A residence card for a developing country national family member of a Hungarian citizen (accompanying a Hungarian citizen, Hungarian citizen's dependant child)
General enclosures:
  • presenting a copy of a valid passport or identity card
  • Mandatory
  • an authorisation if a representative acts in the procedure
  • Mandatory
Documents evidencing the purpose of residence:
  • if you are a spouse of a Hungarian citizen: Hungarian marriage certificate (if marriage took place abroad, a marriage certificate naturalised in Hungary),
  • Mandatory
  • if you have an adopted child: document in proof of adoption, certified translation in the case of a foreign document in proof
  • Mandatory
  • if you have a partner: declaration of the partnership, birth certificate in the case of partners of the same sex
  • Mandatory
  • if you have a child: birth certificate of the child (naturalised birth certificate if a Hungarian child was born abroad)
  • Mandatory
  • if you refer to a child who does not live with you: parental custody right, court decision on child custody and the practice of parental custody rights, in the case of a decision by a foreign court, a certified translation
  • Mandatory
Documents evidencing subsistence:
  • own bank account balance statement or income certificate.
  • OR
  • support declaration made by the person supporting you, bank account balance statement or income certificate of the person supporting you
  • OR
  • if you have a residence document allowing employment, work contract or salary certificate.
Documents proving the existence of Hungarian accommodation:
  • a residential lease contract
  • OR
  • a document in proof of ownership of the residential property
  • OR
  • proof of admission.

Note that one of the above listed instruments/documents shall be submitted in order to evidence the existence of Hungarian accommodation.

Documents evidencing comprehensive healthcare services:
  • business health insurance policy allowing access to comprehensive healthcare services and a document in proof of paying the insurance fee
  • OR
  • savings' account statement
  • OR
  • certificate of family member's savings
  • OR
  • bank statement of the incomes of a family member
  • OR
  • work contract.

Note that one of the above listed instruments/documents shall be also submitted in order to prove access to comprehensive healthcare services.