{"id":678,"date":"2026-09-21T00:40:56","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T22:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fypas.com\/?post_type=residency_program&p=678"},"modified":"2026-09-21T00:51:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T22:51:42","slug":"hungary-guest-investor-program","status":"publish","type":"residency_program","link":"https:\/\/fypas.com\/zh-tw\/programs\/hungary-guest-investor-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Hungary Guest Investor Program"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"country":[14],"program_category":[6],"class_list":["post-678","residency_program","type-residency_program","status-publish","hentry","country-hungary","program_category-investment"],"acf":{"short_name":"Hungary Guest Investor Program","official_name":"Vend\u00e9gbefektet\u0151i tart\u00f3zkod\u00e1si enged\u00e9ly (residence permit for guest investor)","internal_id":"HU-GIP","program_status":"active","effective_date":null,"last_reviewed":"20260920","last_verified":"20260921","verification_status":"verified","minimum_age":"","nationality_restrictions":"For third-country nationals outside the Hungarian\/EEA free-movement framework. Entry and application paths depend on nationality and lawful status. Security screening, sanctions and a fund or bank's own onboarding policy must be checked separately; one provider's nationality restrictions are not a universal immigration rule.","criminal_record_required":true,"health_insurance_required":false,"accommodation_required":true,"local_bank_account_required":false,"local_tax_number_required":false,"proof_of_income_required":false,"proof_of_savings_required":true,"eligibility_notes":"The investment and its lawful funding must be evidenced. The principal permit has specific conditions under Section 22(3), rather than automatically importing every requirement from the general residence regime. A Hungarian accommodation\/address must be recorded. Under Decree 35\/2024 Section 13(10), an authorised representative's Hungarian residential or registered-office address can also satisfy the guest-investor address rule; a personal property purchase or long lease is not universally necessary. Security and admissibility checks remain mandatory. Health coverage, subsistence and documentary evidence must be assessed for the actual visa, family or later long-term residence procedure; no universal private-insurance purchase or police-certificate requirement is asserted for every principal applicant.","minimum_investment_required":"yes","minimum_investment_amount":250000,"investment_currency":"EUR","minimum_monthly_income":"","minimum_annual_income":"","income_currency":"EUR","income_basis":"investment_only","additional_income_per_spouse":"","additional_income_per_child":"","minimum_savings_proof_of_funds":"","government_application_fee":"","government_residence_fee":"","renewal_fee":"","financial_cost_notes":"Qualifying capital and administrative fees are separate. Current NDGAP charges are EUR 110 for a guest investor visa when that visa is required; HUF 39,000 for an in-person residence application in Hungary or HUF 26,000 through Enter Hungary; and HUF 26,000 for extension. These are procedure-specific charges, not a single combined price for every nationality or family. Investment subscriptions\/donations, fund and distribution charges, legal assistance, translations, travel and any necessary coverage are additional. No universal monthly salary, fixed family top-up or extra savings balance is quoted. Evidence of lawful and sufficient investment funds remains required. HUF amounts have not been converted into euros.","tax_considerations_summary":"A Hungarian investment residence permit does not by itself determine tax residence or qualify the holder for a special tax rate. Tax treaties, actual residence, business, employment and social-security arrangements need separate assessment.","work_allowed":"yes","local_employment_allowed":"yes","self_employment_allowed":"yes","remote_work_allowed":"conditional","business_ownership_allowed":"yes","work_restrictions_notes":"The guest-investor residence permit allows employed work in Hungary without the immigration employment restrictions of guest-worker permits, independent gainful activity and service as an executive of a qualifying organisation. Related family-reunification permits also confer work rights. A cross-border remote-work arrangement still needs its own tax, payroll, social-security and employer-compliance assessment. These rights arise from the residence status, not from a promise to invest or ownership of units alone, and do not grant unrestricted work rights in other countries.","minimum_stay_required":"no","minimum_days_per_year":"","minimum_days_per_permit_period":"","stay_requirement_notes":"Guest-investor permits and the linked family-reunification permits are exempt from the usual renewal test of more than 90 days of Hungarian residence in a 180-day period under Section 19(3). This is not a promise that the procedure can be completed without visiting Hungary: lawful entry, timely filing and personal biometrics are still required. Genuine and continuous residence, with different absence limits, matters for later national\/EU long-term residence and naturalisation. Tax residence is a separate assessment.","initial_permit_duration":10,"initial_permit_duration_unit":"years","renewable":"yes","renewal_period":10,"renewal_period_unit":"years","renewal_conditions":"The principal residence permit may be issued for up to 10 years and extended once for up to another 10 years for the same purpose. Extension is not automatic. Apply in Hungary through Enter Hungary while the permit is valid and at least 30 days before expiry. Under Section 22(13), a fund-route applicant must hold the qualifying investment when seeking extension; a donation-route extension does not require a further donation. The five-year securities lock is not a blanket assurance of unrestricted exit or automatic renewal after liquidation.","processing_time_minimum":"","processing_time_maximum":"","processing_time_unit":"months","processing_time_notes":"NDGAP publishes a 21-day administrative period for the residence-permit procedure. It excludes time awaiting investment evidence, deficiency responses and certain other procedural steps. Document preparation, consular handling, investment onboarding, biometrics and card delivery are separate. No reliable universal end-to-end duration is asserted.","family_inclusion_available":"yes","spouse_partner_included":"yes","minor_children_included":"yes","adult_dependent_children_included":"conditional","dependent_parents_included":"conditional","other_dependants_included":"conditional","family_application_timing":"case_by_case","family_notes":"Separate applications are needed. The ordinary categories include a spouse, a registered partner recognised under Act XXIX of 2009, and qualifying minor children subject to custody\/dependency rules. Financially dependent adult children are not automatically covered merely because of dependency. Section 71(7) provides additional conditional categories for dependent parents and relatives unable to support themselves for health reasons; a proposed adult-child case needs individual legal assessment. A principal's guest investor visa does not itself give relatives permission to stay or apply in Hungary. The filing location depends on each relative's nationality and lawful status. Linked family permits can run for up to 10 years with a possible further extension, but are limited by the sponsor's permission and the family member's passport validity. Family work rights are provided by Section 22(2). Family financial\/health evidence is assessed under its own procedure.","pr_path_available":"conditional","years_to_pr":3,"pr_requires_continuous_residence":"yes","pr_language_requirement":"yes","pr_language_level":"varies","pr_notes":"The 10-year Guest Investor permit is not itself permanent or EU long-term residence. The separate national residence card has a route based on at least three years of legal, uninterrupted residence, with additional conditions including accommodation, subsistence, health coverage, security and the interests of Hungary. Under the ordinary three-year continuity rule, an absence must be shorter than four months and total absences must not exceed 270 days in that period; statutory exceptions require their own assessment. Relevant applications from 2025 generally require a Hungarian cultural-knowledge examination, taken in Hungarian, unless exempt. No CEFR level is invented. The EU residence card is a separate generally five-year route with its own conditions. Simply holding an investment permit while living elsewhere does not establish either entitlement.","citizenship_path_available":"conditional","years_to_citizenship":"","citizenship_requires_physical_residence":"yes","citizenship_language_requirement":"yes","citizenship_language_level":"varies","dual_citizenship_allowed":"yes","citizenship_notes":"This is not a citizenship-by-investment programme. Ordinary naturalisation under Act LV of 1993 generally requires eight years of qualifying continuous Hungarian residence plus the applicable criminal-record, livelihood, accommodation, security and Hungarian-language\/constitutional-knowledge conditions. Crucially, Section 23 ties the residence calculation to qualifying status and registered domicile: for the ordinary investment-migrant path, the clock does not simply start with the investment or issue of the Guest Investor permit. A later qualifying long-term status and address registration matter. Other statutory naturalisation categories have different rules. Neither eight years from investment nor a guaranteed combined 11-year passport timeline is asserted. Hungarian law recognises dual nationality, but the other country's rules must also be checked.","process_introduction":"Separate the entry path from the residence application and from completion of the investment. Match each deadline to the applicant's nationality, lawful entry and visa validity rather than using one timeline for everyone.","process_steps":[{"step_number":1,"step_title":"Confirm the entry path and applicant eligibility","step_description":"Determine whether a guest investor visa is required or the specified visa-exempt nationality path is available. Do not assume another Hungarian permit or an ordinary visit visa substitutes for the required guest-investor entry basis.","typical_duration":"","responsible_authority":"Applicant \/ Hungarian consulate \/ NDGAP","step_documents_notes":"Nationality, current lawful status and security checks affect the correct procedure."},{"step_number":2,"step_title":"Choose and verify the qualifying investment","step_description":"Verify the fund, qualified manager and subscription conditions, or the receiving institution and lawful donation purpose. Examine fees, lawful funding, redemption terms and provider onboarding independently of the immigration threshold.","typical_duration":"","responsible_authority":"Applicant \/ fund manager and distributor \/ receiving institution","step_documents_notes":"Do not transfer money solely because a product is marketed as a Golden Visa investment."},{"step_number":3,"step_title":"Obtain the guest investor visa when required","step_description":"Apply through the competent Hungarian consulate with the investment evidence, or the permitted undertaking and proof of lawful available funds. The visa has a maximum six-month validity and is distinct from the residence permit.","typical_duration":"","responsible_authority":"Competent Hungarian consulate \/ NDGAP","step_documents_notes":"A visa-exempt national using the permitted direct path does not automatically need this visa stage."},{"step_number":4,"step_title":"Enter Hungary and file the residence application","step_description":"Submit the application through Enter Hungary or the competent regional office within the applicable first-entry deadline. Applications through a legal representative or legal person use the electronic platform.","typical_duration":"Filing deadline: generally within 30 days of first lawful entry","responsible_authority":"NDGAP \/ Enter Hungary","step_documents_notes":"This is an application deadline, not a promised approval time. The exception for a qualifying visa-exempt applicant already lawfully resident needs its own check."},{"step_number":5,"step_title":"Complete and evidence the investment within the correct window","step_description":"Provide fund\/blocked-account certification or the donation certificate through Enter Hungary. Current NDGAP instructions allow investment proof to be supplied after filing, without waiting for an individual deficiency request.","typical_duration":"Proof deadline: visa validity, or six months from first lawful entry on the specified visa-exempt path","responsible_authority":"Applicant \/ fund or institution \/ NDGAP","step_documents_notes":"Do not substitute the obsolete universal three-month deadline or wait six months to file the residence application."},{"step_number":6,"step_title":"Complete biometrics and address documentation","step_description":"Attend the required personal appearance for fingerprints, photograph and signature, and provide the required Hungarian address evidence. Electronic filing does not remove the personal appearance requirement.","typical_duration":"","responsible_authority":"NDGAP regional office","step_documents_notes":"NDGAP links electronic receipt to fee payment and the required biometric\/signature steps within 15 days. Verify the appointment requirements when submitting."},{"step_number":7,"step_title":"Receive the decision and arrange separate family applications","step_description":"NDGAP assesses the completed case and sends the residence document to the specified delivery address. Coordinate relatives' applications according to their own eligibility, entry basis and passport validity.","typical_duration":"Residence administration reference: 21 days, with excluded periods","responsible_authority":"NDGAP \/ competent consulate for family cases","step_documents_notes":"Missing-document and investment-evidence periods can be excluded; no end-to-end service guarantee is implied."},{"step_number":8,"step_title":"Maintain conditions, report changes and plan extension","step_description":"Respect the investment conditions, report changes in investment-verification data within five days, and apply electronically in Hungary for extension at least 30 days before permit expiry.","typical_duration":"","responsible_authority":"Permit holder \/ NDGAP","step_documents_notes":"Fund investment must be held at extension; donation extension does not require a new donation. Later long-term residence has different continuity requirements."}],"required_documents":[{"document_name":"Valid passport and entry\/status evidence","requirement_status":"required","applies_to":"all_applicants","document_notes":"Evidence must fit the guest investor visa, lawful visa-exempt entry or the relevant family procedure."},{"document_name":"Residence application form and relevant appendix","requirement_status":"required","applies_to":"main_applicant","document_notes":"Use the current NDGAP form and Enter Hungary workflow for guest investors."},{"document_name":"Facial photograph and personal biometric\/signature enrolment","requirement_status":"required","applies_to":"main_applicant","document_notes":"Personal appearance is required even after electronic submission."},{"document_name":"Proof of the applicable administrative fee","requirement_status":"required","applies_to":"all_applicants","document_notes":"Procedure and exemption rules determine the amount and currency; investment capital is separate."},{"document_name":"Lawful source and availability of investment funds","requirement_status":"required","applies_to":"main_applicant","document_notes":"Use coherent banking and source-of-funds evidence. The visa undertaking path requires sufficient legally acquired available funds."},{"document_name":"Investment undertaking for the visa path","requirement_status":"conditional","applies_to":"main_applicant","document_notes":"Used where the permitted visa application precedes completion of the selected investment; the undertaking must meet the current visa-validity deadline."},{"document_name":"Fund subscription and investor ownership certificate","requirement_status":"conditional","applies_to":"main_applicant","document_notes":"For the fund alternative: establish at least EUR 250,000 in eligible units registered to the investor and the required fund\/manager qualification."},{"document_name":"Blocked securities sub-account and confidentiality waiver","requirement_status":"conditional","applies_to":"main_applicant","document_notes":"Fund route: evidence of the minimum five-year block and the waiver required for the authority to verify the holding."},{"document_name":"Qualifying institution donation certificate","requirement_status":"conditional","applies_to":"main_applicant","document_notes":"Donation route: evidence of amount, eligible institution and maintaining foundation, permitted purpose, receipt date and required authentication."},{"document_name":"Hungarian accommodation\/address evidence","requirement_status":"required","applies_to":"main_applicant","document_notes":"Current rules include ordinary accommodation documents and the specific authorised-representative address option under Decree 35\/2024 Section 13(10)."},{"document_name":"Power of attorney","requirement_status":"conditional","applies_to":"all_applicants","document_notes":"Required when a representative acts; a legal representative uses Enter Hungary."},{"document_name":"Marriage, registered-partnership, birth and custody records","requirement_status":"conditional","applies_to":"all_applicants","document_notes":"For family applications. Dependency, parental custody and recognition of the relationship must be established as applicable."},{"document_name":"Dependency or health-related relationship evidence","requirement_status":"conditional","applies_to":"all_applicants","document_notes":"For additional family categories; financial dependency alone does not automatically establish every adult relative's eligibility."},{"document_name":"Healthcare, subsistence and additional admissibility evidence","requirement_status":"conditional","applies_to":"all_applicants","document_notes":"Assess the actual visa\/family\/long-term procedure and any authority request. Do not automatically equate the principal guest-investor requirements with the full general residence checklist."},{"document_name":"Translations, apostille or legalisation as applicable","requirement_status":"conditional","applies_to":"all_applicants","document_notes":"Confirm the accepted language and authenticity formalities for each foreign document and competent authority."}],"official_sources":[{"is_primary_source":true,"source_type":"legislation","source_title":"Act XC of 2023 - guest investor and family residence","source_authority":"Hungarian National Legislation Database","source_url":"https:\/\/njt.jog.gov.hu\/jogszabaly\/2023-90-00-00","source_last_checked":"20260920","source_scope":"Sections 16, 19, 22, 71, 74 and 84: current investment alternatives, residence rights, renewal, family and national residence card.","source_notes":""},{"is_primary_source":true,"source_type":"official_authority","source_title":"Residence permit for guest investor","source_authority":"National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (NDGAP \/ OIF)","source_url":"https:\/\/oif.gov.hu\/factsheets\/residence-permit-for-guest-investor","source_last_checked":"20260920","source_scope":"In-country application, entry-related deadlines, investment proof, biometrics, documents, administration period and work rights.","source_notes":""},{"is_primary_source":true,"source_type":"official_authority","source_title":"Visa for guest investors","source_authority":"National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (NDGAP \/ OIF)","source_url":"https:\/\/oif.gov.hu\/factsheets\/visa-for-guest-investors","source_last_checked":"20260920","source_scope":"Consular visa path, lawful and transferable funds, investment undertaking and visa validity.","source_notes":""},{"is_primary_source":true,"source_type":"legislation","source_title":"Government Decree 35\/2024 (II. 29.) - implementation rules","source_authority":"Hungarian National Legislation Database","source_url":"https:\/\/njt.jog.gov.hu\/jogszabaly\/2024-35-20-22","source_last_checked":"20260920","source_scope":"Section 13: investment certificates, blocked securities sub-account, secrecy waiver, redemption procedure and address evidence.","source_notes":""},{"is_primary_source":true,"source_type":"official_authority","source_title":"Real estate fund managers on the qualified market register","source_authority":"National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (NDGAP \/ OIF)","source_url":"https:\/\/www.oif.gov.hu\/minositett-piaci-jegyzeken-szereplo-ingatlan-alapkezelok","source_last_checked":"20260920","source_scope":"Qualified-manager register; manager listing is separate from verifying a particular fund, subscription and investor eligibility.","source_notes":""},{"is_primary_source":true,"source_type":"official_authority","source_title":"Procedural fees","source_authority":"National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (NDGAP \/ OIF)","source_url":"https:\/\/www.oif.gov.hu\/index.php\/factsheets\/procedural-fees","source_last_checked":"20260920","source_scope":"EUR 110 guest investor visa; HUF 39,000 in-person residence filing; HUF 26,000 electronic residence filing and extension.","source_notes":""},{"is_primary_source":true,"source_type":"official_authority","source_title":"Residence permit for the purpose of family reunification","source_authority":"National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (NDGAP \/ OIF)","source_url":"https:\/\/oif.gov.hu\/factsheets\/residence-permit-for-the-purpose-of-family-reunification","source_last_checked":"20260920","source_scope":"Family categories, registered-partner recognition, application location, evidence and guest-investor-linked validity.","source_notes":""},{"is_primary_source":true,"source_type":"official_authority","source_title":"National residence card","source_authority":"National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (NDGAP \/ OIF)","source_url":"https:\/\/oif.gov.hu\/factsheets\/national-residence-card","source_last_checked":"20260920","source_scope":"Separate national long-term status, three-year continuity route and additional eligibility requirements.","source_notes":""},{"is_primary_source":true,"source_type":"official_authority","source_title":"EU residence card","source_authority":"National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (NDGAP \/ OIF)","source_url":"https:\/\/oif.gov.hu\/factsheets\/eu-residence-card","source_last_checked":"20260920","source_scope":"Separate EU long-term residence framework generally based on five years of qualifying legal residence.","source_notes":""},{"is_primary_source":true,"source_type":"official_authority","source_title":"Hungarian cultural knowledge exam","source_authority":"National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (NDGAP \/ OIF)","source_url":"https:\/\/oif.gov.hu\/factsheets\/hungarian-cultural-knowledge-exam","source_last_checked":"20260920","source_scope":"Written examination in Hungarian for relevant long-term residence applications from 2025, with stated exemptions.","source_notes":""},{"is_primary_source":true,"source_type":"legislation","source_title":"Act LV of 1993 on Hungarian citizenship","source_authority":"Hungarian National Legislation Database","source_url":"https:\/\/njt.jog.gov.hu\/jogszabaly\/1993-55-00-00","source_last_checked":"20260920","source_scope":"Sections 2, 4, 4\/A and 23: nationality, ordinary naturalisation, language\/examination requirements and qualifying residence clock.","source_notes":""}],"short_summary":"A Hungarian residence-by-investment framework for qualifying third-country nationals, with a real estate fund subscription from EUR 250,000 or an eligible higher-education donation from EUR 1,000,000. The residence permit may last up to 10 years and can support family residence and work in Hungary, subject to the applicable conditions.","who_this_program_is_for":"Investors and families able to document lawful funds and assess an eligible fund or donation, who value a long-duration Hungarian residence option without the ordinary renewal stay test.","who_it_may_not_suit":"Applicants seeking a personal property purchase as the qualifying investment, guaranteed capital repayment, a wholly remote application, automatic permanent residence, or a fixed citizenship timeline from the date of investment.","key_benefits":[{"benefit_type":"best_for","benefit_title":"Investors seeking long-duration Hungarian residence","benefit_text":"A residence option for qualifying investors and families rather than a remote-work salary test or an employment-sponsored permit."},{"benefit_type":"benefit","benefit_title":"Two distinct qualifying alternatives","benefit_text":"Choose between qualifying fund units from EUR 250,000 and an eligible higher-education donation from EUR 1,000,000, subject to route-specific evidence."},{"benefit_type":"benefit","benefit_title":"Permit valid for up to 10 years","benefit_text":"A possible further extension of up to 10 years is subject to the conditions then applicable; this is not an automatic 20-year entitlement."},{"benefit_type":"benefit","benefit_title":"Flexible physical-presence framework","benefit_text":"The usual more-than-90-days-in-180 renewal test does not apply to the guest investor or linked family permission. Application visits and later settlement rules are separate."},{"benefit_type":"benefit","benefit_title":"Employment and business rights","benefit_text":"The residence status permits employment in Hungary and independent gainful activity. Related family permissions also carry work rights."},{"benefit_type":"benefit","benefit_title":"Family pathway","benefit_text":"Qualifying relatives may apply for family residence. Relationship, admissibility, documentary and filing-location conditions still apply."}],"limitations_conditions":[{"limitation_type":"condition","limitation_title":"Not every fund is eligible","limitation_text":"The investment needs the specific fund, manager, residential-asset and securities-account conditions; ordinary MNB registration is not the entire test."},{"limitation_type":"watch_out","limitation_title":"Five years is not a guaranteed exit","limitation_text":"Fund retention, contractual liquidity and the investment-holding requirement at extension must be assessed separately."},{"limitation_type":"limitation","limitation_title":"The donation is not recoverable capital","limitation_text":"The EUR 1,000,000 contribution is a donation to a qualifying institution and purpose, not a substitute for a repayable fund subscription."},{"limitation_type":"condition","limitation_title":"Entry and evidence deadlines differ","limitation_text":"File the residence application within the applicable 30-day entry window. Investment proof is due during guest investor visa validity, or within six months of first lawful entry for the specified visa-exempt nationality path."},{"limitation_type":"condition","limitation_title":"Lawful funding and admissibility matter","limitation_text":"A sufficient investment amount alone does not satisfy source-of-funds, bank\/fund onboarding or public-security checks."},{"limitation_type":"watch_out","limitation_title":"Government charges use more than one currency","limitation_text":"The visa charge is quoted in EUR while in-country residence and extension charges are quoted in HUF. Fees and investment capital must not be combined into one misleading euro figure."},{"limitation_type":"watch_out","limitation_title":"A long permit is not permanent residence or a passport","limitation_text":"Later long-term status and naturalisation require their own qualifying residence and other conditions. The ordinary citizenship clock is not simply the Guest Investor issue date."}],"important_considerations":"Confirm the current legal route before paying a fund, intermediary or institution. The former EUR 500,000 direct-property option and older three-month investment-deadline summaries are not the current baseline used here. A fund\/manager's acceptance of an applicant is separate from immigration eligibility. FYPAS provides programme information, not investment suitability, tax or individual legal advice.","program_faq":[{"faq_question":"Which investments currently qualify?","faq_answer":"The two current alternatives are at least EUR 250,000 in qualifying Hungarian real estate fund units, or at least EUR 1,000,000 donated to a qualifying higher-education institution for an eligible purpose. They are alternatives, not cumulative requirements."},{"faq_question":"Can I qualify by buying a EUR 500,000 home?","faq_answer":"Not through the current Guest Investor alternatives. The earlier direct-property option must not be treated as an available route. Owning accommodation is different from making the qualifying investment."},{"faq_question":"Does any Hungarian property fund qualify?","faq_answer":"No. Check MNB registration together with the special fund\/manager requirements, statutory residential-asset allocation, direct subscription and blocked-account evidence. An immigration-eligible product is not automatically a suitable or low-risk investment."},{"faq_question":"Can I recover my fund investment after five years?","faq_answer":"Recovery is conditional, not guaranteed. The five-year statutory lock and the fund's contractual redemption and liquidity terms are separate. The qualifying investment must also be held when applying to extend the Guest Investor permit. Obtain advice before any redemption."},{"faq_question":"Is the EUR 1 million donation repayable?","faq_answer":"It is a donation, not redeemable investment capital. Verify the institution and purpose before payment. The current extension rule does not require a second donation, but other renewal conditions still apply."},{"faq_question":"How long is the residence permit valid?","faq_answer":"It may be granted for up to 10 years, with one possible extension for up to another 10 years for the same purpose. Approval and extension depend on the applicable conditions."},{"faq_question":"Must I live in Hungary for 90 days every six months?","faq_answer":"The ordinary renewal stay test does not apply to Guest Investor permits and linked family permits. Entry, application and biometric visits remain necessary. Later long-term residence, nationality and tax residence have separate rules."},{"faq_question":"When do I file and when must I prove the investment?","faq_answer":"Do not confuse the two deadlines. The residence application is generally due within 30 days of first lawful entry. Current NDGAP guidance sets the investment-proof deadline within guest investor visa validity, or six months from first lawful entry for the specified visa-exempt nationality path."},{"faq_question":"Is there a fixed monthly income requirement?","faq_answer":"The qualifying basis is investment, not a universal salary threshold. Lawful, sufficient investment funding still needs to be documented, and relatives or later long-term applications have their own means and healthcare requirements."},{"faq_question":"What government fees apply?","faq_answer":"Current NDGAP references are EUR 110 for the guest investor visa where required, HUF 39,000 for an in-person residence filing or HUF 26,000 through Enter Hungary, and HUF 26,000 for extension. These are not a single all-inclusive cost and are separate from the qualifying capital and private service fees."},{"faq_question":"Can the investor and family members work?","faq_answer":"The investor residence status permits employment in Hungary and independent gainful activity; linked family permits carry work rights. Each relative needs the appropriate permission. Cross-border employment compliance and work rights in other countries are separate."},{"faq_question":"Does this give permanent residence or citizenship automatically?","faq_answer":"No. A national residence card generally requires a separate three-year qualifying-residence path plus other conditions; the EU residence card generally uses five years. Ordinary nationality rules refer to eight years of qualifying residence, but the citizenship clock depends on the status and domicile conditions of Section 23, not simply the date of investment. No fixed passport timeline is guaranteed."},{"faq_question":"Do I need to buy or rent a personal home for the address requirement?","faq_answer":"Not universally. Besides ordinary accommodation evidence, the implementation decree allows the Hungarian residential or registered-office address of an authorised representative for this purpose. Confirm that the proposed arrangement complies with the applicable guest-investor rules."},{"faq_question":"Is the 21-day administration period the whole process?","faq_answer":"No. NDGAP excludes certain investment-evidence, missing-document and procedural periods from that reference. Banking, fund onboarding, consular appointments, biometrics and card delivery can add time."}],"qualifying_investment_routes":[{"investment_route_name":"Qualifying Hungarian real estate fund units","investment_route_type":"fund","investment_route_minimum_amount":250000,"investment_route_currency":"EUR","investment_route_holding_period":5,"investment_route_holding_period_unit":"years","investment_route_capital_recoverable":"conditional","investment_route_non_refundable":"no","investment_route_eligibility_conditions":"Acquire at least EUR 250,000 of units through direct subscription to a qualifying real estate fund registered with the Hungarian National Bank. The statutory framework requires at least 40% of the fund's net asset value in Hungarian residential real estate, subject to the detailed statutory rules, and a manager meeting the special qualification requirements. Provide the required fund\/manager evidence. The investor's units must be placed on a securities sub-account blocked for at least five years, with the required waiver allowing authority verification.","investment_route_exit_conditions":"The minimum statutory retention\/lock is five years, not a guaranteed redemption date or return of capital. Decree 35\/2024 Section 13(8) specifies disposal\/transfer through a redemption instruction to the distributor after the lock or its legal basis ends. Contractual fund terms, liquidity, fees and valuation can impose further constraints. Section 22(13) separately requires the qualifying investment to be held at the extension application. Obtain route-specific advice before redemption; do not assume selling after five years preserves future renewal."},{"investment_route_name":"Qualifying higher-education donation","investment_route_type":"donation","investment_route_minimum_amount":1000000,"investment_route_currency":"EUR","investment_route_holding_period":"","investment_route_holding_period_unit":"years","investment_route_capital_recoverable":"no","investment_route_non_refundable":"yes","investment_route_eligibility_conditions":"Make a monetary donation of at least EUR 1,000,000 to a higher-education institution maintained by a public-interest asset-management foundation performing a public-service mission, to support education, scientific research or artistic creation. The institution must issue the required receipt\/certificate. The purpose alone does not make every charity or university eligible.","investment_route_exit_conditions":"A qualifying donation is not a redeemable investment and has no investment holding period or financial exit. No repayment or financial return is promised. Under the current extension rule, a donor is not required to make a second donation to extend the permit, but must satisfy the remaining applicable requirements."}],"general_investment_restrictions":"Only the two current alternatives below are represented. A personal EUR 500,000 property purchase is not a current qualifying route; neither are the former residence-bond programme or a generic company investment. For the fund alternative, MNB registration alone does not establish every Guest Investor eligibility condition. Check the specific fund, qualified manager, residential-asset requirement, subscription structure, securities lock and investor onboarding before transferring funds. No fund is recommended or assessed as financially safe by this record.","investment_program_notes":"The EUR 250,000 fund and EUR 1,000,000 donation are alternatives, not cumulative requirements. A fund investment involves valuation, liquidity, fees and capital-loss risk. The donation is a non-recoverable contribution. Five-year fund retention, the permit's up-to-10-year validity and the conditions for extension are different legal concepts. The entry visa is also distinct from the residence permit. The donor must verify the institution's qualifying legal structure and acceptance of the intended purpose before payment; no particular institution is certified here."},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fypas.com\/zh-tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/residency_program\/678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fypas.com\/zh-tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/residency_program"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fypas.com\/zh-tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/residency_program"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fypas.com\/zh-tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fypas.com\/zh-tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=678"},{"taxonomy":"program_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fypas.com\/zh-tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program_category?post=678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}