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Hungarian Card — listed higher professional qualification

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

The pathway is designed for third-country nationals with higher professional qualifications who are employed in Hungary on the basis of an agreement concluded between an employer established in a third country and a domestic employer in order to fulfil an agreement.

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  • 1) Which third-country nationals shall be granted a Hungarian Card?
    the Hungarian Card may also be issued to third-country nationals with higher professional qualifications who are employed in Hungary on the basis of an agreement concluded between an employer established in a third country and a domestic employer in order to fulfil an agreement.

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 an agreement between an employer established in a third country and a domestic employer for the purpose of the third-country worker's employment in Hungary.

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  • Documents in proof of the purpose of residence
    If the Hungarian employment was established on the basis of an agreement concluded between an employer established in a third country and a domestic employer in order to fulfil an agreement, the following documents must be attached besides the above mentioned · the agreement between an employer established in a third country and a domestic employer for the purpose of the third-country worker's employment in Hungary.

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

The applicant must have a professional qualification specified in the Decree by the minister responsible for higher education, or be a professional sportsman or sportswoman, professional coach or performer, or work for a filmmaker or film production company registered by the competent authority. The official source does not state the list of qualifications, required experience or salary.

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Limits of the record
  • The document does not specify the exact list of professional qualifications, required experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, or labour-market conditions.
  • The document does not state whether the qualification must be higher education or secondary education for the listed higher professional qualification route.
  • 1) Which third-country nationals shall be granted a Hungarian Card?
    A Hungarian Card may be granted to a third-country national · whose purpose of residence is to perform actual work for or under the direction of others, for remuneration, under contract for employment relationship, · who, as an owner or managing director of a company, association or other legal entity- established for gainful activities-, performs actual work in addition to the activities falling within the scope of this activity. · the Hungarian Card may also be issued to third-country nationals with higher professional qualifications who are employed in Hungary on the basis of an agreement concluded between an employer established in a third country and a domestic employer in order to fulfil an agreement.

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

The Hungarian Card covers employment requiring a higher professional qualification, evidenced by a preliminary agreement or a valid work contract for such employment together with a certificate of the higher education or professional qualifications required for the job specified in that agreement or contract. The official source does not state whether the holder is tied to that employer or whether family members may accompany.

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Limits of the record
  • Cited sentence is the proof-of-purpose document list; it describes the employment the permit is for but does not say whether the holder is tied to that employer or may change employer or occupation.
  • Family accompaniment is not mentioned on the Hungarian Card factsheet; family members of residence-permit holders are covered generally by the family reunification factsheet (capture 598543d9770e07a5).
  • Joint purpose sentence for every Hungarian Card holder: actual work for or under the direction of others, for remuneration, under contract for employment relationship [HC 8516:8668].
  • Qualification ground (joint intro): a professional qualification specified in the Decree by the minister responsible for higher education [HC 9297:9407]; applications examined under a single application procedure [HC 20136:20269].
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    The following documents may serve as proof of the purpose of residence: · a preliminary agreement  or a valid work contract  established for an employment requiring higher professional qualification and · a certificate of higher education or professional qualifications  required for the job specified in the preliminary agreement or work contract (this is not required if you are applying as a professional sportsperson, professional coach, performer or film producer).

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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