Overview
The Hungarian Guest Investor Residence Permit grants long-term residence in Hungary for third-country nationals and their families through investment.
━━ Type: Guest Investor Residence Permit
━━ Minimum Investment: EUR 250,000
━━ Processing Time: 3-4 months.
━━ Total Duration: Initial residence permit valid for 10 years, renewable for another 10 years.
Benefits
━━ Visa-free movement across the EU’s Schengen Area.
━━ Path to EU Residency and Citizenship as after 3 years of residence, applicants can apply for permanent residency, and after 8 years, they may apply for citizenship.
━━ Spouse and children under 18 are eligible to join the applicant and receive residence permits.
━━ There is no obligation to physically reside in Hungary to maintain the residence permit.
━━ Residence permit is valid for 10 years and renewable for an additional 10 years.
Main requirements
━━ Main Applicant must be over 18
━━ No criminal record, no bans on entry, and no alerts in the Schengen Information System
━━ Demonstrate proof of investment
━━ Applicants are not required to live in Hungary.
━━ Applicants must finalize the investment within the specified timeframe.
━━ Investments must be maintained for at least 5 years
Investment options
Option 1: Real Estate Investment Fund – EUR 250,000
━━ Invest a minimum of EUR 250,000 in a real estate fund approved by the Hungarian Government. The real estate fund will issue investment certificates for the investment made. Investors are required to hold the investment certificate of the real estate fund for a minimum of five years.
Option 2: Donation to a Hungarian Public Trust – EUR 1 million
━━ Investor must make a monetary donation of at least EUR 1 million to an institution operated by a Hungarian Public Trust performing public functions.
The Application Process:
- Select your investment option.
- Apply for a Guest Investor Visa and declare commitment to invest.
- Visit Hungary to complete investment.
- Make a residence permit application.
- Visit Hungary to provide biometrics.
- Approval within 1-2 months.
- Issuance of residence permit document.
