Obtaining/extending working residence permit

Good to know:

EU citizens are not required to hold a working residence permit, the employer only needs to make an anonym registration at the Labour Office. In order to work legally in Hungary, EU citizens need an EU registration card which is valid for an unlimited period of time.

Non-EU citizens need to have a working residence permit. The work and residence permit (were converted in one single process, merged permit) have to be extended annually or every two years depending on the validity of the documents. In some special cases the Hungarian Immigration Office can issue the working residence permit even for 3 years duration.

Since the international assignment as category was banned by the Hungarian government there is a so called ICT residence permit (Residence Permit for the Purpose of Intra-corporate Transfer) which can be applied also for 3 years validity.

How can we help?

• During these processes our relocation team take over all the paperwork and thinking from the HR department, we only get the company and the expatriate involved at a minimum, unavoidable extent and make sure all the immigration documents are granted in time
• By working with EST Relocation you can be sure that the immigration documents will be granted in time and your third country citizen employees can start their jobs in time
• We inform you on a regular basis about the regulation changes and make sure that you are in line with the relevant rules, before starting the relocation process.
• We keep track of the relevant expiry dates and initiate all the renewals in time