D Type Long Term Resident Permit Application
According to the Government Decree no. 450/2024 employment visa applications submitted after 1. January 2025 may be approved only if the client is citizen of the countries listed in Annex 1. The restriction is valid for indefinite term. More information about the restriction can be found here:
https://oif.gov.hu/news/government-decree-no-4502024
Pursuant to the law, a citizen of a third country can obtain a residence permit for the purpose of employment or guest worker in Hungary, with which Hungary or the European Union has concluded a readmission agreement.
In the absence of this, a citizen of a third country can also be employed, which country has an organization or office in Hungary that is recognized by the state of the given country, which undertakes to comply with the Hungarian legislation on the entry and residence of third-country nationals, as well as the legal acts of the EU in case of non-compliance, its citizen leaves the territory of Hungary and returns to this country.
Based on Annex 1 of the government decree, as of January 1, only the citizens of the countries according to the new Government decree may receive a residence permit for the purpose of employment or guest worker. Presently India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Maldives, Sri Lanka is not among those countries.
In view of the above government decree, we will not issue appointments for the submission of employment D visa applications for an indefinite period of time.
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1. D visa - Long-term stay in Hungary
An applicant, wishing to enter to the territory of Hungary for a long-term (over 90 days) stay may submit an application for a residence permit at the competent Hungarian mission. In case of a positive decision, the applicant will receive D-type visa which entitles the visa holder to enter to the territory of Hungary within 3 months of the date of issue of the visa in order to receive his/her residence permit.
The rules of long-term stay over 90 days are determined by each Member State's own national legislation.
From 20 May 2011, D type visa applicants have to provide their biometric data – including fingerprints - at the time of submitting the application. Children under the age of 6 and those who are physically unable to give fingerprints are exempted from the fingerprinting obligation.
The applicant must submit the application in person. The passport and the decision on the residence permit application can be collected by a representative, presenting an authorization letter duly signed by the applicant and certified by notary public.
2. Places where you have to lodge your application
Nationals and/or residents of:
- India from the consular district of the Embassy of Hungary in New Delhi: Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, West-Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Sikkim, Chandigarh, Ladakh
- Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka staying legally in India
can submit a D visa application at the Embassy of Hungary in New Delhi.
Applicants of other nationalities are required to be residents of India, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal or Sri Lanka with lawful stay.
Nationals and/or residents of:
- India from the consular district of the Consulate General of Hungary in Mumbai: Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Goa, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Telangana, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli
can submit a D visa application at the Consulate General of Hungary in Mumbai. (Consulate General of Hungary, TCG Financial Centre, C-53/G-Block, Bandra-Kurla Complex, Mumbai – MH (Maharashtra) 400098, India: consulate.mum@mfa.gov.hu ).
3. Appointment
To schedule an appointment please write a request letter to the Embassy of Hungary: appointment.del@mfa.gov.hu
At the time of the appointment the D type visa application shall be lodged in VFS Office in the morning according to the email provided by the Embassy.
Address of the VFS Office: Mezzanine level Shivaji Stadium Metro station, Baba Kharak Singh Road, Connaught Place, New Delni, India, 110-001
The application fee must be paid at the VFS office only by card at the time of the appointment.
The biometric data is collected by VFS at the time of the appointment.
Please don’t forget to submit an extra set photocopy off all required documents, including all pages of your passport at VFS Global (photocopies can be black and white, but should be good resolution copies).
Copy of the entire passport must be submitted along with the original document.
Then the consular interview is at the Embassy of Hungary in Delhi next working day.
Address of the Embassy of Hungary in Delhi: 2/50-M, Niti Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, India, 110-021
3.1. Appointment for Sri Lankans
To schedule an appointment please write a request letter to the Embassy of Hungary: appointment.del@mfa.gov.hu
At the time of the appointment the D type visa application shall be lodged in VFS Office in Colombo in the morning according to the email provided by the Embassy.
Address of the VFS Office in Colombo: 675 Dr Danister De Silva Mawatha, Colombo 09. Sri Lanka.
The application fee must be paid at the VFS office only by card at the time of the appointment.
The biometric data is collected by VFS at the time of the appointment.
Please don’t forget to submit an extra set photocopy off all required documents, including all pages of your passport at VFS Global (photocopies can be black and white, but should be good resolution copies).
Copy of the entire passport must be submitted along with the original document.
Then the online consular interview might be taken with the Embassy of Hungary in Delhi. If there will be an interview then an appointment is being scheduled via VFS.
4. The grounds for applying a residence permit may be:
- Guest self-employment
Detailed information: https://oif.gov.hu/factsheets/residence-permit-for-guest-self-employment
Application form and inset: http://oif.gov.hu/forms
- Guest investor
Detailed information: https://oif.gov.hu/factsheets/visa-for-guest-investors
Application form and inset: http://oif.gov.hu/forms
- Seasonal employment
Detailed information: https://oif.gov.hu/factsheets/residence-permit-for-seasonal-employment
Application form and inset: http://oif.gov.hu/forms
- Employment for the purpose of implementing an investment
Detailed information: https://oif.gov.hu/factsheets/residence-permit-for-employment-for-the-purpose-of-investment
Application form and inset: http://oif.gov.hu/forms
- Employment
Detailed information: https://oif.gov.hu/factsheets/residence-permit-for-the-purpose-of-employment
Application form and inset: http://oif.gov.hu/forms
- Residence permit for guest workers
Detailed information: https://oif.gov.hu/factsheets/residence-permit-for-guest-workers
Application form and inset: http://oif.gov.hu/forms
- Hungarian Card
Detailed information: https://oif.gov.hu/factsheets/residence-permit-for-hungarian-card
Application form and inset: http://oif.gov.hu/forms
- EU Blue Card
Detailed information: https://oif.gov.hu/factsheets/eu-blue-card
Application form and inset: http://oif.gov.hu/forms
- Intra-corporate transfer
Detailed information: https://oif.gov.hu/factsheets/residence-permit-for-the-purpose-of-intra-corporate-transfer-and-permit-for-long-term-mobility
Application form and inset: http://oif.gov.hu/forms
- Research or (long-term) mobility of researchers
Detailed information: https://oif.gov.hu/factsheets/the-residence-of-the-researcher-and-hisher-family-member
Application form and inset: http://oif.gov.hu/forms
- Corporate card
Not applicable yet.
- National Card
Only applicable for nationals of Serbia and Ukraine
- Pursuing studies or student mobility
Detailed information and inset: https://oif.gov.hu/factsheets/residence-of-the-student-pupil
Application form: http://oif.gov.hu/forms
- Seeking a job or starting a business
Not applicable for Embassy since valid residence permit for studies or research in Hungary is required.
- Training
Detailed information: https://oif.gov.hu/factsheets/residence-permit-for-the-purpose-of-training
Application form and inset: http://oif.gov.hu/forms
- Traineeship
Detailed information: https://oif.gov.hu/factsheets/residence-permit-for-the-purpose-of-traineeship
Application form and inset: http://oif.gov.hu/forms
- Official
Detailed information: https://oif.gov.hu/factsheets/residence-permit-for-official-purposes
Application form and inset: http://oif.gov.hu/forms
- White Card
Detailed information: https://oif.gov.hu/factsheets/white-card-residency-for-digital-nomads
Application form and inset: http://oif.gov.hu/forms
- Posted work
Not applicable for Embassy since it requires valid residence permit issued by an EU member state.
- Medical treatment
Detailed information: https://oif.gov.hu/factsheets/residence-permit-for-the-purpose-of-medical-treatment
Application form and inset: http://oif.gov.hu/forms
- Voluntary service
Detailed information: https://oif.gov.hu/factsheets/residence-permit-for-the-purpose-of-voluntary-activities
Application form and inset: http://oif.gov.hu/forms
- Residence permit for reasons of Hungarian national interest
Detailed information: https://oif.gov.hu/factsheets/residence-permit-for-reasons-of-hungarian-national-interest
Application form and inset: http://oif.gov.hu/forms
- Family reunification
Detailed information: https://oif.gov.hu/factsheets/residence-permit-for-the-purpose-of-family-reunification
Application form and inset: http://oif.gov.hu/forms
5. Decision, decision making, appeal
On the basis of the documents submitted by the applicant and sent by the consular section, the competent regional directorate of the National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing of Hungary decides on the application for a residence permit and the issuance of a D-type visa.
An appeal against the rejection of the application may be lodged directly at the decision-making regional directorate or at the consular officer in person, within eight calendar days from notification of the decision.
Appeals can be lodged excusively at the juristictionally responsible Hungarian Representarive Office (New Delhi or Mumbai).
6. Notifications
Since the National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing of Hungary takes decision in D visa cases and the Embassy of Hungary in Delhi let the client know the decision as soon as it arrives therefore we do not reply e-mails related to enquiries about the status of the procedure.
We do not reply e-mails related to enquiries about information available on the website of the National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing of Hungary (http://oif.gov.hu/index.php?lang=en).
We do not reply e-mails related to enquiries about information available on the website of the Embassy of Hungary in Delhi ( https://delhi.mfa.gov.hu/).
