Eligibility quiz
Do you have a spouse or same-sex registered partner who lives in Hungary with a residence permit?
How to apply
From outside HungaryFrom outside Hungary
Find your consulate
Find the Hungarian consulate that can take your application where you live. If there is no Hungarian consular receiving place, you may apply where you are staying legally and explain why you need to apply there.
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Gather your documents
Prepare the required documents for the consulate.
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Fill in the residence permit application form required by the consulate.
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Arrange your appointment
Contact the consulate to arrange your visit and find out whether another authorised place receives its applications.
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Go to your appointment
Bring your completed application, documents, photograph and travel document to the consulate or its authorised receiving place, and provide your fingerprints and other required details. Pay the fee using the method the consulate gives you.
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Wait for the decision
Wait for the immigration authority’s decision and respond if it asks you for information or more documents.
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Collect your entry visa
If your application is approved, collect your entry visa as the consulate instructs. Your residence permit application also covers this visa, so you do not need a separate visa application.
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Travel to Hungary
Enter Hungary during the period allowed by your visa, carrying the original documents you used in your application.
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Once in HungaryOnce in Hungary
Collect your residence permit
Follow the decision or consulate’s instructions to collect your residence permit in Hungary.
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Register your address
Complete any required address or accommodation registration as instructed. You can then live in Hungary with your residence permit.
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Documents needed
Family certificates and recordsFamily certificates and records
Marriage certificate
Bring your marriage certificate. If you are in a same-sex registered partnership, bring the registrar’s certificate of your partnership instead.
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