Residency in Hungary forthe self-employed

Guest Investor requires €250,000 to be put into a fund and gives a card for ten years at once, with no obligation to live in the country. Here there is no investment, but real activity, income and presence in Hungary are required, and the status is issued for one to two years.

Yes. The permit is tied to your activity in the country, and a long absence breaks the period that counts towards the permanent status after three years.

Enough to support yourself and your family by Hungarian standards. It is confirmed by contracts, invoices, statements and the company’s reporting. We go through the specific level and the structure of the income before filing.

The entrepreneur receives the status first, and the spouse and minor children are then arranged through family reunification. Each of them needs their own documents and fees.

Whether the company works, whether there are contracts and turnover, whether the taxes and contributions are paid and whether the address and the insurance are kept up. An empty company in the second year leads to a refusal.

2-3 months from filing to the card with a complete set of documents. Before that the activity has to be registered and proof of income prepared.

After three years of continuous residence the national permanent status opens up. That is faster than most European Union countries, where the wait is five years.

The ground is your own activity. Employment with an outside employer requires a separate permit, and that is arranged as a change of ground.

Hungary keeps one of the lowest corporate tax rates in the European Union, and simplified regimes apply to small business. We choose the specific regime with an accountant before registration.