INFORMATION
on
residence permit for the purpose of training
1) Which third-country national is eligible to granted a residence permit for the purpose of training?
A residence permit for the purpose of training may be granted to a third-country national who is participating in a scholarship-based training course in Hungary provided by the Government or the Ministry.
A person who fulfils the conditions for a residence permit for the purpose of studies may not be granted a residence permit the purpose of training.
A third-country national is defined as a person:
- ·who is a non-Hungarian national, and who is not a person with the right of free movement and residence, i.e. who is not an EEA national or a family member of an EEA national, and
- ·who is a stateless person.
qualify as third-country nationals.
2) Where may the application be submitted?
- I.Application for the issuance of a residence permit
- a)Submission of an application outside the territory of Hungary
If you do not have a residence permit and your entry into the territory of Hungary is not covered by visa-exempt travel regime, you shall submit the application outside of Hungary.
Your application may be submitted at the Hungarian diplomatic or consular mission that operates in the country of your nationality or habitual place of residence. Please be advised to contact the competent foreign consulate of Hungary to inquire for further information, if there are any other places authorised to receive the application. Such application receiving places are constituted by e.g. honorary consuls, trade representations, and external service providers.
If there are not any Hungarian consulates or other types of places receiving application in the country of your nationality or habitual residence, in exceptional cases, you may submit an application in the country where you are staying legally, but only if you can provide documentary proof of the reasons of your exceptional application submission.
Submitting an application for a visa separately is not required, as an application for the issuance of a residence permit comprises an application for a visa entitling its holder to collect a residence permit.
- b)Application submission within the territory of Hungary
When can an application for the issuance of a residence permit be submitted within the territory of Hungary?
If you are allowed to enter the territory of Hungary visa-free due to your nationality, and you are not a holder of a residence permit, you may submit an application for a residence permit also within the territory of Hungary during your legal stay.
How can an application for a residence permit be submitted in Hungary?
Application submission in Hungary is available:
- ·by electronic means via the electronic information system and procedure initiation platform of“Enter Hungary”, which is available by clicking here, or
- ·in person, before the competent regional directorate of National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (hereinafter: NDGAP) as per you place of accommodation. Contact details of the regional directorates and further information are available by clicking here.
Please note that application submission is available only via the Enter Hungary platform if your authorised representative is a legal representative or a legal person.
- II.Application for the extension of a residence permit
A residence permit for training purposes cannot be extended for the same purpose.
Extension of the residence permit may only be requested for the purposes of studies, if the applicant meets the conditions.
For information on residence permit for the purposes of studies, please click here.
Submission of applications for the extension of a residence permit for the purpose of employment is only available within the territory of Hungary, via the platform of Enter Hungary, which is available by clicking here[n7] .
Please be informed that the extension of the residence permit is only possible if:
- ·you are a holder of a valid residence permit at the time of application submission,
- ·you resided within the territory of Hungary with your residence permit at least 90 days in any 180-day period.
Furthermore, please note that an application for the extension of a residence permit is to be submitted at least 30 days prior to the date of expiry of the issued residence permit.
3) Additional information on application submission
For submission of an application in person, applicants are required to complete the application form correctly in full and to submit the completed document with their signature. The form is available by clicking here and the appendix here.
For submission of an application via the platform of Enter Hungary, the full and correct completion of the electronic application form is required, which is available on the platform. The platform of Enter Hungary is available by clicking here.
If the applicant is a minor with limited capacity or incapacitated, the application may be submitted by the applicant's legal representative, but if the applicant is over the age of six, he or she must appear in person, before the competent regional directorate of the National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (hereinafter: NDGAP) by the time of submission.
For the purpose of the issuance of a residence permit comprising biometric data, a facial photograph of the applicant and fingerprint will be taken in the case of applicants over the age of six.
An application submitted via the platform of Enter Hungary is deemed to have been received by the immigration authority, if the administrative service fee has been paid, and the facial photograph and fingerprint of the applicant is taken and signature specimen of the applicant is recorded within 15 days from the date of receipt. The immigration authority will send out a notification when your application is deemed to have been received.
4) Administrative service fee for the procedure
Information on administrative service fees for procedures is available here.
5) What are the mandatory attachments/enclosures of an application?
For the approval of an application for a residence permit, the applicant is required to meet conditions for entry and residence in Hungary, during the procedures mandatory attachments/enclosures may serve as proof of meeting the set conditions.
Please make sure completion of the attachments/enclosures in full and check all documents before submission, supporting the soonest possible processing and examination of your application.
Documents in proof of the purpose of residence
The following documents may serve as proof of the purpose of your residence:
- ·admission certificate of the educational institution providing scholarship training
- ·a document certifying participation in the scholarship course,
- ·any other credible evidence.
A credible proof of the award of a scholarship provided by the Government or Ministry must also be attached.
The following documents may serve as proof of the necessary language skills to participate in the training:
- ·official certificate of language proficiency,
- ·official certificate of studies in a foreign language,
- ·any other credible evidence.
For the extension of the residence permit for the purpose of training for the purposes of studies, you are required to attach a credible document certifying the successful completion of the training programme.
Documents in proof of means of subsistence in Hungary
One of the following documents must be submitted as proof that the applicant has sufficient financial resources, i.e. (s)he can cover costs related to his/her subsistence, accommodation, return/onward travel (i.e. exit from the territory of Hungary) and healthcare services from legally acquired income and savings:
- ·a certificate from a credit institution under the applicant’s name (e.g. a bank account statement, an account statement on savings or stocks and bonds, bank balance statement),
- ·a notarised declaration made by a member of the applicant's family undertaking to provide for and support the applicant and a document certifying the ability of the person providing support,
- ·certificate of regular income provided by an employer or tax authority,
- ·any other credible evidence (e.g. a scholarship certificate).
Documents proving that the applicant has a place of accommodation in the territory of Hungary
One of the following documents must be submitted as proof that the applicant own of a property suitable for habitation or (s)he is entitled to use such property:
- ·residential lease contract,
- ·a document on accommodation by courtesy,
- ·a document in proof of ownership of the residential property,
- ·a document in proof of the reservation of accommodation and payment for it.
Documents proving that the applicant has health insurance
Documentary evidence must be submitted as proof that the applicant has access to comprehensive health insurance services covering all healthcare services or that (s)he can cover the costs of such services.
An applicant meets this condition in the following cases:
- ·(s)he qualifies as a person with health insurance services under social security,
- ·(s)he has access to the Hungarian health insurance services within the framework of an international convention/treaty or agreement,
- ·(s)he can cover the costs of his/her healthcare services based on documents in proof of his/her means of subsistence available in Hungary.
Documents proving that the applicant meets the conditions of exit (i.e. conditions to a return/onward travel)
Meeting the conditions of exit may be proved by:
- ·a valid passport,
- ·having a valid ticket for the relevant travel or the amount of money to cover the costs of the travel.
Other required documents
- ·If the applicant is a minor, proof must be attached/enclosed that his/her parent or legal guardian has consented to his/her stay in Hungary. The parental consent must be recorded in a private or public instrument with full probative value, and must be attached/enclosed with Hungarian or English language translation.
- ·Attaching/enclosing 1 facial photograph.
6) Time period of procedural administration
Time period for procedural administration: 21 days.
In addition to mandatory attachments/enclosures, NDGAP may request the submission of further documents for clarification of facts of the case and/or implement other procedural conducts.
The period for remedying deficiencies (e.g. submission of missing documents) and for the implementation of various other procedural conducts is not comprised in the time period of the procedural administration.
7) Receiving the residence permit document
If you submitted your application for a residence permit before a foreign diplomatic or consular mission of Hungary and the regional directorate approves your application for a residence permit, it shall constitute approval for the issuance of an entry visa entitling its holder to receive a residence permit, of which the competent Hungarian consulate shall be notified by the regional directorate.
The entry visa entitling its holder to receive a residence permit shall be issued by the competent consulate officer.
Please note that type D visas entitling their holder to receive their residence permits issued to third-country nationals are single-entry visas authorising a stay of not more than 30 days and are valid for 3 months.
Please note that if you do not enter the territory of Hungary within 3 months from the date of approval of the issuance of your residence permit and do not start your approved residence, the approved residence permit becomes invalid and the approval of your accrued right of entry and residence ceases.
A residence permit document shall be delivered by way of post to the address of the educational institute indicated in the application form.
Please note that receiving your document before NDGAP’s regional directorate in person is only allowed, if you prove that you are not in a position to receive the document at the address indicated as place of delivery in your application.
8) How long is the validity period of the permit?
Validity period of a residence permit for training purposes is maximum 1 year and cannot be extended for the same purpose; it may only be extended for the purposes of studies.
Please note that the authority shall determine the date of expiry of the residence permit in a way that the third-country national’s travel document shall be valid at least for another 3 months after the date of expiry of the approved residence.
9) Further information
- ·Family reunification
Family member of a third-country national who is a holder of a residence permit for the purpose of training or an applicant for a residence permit for the purpose of training may not be granted a residence permit for family reunification.
- ·Long-term residence
Third-country national who is a holder of a residence permit for the purpose of training may not be granted a national residence card.
- ·Appeal
In case of refusal, the decision may be appealed within 8 days of delivery, submitted to the authority of first instance, or at the Hungarian diplomatic or consular foreign mission where the application was submitted.
Please note that the authority shall dismiss the appeal without any examination as to merits in the following cases:
- the appeal is received after the deadline,
- the appeal is not submitted by an authorised person,
- the applicant introduces and refers to new facts of the case, of which (s)he was aware before the decision was adopted,
- the appeal is submitted without indicating its grounds or cause.
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