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Short-term employment during visa-free stay

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

This route covers work performed during a short-term stay by a third-country national who holds a visa entitling them to a short-term stay in Hungary, or who is lawfully residing in Hungary as a visa-exempt national of a third country listed in Annex II of Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, unless Act XC of 2023 provides otherwise.

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Limits of the record
  • The right to work is qualified by 'unless otherwise provided by Act XC of 2023', and the page does not reproduce those exceptions.
  • No occupation, sector or type of employment is named.
  • chars 8806-9235
    A third-country national holding a visa entitling them to short-term stay in Hungary, as well as a person lawfully residing in Hungary as a visa‑exempt national of a third country listed in Annex II of Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 of the European Parliament and of the Council, may perform work —unless otherwise provided by Act XC of 2023 on General Rules for the Admission and Right of Residence of Third‑country Nationals.

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

An employer is involved: an employer intending to employ third-country nationals for a period not exceeding 90 days is advised to review Government Decree 445/2013 on authorising such employment under a non-single-application procedure, and to contact the competent government office for the prospective place of employment in order to apply for a work permit.

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Limits of the record
  • The factsheet is addressed to employers, not to the worker, so it describes the employer's duties rather than the worker's relationship with the employer.
  • It does not say whether the worker may change employer, nor what happens if the employment ends.
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    If you intend to employ third‑country nationals for a period not exceeding 90 days, please be advised to review Government Decree no. 445/2013 (of 28 November) on the authorisation of the employment of third‑country nationals in Hungary under a non‑single‑application procedure, on exemptions from the authorisation requirement, on the involvement of the employment centres of the government office of the Capital and county government offices as specialised authorities in the single application procedure, on the notification of the employment of third‑country nationals who may work in Hungary without a permit, and on the reimbursement of wages, as well as, to contact the competent government office as per the prospective place of employment for the purpose of applying for a work permit ( https://kormanyhivatalok.hu/kormanyhivatalok )

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 condition is procedural rather than professional: the right to stay does not exempt the person from the conditions set by other legislation on employment, in particular the requirement to obtain a work permit issued by the competent employment authority. The official source does not state any occupation, qualification, experience, salary or labour-market requirement.

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Limits of the record
  • The factsheet states no occupation, qualification, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status or labour-market test: this route has no professional criteria at all.
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    However, this does not exempt them from fulfilling the conditions prescribed in other legislation in relation to employment, in particular the requirement to obtain a work permit issued by the competent employment authority.

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

A third-country national entitled to visa-free entry may enter Hungary without applying for a visa once the work permit has been obtained, and may commence employment not exceeding 90 days. The official source does not state whether the holder is tied to one employer, occupation or sector, or whether family members may accompany the holder.

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Limits of the record
  • The page does not say whether the worker is tied to one employer, occupation or sector.
  • Family members are not mentioned.
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    If the third‑country national is entitled to visa‑free entry into the territory of the Member States of the European Union, (s)he may enter Hungary without applying for a visa after obtaining the work permit and may commence employment not exceeding 90 days.

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

Short-term stay is defined as a planned stay in Hungary not exceeding 90 days within any 180-day period. The official source does not state any renewal or longer-term residence direction.

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Limits of the record
  • The page states no renewal or extension mechanism and no longer-term residence direction.
  • Outside the cited range: for a stay over 30 but under 90 days the person must report their accommodation via Enter Hungary, after which a certificate on place of accommodation is issued (52a08d1a75e64f1c.txt[11105:11507]).
  • chars 8664-8805
    Third-country nationals’ short-term stay in Hungary is defined as a planned stay in Hungary not exceeding 90 days within 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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