| Country | Hungary (HU) |
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| Route | Long-Term Residence Cards — Hungary 2026 |
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| Route family | Permanent residence |
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| Route type | permanent residence |
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| Summary | Current 2026 Hungarian government rules for long-term residence cards, including eligibility, work rights, restrictions and residence implications. |
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| Last verified | 2026-09-22 |
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| Official/supporting source count | 1 |
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| Route guide | Open full guide → |
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| Program availability | ActiveSource 1 |
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| Best-fit work models | No approved structured valueSource 1 |
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| Income requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Savings requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Investment requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Government fees | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Processing time | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Validity | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Renewal | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Family inclusion | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Spouse work rights | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Local-work rules | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Application location | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Permanent-residence pathway | The National Residence Card generally requires at least three years of lawful, uninterrupted residence for eligible categories (with family alternatives and status exclusions); the card is valid for up to ten years and extendable for ten years. The EU Residence Card generally requires five years of legal residence, with special aggregation rules for EU Blue Card holders, and is likewise valid/extendable for ten years. Not all temporary statuses count or lead to either card.As of 2026-09-22Source 1 |
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| Citizenship pathway | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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