EU residence card
Required documents (in general):
  • Filled application form and annexes
  • Required
  • Full copy of a valid passport
  • Required
  • Full copies of previous passports covering a period of three years prior to the date of application
  • Required
  • Your genuine birth certificate with certified translation by the Hungarian Office For Translation and Attestation Ltd. and with diplomatic authentication/Apostille
  • Required
  • If you’re married: Your genuine marriage certificate with certified translation by the Hungarian Office For Translation and Attestation Ltd. and with diplomatic authentication/Apostille
  • Required
  • If you’re divorced: Official document about divorce with certified translation by the Hungarian Office For Translation and Attestation Ltd. and with diplomatic authentication/Apostille
  • Required
  • Detailed curriculum vitae
  • Required
  • Endorsement of settlement for minors by parents with certified translation by Hungarian Office For Translation and Attestation Ltd. and with diplomatic authentication/Apostille
  • Required
  • If a representative conducts the procedure, the authorization/power of attorney
  • Required
  • If the applicant is a minor, certification of attending kindergarten/school
  • Certificate of education (with translation in case of non-Hungarian/English language)
  • Other documents regarded as important by you
Documents can be used as proof of subsistence
  • Your statement about people living in your household
  • Required
  • Employment agreement
  • Required
  • Employment agreement of persons who are living in the same household with the applicant
  • Required
  • Income certificate 3 months prior to submitting the application
  • Required
  • 3-month-income certificate of the persons who are living in your household prior to submitting the application
  • Required
  • Income certificate issued by the tax authority about previous year prior to application
  • Required
  • Income certificate of the persons living in the your household issued by the tax authority in the previous year prior to submitting the application
  • Required
  • Bank statement not older than 30 days
  • Required
  • Bank statement not older than 30 days of the persons living in your household
  • Required
  • Bank statement about the previous 12 months (in case of more bank account, each bank accounts)
  • Required
  • Bank statement of the who are living in your household about the previous 12 months
  • Required
  • In case you are dependent: a declaration of dependency made by a member of your family living in Hungary, in a document with an attested document
  • Required
  • In case you’re a pensioner: certificate of pension
  • Required
  • Certificate of pension of persons who are living in your household
  • Required
  • Any official document related to Hungarian assets, value or forming a right for those
  • Required
  • In case you have : document proving the existence of Hungarian property
  • In case you have: a document proving the existence of a foreign property with certified translation by the Hungarian Office For Translation and Attestation Ltd.
  • Hungarian credit institution certificate of regular income from abroad
  • a Documents about the company where the applicant is an executive or a member
    • Company’s articles of association
    • Taxes and public dues certification issued by the tax authority not older than 30 days
    • Statement about the role of applicant in the company
  • other documents regarded as important by you
Documents proving the existence of Hungarian accommodation
  • the consent of the owner(s) and beneficiary(ies) to the declaration of the applicant's place of residence in Hungary, in accordance with the form
  • Required
  • residential lease contract
  • Or
  • document on accommodation by courtesy and a consent of the beneficial owner (if the property is subject to a beneficial interest)
  • Or
  • document in proof of ownership of the property
  • Or
  • documentary evidence to verify the reservation of accommodation and payment
  • Or
  • a real estate sales contract and a copy of the decision of the competent Budapest or county government agency granting permission for the acquisition of a real estate property
  • Or
  • a declaration from the family member providing the accommodation, in a document with full probative value, guaranteeing the applicant's accommodation
  • Or
  • other documents regarded as important by you

Please note that it is also required to submit one of these documents to prove the existence of accommodation.

Documents proving the completeness of health care
  • a copy of the social security card issued by the Hungarian authorities
  • Or
  • a business health insurance policy entitling you to full health cover and proof of payment of the insurance premium
  • Or
  • a statement of bank account balance to cover any possible medical expenses

Please note that it is also required to submit one of these documents to prove the existence of comprehensive health insurance.