Hungary as a place of residence?

If James E. won't answer your question soon, send him PM.

Have you looked on the Hungarian Embassy website?

Its not easy, but not impossible either. I am really not a good source. My little business does not require me to be a resident. Still, I spent time in the tax office today trying to resolve registration issues. If it were not for local assistance it would have been a nightmare. I looked into residency a few years back. It was complicated. You have two issues, Hungarian and EU to contend with. The son of a business associate of mine moved here last year and started an export company; so it can be done. I would suggest a good Hungarian lawyer for this sort of thing. You will find that the embassy folks probably wont be the most helpful. If it were me, I would start with these folks: http://flplaw.hu/en Immigration is not their specialty but if they didnt want to do it, they would recommend someone. I use them for other things and trust them.

Hi Harun,

here are the current work permit procedures in Hungary, both for EU and non-EU citizens.

Suzy, I am happy to see HELPERS is still around. Fantastic group, helped to get me started many, many years ago.

What the list doesnt explain is the bureaucracy a person will have to deal with. I cant imagine doing it without someone like HELPERS. I just spent two mornings in government offices and my local manager probably hours on the phone and behind a computer trying to straighten out my presence on the new time saving, efficient government tax and reporting internet portal. Naturally I had to appear in person because of their computer issues. What's 5,000 miles to drop into the tax office. To be fair, they were wonderful. All told 4 clerks contributed to fixing the mess. All polite and understanding.

Yes, James, they have been around for ages, which tells that they know their business.

It says that Barbara is pretty smart. Tell her that James on Vasvari Pal u. says hello.

I will, James :)

Thank you all, the info that you provided is really helpful.

Suzy, perhaps you also know how long it takes to obtain their citizenship after getting the work permit?

Harun, how fast do you think you can learn Hungarian??

Hi Harun,

in case you don't have Hungarian heritage, you need at least 8 years of continuous residency in Hungary before you can apply for citizenship. Here are the current Hungarian citizenship procedures. As James noticed, learning Hungarian is among the prerequisites.

I have a friend who is going through it right now so I get updates on the process.