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EU Blue Card — listed healthcare occupation lower salary threshold

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

This pathway is designed for highly qualified third-country nationals who intend to work in a listed healthcare occupation (General practitioner, Pharmacist, Optometrist, Dietician and nutrition adviser, Physiotherapist, District nurse, Ambulance officer, Nursing professional, Midwifery professional) requiring a high level of professional qualification(s).

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  • 5.) What are the mandatory attachments/enclosures of an application? - Documents in proof of means of subsistence in Hungary
    The following occupations shall be except from the above, with regards to them the minimum amount of earning per a month shall be HUF 706,937: - General practitioner (FEOR: 2211), - Pharmacist, specialized pharmacist (FEOR: 2214), - Optometrist (FEOR: 2222), - Dietician and nutrition adviser (FEOR: 2223), - Physiotherapist (FEOR: 2224), - District nurse (FEOR: 2225), - Ambulance officer (FEOR: 2226), - (Tertiary education based) Nursing professional (FEOR: 2231), - (Tertiary education based) Midwifery professional (FEOR: 2232).

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

The applicant needs a preliminary agreement or a valid contract of employment for a fixed-term employment of at least 6 months for a position requiring a high level of education. The employer may submit the application with the employee's written consent.

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What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

The decisive professional characteristics are: a listed healthcare occupation (General practitioner, Pharmacist, Optometrist, Dietician and nutrition adviser, Physiotherapist, District nurse, Ambulance officer, Nursing professional, Midwifery professional); a position requiring a high level of professional qualification(s); professional qualification(s) in tertiary education or relevant high level professional experience; and a lower minimum monthly salary of HUF 706,937 in 2025.

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What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

The EU Blue Card entitles the holder to reside and undertake work requiring a high level of professional qualification(s). During the first year from issuance, the holder may work only in the approved employment relationship requiring a high level of qualification. The document does not state whether family members may accompany.

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  • The document does not state whether family members may accompany the EU Blue Card holder.

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the permission duration, renewal and longer-term residence direction.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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