• an EEA national who has resided legally and continuously in the territory of Hungary for five years

An EEA national who is engaged in gainful employment in the territory of Hungary is eligible for permanent residence status before the five-year period of residence expires if:

• he/she has resided in the territory of Hungary continuously for more than three years from the time of entry and at the time of termination of his/her gainful employment has reached the age of entitlement for old-age pension, or ceased his/her gainful employment so as to claim early retirement, provided that such person has been working in the territory of Hungary for at least the preceding twelve months before going into retirement with old-age pension or before taking early retirement
• he/she has resided in the territory of Hungary for the purpose of gainful employment continuously for more than two years from the time of entry and he/she had to give up his/her gainful employment due to incapacity to work as the result of health impairment or accident requiring medical treatment
• his/her incapacity to work is the result of an accident at work or an occupational disease invoking entitlement to benefits provided for in specific other legislation; or
• after three years of continuous employment and residence in the territory of Hungary, he/she took up gainful employment in another State that is a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, while retaining his/her place of residence in the territory of Hungary

Where an EEA national has acquired the right of permanent residence under either of the preferential terms enumerated above, his/her family members holding the right of residence shall have the right of long-term residence card.