidencing right of residence
shall be invalidated in the event of the EEA national’s exit from the territory
of Hungary, or if the right of residence is terminated.
At the time of notification of residence,
EEA nationals are required to supply a statement as to whether they suffer from
any infectious disease or contagious parasitic disease as provided for in
specific other legislation and considered to constitute a threat to public
health, or if they receive compulsory and regular treatment with regard to the
said diseases.