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Hungary Golden Visa
Hungary · Central Europe
Program facts from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database. Unknown facts are shown as Unknown, never as zero.
- Publication state
- Mobility Asset Database
- Lifecycle status
- Unknown
- Facts checked through
- Sep 21, 2026
- Source snapshots
- Database edition
Identity and current status
The route identity and current status.
- Year establishedPublished
- 2024
- Governing lawPublished
- Act II of 2007 on the Admission and Right of Residence of Third-Country Nationals
- Responsible authorityPublished
- National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing
What the program provides
What the program gives the holder.
- What the program providesPublished
- Invest in Hungary's heart of Europe for EU residency and access to emerging market growth
Best suited for
Who the program tends to suit. Research only, never a personal recommendation.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Eligibility
Personal qualifications an applicant must establish.
- Minimum agePublished
- 18 years
- Clean criminal record requiredPublished
- No
- Local health insurance requiredPublished
- Yes
- Nationality restrictionsPublished
- No
- Basic eligibilityPublished
- Minimum investment of $286,929 (July 2026 figure: $250,000) in one of the available investment options
- Generational limitPublished
- Not applicable
Household inclusion
How spouses and children are treated.
- Family sponsorshipPublished
- Yes
- Spouse includedPublished
- Yes
- Children includedPublished
- Yes
- Child age limitPublished
- 18 years
Documents
Evidence categories and filing documents.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Process and timeline
How you apply and how long it takes.
- Processing timePublished
- 9–26 weeks
- Can apply without travelingPublished
- No
- How you applyPublished
- Guest investor visa from a Hungarian consulate; enter Hungary and complete the qualifying investment within the visa's validity (up to 6 months); apply for the residence permit within 30 days of first entry, via the Enter Hungary e-platform or in person at the regional immigration directorate
- Required in-person stepPublished
- In-person appearance in Hungary to finalize the residence-permit application (fingerprints and photo); the qualifying investment itself also requires entry to Hungary
- What the processing time measuresPublished
- OIF: residence-permit decision about 21 days after a complete filing (excludes time spent gathering investment proof); visa + investment + permit commonly runs 2-6 months overall per multiple sources
- Official application routePublished
- http://www.bmbah.hu/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&layout=item&id=2232&Itemid=2457&lang=en#
Costs and investment
Fees, income and savings thresholds, and investment amounts.
- Minimum investmentPublished
- $286,929
- Minimum investment (July 2026 figure)Published
- $250,000
- Minimum passive investment (July 2026)Published
- $250,000
- Minimum active investment (July 2026)Published
- None required
- Processing feePublished
- $280
- Application feePublished
- $312
- Total cost to applyPublished
- $592
- Monthly income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly pension income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly rental income requiredPublished
- None required
- Savings requiredUnknown
- Unknown
- Proof of sufficient fundsPublished
- Yes
- Local bank deposit requiredPublished
- No
- Minimum local bank depositPublished
- None required
- Minimum investment as published (Sept 2026)Published
- EUR 250,000 in a registered real-estate fund (5-yr hold)
- Other investment routes (Sept 2026)Published
- EUR 1,000,000 donation to a higher-education institution
- Fees paidPublished
- Before approval
Presence and maintenance
Stay, renewal, and how long the status lasts.
- Stay required to keep statusPublished
- None
- Physical presence requiredPublished
- No
- In-country visit requiredPublished
- Yes
- Move-in windowPublished
- 3 months
- Length of residencyPublished
- 120 months
- Residency is lifetimePublished
- No
- RenewablePublished
- Yes
- Maximum durationPublished
- 240 months
- Maximum duration is lifetimePublished
- No
- Stay rule (Sept 2026)Published
- No minimum stay at any stage
- Tax residency rulePublished
- Residents staying more than 183 days per year will be considered tax residents
- Personal income taxPublished
- 15%
Rights and onward pathways
Work, healthcare and other rights, and the path to permanent residence and citizenship.
- Time to permanent residencyPublished
- 5 years
- Time to citizenshipPublished
- 8 years
- Work for a local employerPublished
- No
- Start a businessPublished
- Yes
- Remote or freelance workPublished
- Yes
- Local healthcare accessPublished
- Yes
- University accessPublished
- Yes
- Can buy landPublished
- Yes
- Local bankingPublished
- Yes
- Permanent residence timeline basisPublished
- Years stated
- Citizenship timeline basisPublished
- Years stated
Risks, limitations, and uncertainty
Notes on changes, conflicts, and limits.
- Investment note (Sept 2026)Published
- EUR 500,000 residential property route ended 1 January 2025
Sources, freshness, and conflict disclosure
Where the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database took these facts from.
- Official program websitePublished
- https://oif.gov.hu/factsheets/visa-for-guest-investors
- Investment source (Sept 2026)Published
- https://uglobal.com/immigration/hungary-investment-visa-program/
- Plan B sources (Sept 2026)Published
- https://oif.gov.hu/factsheets/residence-permit-for-guest-investor | https://oif.gov.hu/factsheets/visa-for-guest-investors
Every fact on this page comes from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database (Sep 21, 2026 edition). A blank is shown as Unknown.
This anonymous dossier is read-only research. It does not establish personal fit, eligibility, legal or tax advice, filing, approval, residence, citizenship, or a held Right.