HUNGARY
Residency by Investment
Program Type
Residency by Investment
Investment Type
Approved real-estate fund
Minimum investment
€250,000
Processing time
3-6 months
Visa-free travel
Schengen Area
Overview
Hungary’s Guest Investor residence permit is issued to non-EU nationals whose investment is treated as being in the national economic interest. Two routes are open: a subscription of at least €250,000 in a real-estate fund registered by the Hungarian National Bank, or a donation of €1,000,000 to a qualifying Hungarian university.
The direct purchase of a €500,000 house is no longer a qualifying route. The fund is the path almost every family uses.
The first card runs for ten years. There is no minimum stay. The family is included.
Country
Capital
Budapest
Language
Hungarian
Currency
Forint (HUF); euro widely used in this market
Permit
Residence permit for guest investors
Population
About 9.6 million
Government type
Parliamentary republic
Why choose Hungary?
- A ten-year European residence card from the first issue.
- No minimum stay in Hungary.
- A regulated fund rather than a single building to manage.
- Family included without a higher investment.
- Schengen travel.
- Budapest as a central European base.
- Budapest is the capital, the university city, and the place most holders keep a flat.
Hungary
Residency by Investment
Benefits
- Ten-year Hungarian residence.
- Schengen travel.
- No minimum stay.
- Spouse and dependent children included.
- Renewal while the fund units are held.
- A later path to long-term residence and citizenship under ordinary rules.
Qualifications
- Non-EU citizenship.
- Age 18 or over.
- Clean criminal record.
- Subscription in an approved fund, or the university donation.
- Documented source of funds.
- Health insurance.
Family members
- Spouse.
- Minor children.
- Dependent adult children where dependency is shown.
Step by step process
- Complimentary review of family and source of funds.
- Sign the engagement and collect the file.
- Subscribe to the approved fund.
- File the guest-investor visa and residence application.
- Travel to Hungary for biometrics where required.
- Collect the ten-year card.
Timeframe
A complete file is often decided within a few weeks. Most families hold a card within two months of a finished dossier.
Authority review
About 3–6 weeks
First permit
10 years
Fund holding period
At least 5 years
Documents
- Passport.
- Police certificates.
- Proof of the fund subscription or the donation receipt.
- Source-of-funds evidence.
- Civil-status documents for the family.
FAQs
Is the €500,000 property route open?
No. The live routes are the €250,000 fund and the €1,000,000 donation.
Is there a minimum stay?
No.
How long is the first card?
Ten years.