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Residence permit for medical treatment — accompanying person

HungaryMedical treatment

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What medical treatment/purpose does the route cover and which applicant role does it address: patient, donor or another medical purpose?

Recorded expiry date

. Confirmation is required after this date. Check the linked sources before relying on this recorded answer.

A third-country national may accompany their minor child or a qualifying family member needing support during treatment in Hungary.

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What acceptance, appointment, referral, treatment plan or healthcare-provider documentation is important?

Recorded expiry date

. Confirmation is required after this date. Check the linked sources before relying on this recorded answer.

The purpose evidence includes a host medical-facility statement and, for the accompanying applicant, an official document proving the relationship to the patient.

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  • Section5, purpose evidence; whitespace normalized
    formal statement from the host medical facility on the medical treatment provided; for accompanying family members, an official document proving the family relationship between the family member and the person accompanied.

How must treatment costs, living costs and insurance be demonstrated?

Recorded expiry date

. Confirmation is required after this date. Check the linked sources before relying on this recorded answer.

The applicant must show lawful resources for maintenance, accommodation, healthcare and return or onward travel. Comprehensive healthcare coverage or resources to cover healthcare costs must be documented.

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  • Section5, means of subsistence, excerpt
    the applicant has sufficient resources, i.e. (s)he can cover costs related to his/her subsistence, accommodation, return/onward travel (i.e. exit from Hungary) and healthcare services from legally acquired income and savings
  • Section5, healthcare coverage
    Documentary evidence must be submitted as proof that the applicant has access to comprehensive health insurance services covering all healthcare services or that (s)he can cover the costs of such services.

Can a carer/companion accompany the patient? Who qualifies and what separate/linked permission applies?

A third-country national may accompany their minor child or a qualifying family member needing support during treatment in Hungary, with official evidence of the relationship. This is not an unrestricted friend or carer permission.

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Limits of the record
  • Resolve the unclear English family-definition wording and confirm the precise link to the patient's grant.

How long can the patient stay, what happens if treatment continues longer, and what official extension or follow-up mechanism exists?

The medical-purpose grant follows treatment length, capped at two years, with extensions capped at two years each. Extensions require the stated residence history and filing at least 30 days before expiry.

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Limits of the record
  • Companion-specific end-date linkage and post-treatment follow-up are not separately described.
  • Section8, whitespace normalized
    The validity period of the document is determined by the length of the medical treatment, but is maximised in 2 years, which may be extended on occasions by the length of the medical treatment to a maximum period of 2 years.
  • Section2II, renewal deadline
    Applications for the extension of a residence permit must be submitted no later than thirty days before the date of expiry of the residence permit.
  • Section2II, extension condition
    you resided within the territory of Hungary with your residence permit at least 90 days in any 180-day period.

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

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