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The 2024 Immigration Law – EU Blue Card vs. Hungarian Card?

2024-03-28 | Blue Card, higher professional qualification, highly qualified workers, Hungarian Card, immigration attorney, immigration law firm, immigration lawyer

The immigration law that entered into force in 2024 still includes the EU Blue Card, which, like the Hungarian Card, can be issued to highly qualified workers with higher professional qualifications. However, there are significant differences compared to the Hungarian Card.

The 2024 Immigration Law: Voluntary Activity as a Good Option to Stay

2024-02-21 | host organization, residence permit for voluntary activities, residence permit for voluntary work, voluntary activity contract, voluntary work contract

The immigration law that entered into force in 2024 made it significantly more difficult for foreigners to stay in Hungary: it doesn’t matter where the person comes from, the rules are just as strict. We are also looking for opportunities in the new law, and such a way out may be a residence permit for voluntary work in some cases

The 2024 Immigration Law: Hungarian Card and National Card

2024-02-14 | Hungarian Card, National Card

This series of articles deal with the new types of residence permits regulated in the new immigration law that came into force in 2024. In our previous article, we talked about the residence permit for study and the residence permit for internship purposes, and now we will cover here the Hungarian Card, as well as the National Card, the later introduced for Serbian and Ukrainian citizens.

The 2024 Immigration Law: Stay for Study or for Traineehsip

2024-01-23 | residence permit for internship purposes, residence permit for other educational purposes, residence permit for study purposes, residence permit for Traineeship

As we analyzed in our previous articles, the new immigration law that entered into force at the very end of 2023 significantly tightened and narrowed down the option of legal staying in Hungary for more than 90 days within 180 days. However, we would like to draw attention to some new types of residence permits, which may even represent breaking points from the new strict rules. In this article, we will talk briefly about the residence permits that can be applied for the purpose of other educational purposes and for the purpose of traineeship.

New 2024 immigration law in Hungary – good or bad for foreigners?

2024-01-18 | Act XC of 2023, guest investor residence card, guest worker residence permit, Hungarian Card, investment residence permit, National Card, residence permit for employment purposes, residence permit for guest self-employment, residence permit for investment project-related employment, residence permit for medical treatment, residence permit for seasonal employment, residence permit for study purposes, residence permit for training purposes, residence permit to be posted abroad, residence permit to conduct an internship, residence permit to conduct volunteer activities, temporary residence permit, White Card

In the last month of 2023, the Hungarian Parliament adopted a completely new immigration law. The Hungarian Government originally planned last stummer only one amendment to the law regarding guest workers, then later – last autumn – this guest worker law was withdrawn and a completely new immigration law was adopted with the speed of light, which after more than 15 years puts the immigration rules in Hungary on a completely new basis. A lot of people contact us and ask about the important changes. So, below, we try to cover some of the most important issues.

How Criminal Cases Work in Hungary?

2023-12-14 | accused person, acquit an accused person, criminal case in Hungary, criminal procedure in Hungary, criminal proceedings in Hungary, defense attorney, detection of a crime, examination of a crime, guilty, indictment, police complaint, preparatory hearing, private prosecution procedure, prosecutor, suspicion, trial hearing, victim

Our law firm has more than a decade of experience in representing foreign nationals, both if criminal proceedings in Hungary have been initiated against a foreigner, or if a foreigner became a victim of a crime in our country. Below we will try to provide a short briefing on how a criminal procedure works and what the stages of criminal proceedings are in Hungary:

How Does a Lawsuit Work in Hungary?

2023-12-07 |

Foreigners visiting or permanently living in Hungary often find themselves in a situation where filing a lawsuit is inevitable for them, e.g. due to medical malpractice or a lease dispute, perhaps because a loan was not repaid, etc. But it also often happens that a lawsuit is filed against a foreigner. Our office has a long history of representing foreign citizens and companies before Hungarian courts, both as plaintiffs and defendants.

Breaking news: new Hungarian golden visa – 2024

2023-12-05 | golden-visa program, guest-investor, guest-investor residence permit, guest-investor visa, investment bond, investment residency program, new residency for investment, residence for national economic interest, residence in case of real estate purchase

In recent years, many clients have approached our law firm with the desire to receive a temporary or permanent residence opportunity in Hungary in exchange for an investment. In recent years, there was no such program in which the investment of a specific amount in Hungary automatically resulted in the right of residence. However, the Hungarian legislature now has a new government proposal on its table, which brings fundamental changes as follows.