V I S A A P P L I C A T I O N S

GENERAL INFORMATION

Hungary is a Schengen country, therefore, if you have a valid Schengen visa, i.e. you have not surpassed its validity dates, the number of days and the number of entries allowed by it, then you can use it in order to travel to Hungary as well.

You can apply for a visa at the Embassy of Hungary in Morocco:

• if you travel only to Hungary,
• if you make a round trip, thus you travel to Hungary and other Schengen countries, during which you spend the most number of days in Hungary, or your main destination is Hungary,
• if you make a round trip, during which you spend the same number of days in Hungary and other Schengen countries, and it is Hungary, where you enter the Schengen zone first.

1. Opening hours for visa applications

Submission of visa applications can be made at the Embassy of Hungary in Rabat (17 rue Ait Melloul, route des Zaers, Souissi) on Tuesday and Thursday between 09:00 and 12:30.

In any case the applicants must submit their applications personally due to the implementation of the VIS system which requires the recording of biometric data!

We would strongly recommend you to apply for a visa as early as possible but not more than 3 months before your actual journey into Hungary and the Schengen area.

We do not issue visas on the day of your application and we need approximately 14 days for executing the necessary visa procedures.

2. Visa fees

From 1 April 2010 all types of visa applications cost 60 euros.

However, there are a number of cases in which visas are issued free of charge:

• children under the age of 6 travelling with their own passports,
• family members of EEA citizens, who either travel together with their EEA national family members or travel in order to meet their EEA national family members (both cases should be proven by joint flight tickets or a letter from the spouse respectively),
• researchers having a valid contract with a research institution in Hungary,
• pupils, students and their teachers travelling for study reasons,
• representatives of non-profit organizations under the age of 25 participating and attending seminars, conferences, sport, cultural or educational events organised and held by NGOs

will be granted visas without having to pay.

Attention!

• The visa fee has to be paid when the application is submitted.
• The fee should be paid in cash euro.
• If the application for a visa is refused, the fee will not be reimbursed.

3. Documents needed to apply for a short stay Schengen visa

When applying for a short stay visa (C)

General requirements:

• passport issued within max. 10 years before the submission of visa application,
• passport has to contain at least 2 blank pages,
•  passport should be valid for at least three months longer than the expiry date of the requested visa,
• a wholly and legibly completed and signed visa application form ,
• a passport-size colour photo (not older than 6 months),
• the original of a travel health insurance covering at least € 30,000 (financing urgent health services and homeward transportation due to medical reasons), which is valid for the entire period of stay and the whole territory of the Schengen area (such travel health insurances are available at all post offices),
• evidence of the purpose of the journey in original form,
• evidence in original of the financial coverage of the expenses (recent bank statements, pay slips etc. - with a copy of them), and
• valid tickets (e.g. flight tickets to all your destinations). in original

Specific requirements (photocopies are also needed):

- Tourist visa:

confirmed hotel booking covering the whole stay in the Schengen countries,

evidence of occupation or student status.

- Visitors visa:

a letter of invitation issued and endorsed by the Office of Immigration and Nationality in Hungary

or

the letter of invitation in the form of a public notarial document and a photocopy of the personal identification document/passport of the inviting party in Hungary, or

an original letter of invitation signed by the inviting person and two witnesses accompanied by the photocopy of their passports and

original evidence of occupation or student status.

- Business visa:

a formal letter from your employer declaring your employment status at the company, the kind and duration of the business trips to Hungary and the commitment of covering all the costs of your journey,

an original copy of the formal invitation written by your business partner in Hungary stating the kind and duration of the business trips and the commitment of covering all the costs of your journey,

the name, telephone number and e-mail address of your contact person in Hungary, and

an evidence of your accommodation in Hungary.

- Educational / scientific / professional training visa:

the certificate of the receiving institution and

an evidence of your accommodation in Hungary both in their original copies.

4. Application for a Hungarian residence permit

If you want to spend more than 90 days within half a year in Hungary, you have to apply for a residence permit.

GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE RESIDENCE PERMIT REQUIREMENTS

Regulations on a stay exceeding three months fall within the competence of Hungarian national authorities, therefore there is no uniform routine among the Schengen Member States. Foreign nationals requesting an entry to Hungary with a purpose of a long stay, may submit an application for residence permit. In case of successful application, s/he will get a visa authorizing him/her to a single entry for receiving a residence permit and to stay for a maximum of 30 days in Hungary. The decision on the application for residence permit falls within the competence of the respective Regional Directorate of the Office of Immigration and Nationality (BÁH) - hereinafter referred to as: Regional Directorate.

Family members of EU/EEA (European Economic Area) nationals with the right of free movement may enter Hungary with a short-stay visa (C) – even, if they intend to stay in Hungary for more than 90 days. In such cases, within 93 days from the entry, the family member shall apply for a residence card from the Regional Directorates.

Attention!

The applicant must submit the application personally!

Supporting Documents for the Application

1. General requirements

• Valid passport (the validity of which has to exceed that of the requested visa by at least 3 months),
• A photocopy of the personal data page of the passport,
• 2 passport-sized colour photos not older than 6 months,
• A wholly and legibly completed and signed visa application form that can be obtained free of charge from the Consular Department, or from that of the Office of Immigration and Nationality (BÁH) (http://www.bmbah.hu/).
• In case the applicant is not a Moroccan citizen, certificate/proof certifying lawful stay in Morocco,
• Supporting documents of the purpose of stay,
• Supporting documents of the accommodation,
• Supporting documents of the subsistence,
• Health insurance.

2. The purpose of the visit shall be certified with the following documents

• In case of a residence permit for employment or other gainful activity

• a work permit,
• a contract of employment,
• a document certifying occupancy in Hungary, and
• a certificate on how the person will make a living until s/he receives his first salary
  (bank account statement, employer’s certificate that he will pay an advance to the applicant etc.).
  or
  a certificate on the character of the gainful activity (the articles of association),
• the resolution on the court registration of the enterprise,
• a document certifying occupancy in Hungary,
• a certificate on the acquisition of the qualification necessary for filling the position,
• a declaration, certificate on the (expected) yearly income,
• a certificate of the amount of money at the person’s disposal in Hungary,
• the simplified balance sheet of the previous year (for a firm already operating),
• the certificate that the firm has no public debt (for a firm already operating),
• If the firm has Hungarian employees: their employment contracts.
• In case of a new enterprise: a brief business plan.
  
• In case of a residence permit for purpose of studies
• a certificate of school attendance,
• a document certifying accommodation-arrangement in Hungary
  (in a student hostel, or the tenancy contract with a duplicate of the title deed),
• the documents certifying subsistence in Hungary
  (bank account statement and the declaration of the parents that they assume coverage of all costs of the stay in Hungary or the document certifying the scholarship), and
• Attestation of the school, that the applicant is exempt from the payment of school fees, or he/she has already paid the tuition fees.
  
• In case of a residence permit for purpose of family reunification
• a document certifying occupancy in Hungary,
• a document certifying subsistence in Hungary,
• a marriage certificate and/or birth certificate, and
• a copy of the passport of the Hungarian relative.
  
• In case of a residence permit for the purpose of visitation
• a letter of invitation, issued and endorsed by the respective Regional Directorate, or the letter of invitation in the form of a public notarial document,
• a certificate of the average income of the inviting party,
• a duplicate of the title deed, and
• a copy of the passport or the personal identification document of the inviting party.
  
• In case of a residence permit for the purpose of medical treatment
• the name and address of the health institution providing the treatment,
• a certificate/statement on the character? nature, and the expected duration of the medical treatment,
• a certificate/proof on the availability of the sufficient financial coverage for the medical treatment and the stay in Hungary,
• the certification/proof of accommodation-arrangement in Hungary, provided that the applicant does not stay overnight within the medical institution,
• in case of a minor, child or a family member in need of help: the certification/proof of the accommodation and the subsistence of the accompanying person(s).

Attention!

• The Consul may request the presentation of further documents in addition to the ones outlined above. All documents must be submitted in English, French and/or in Hungarian.
• Documents shall be annexed to the applications being submitted in the original. If the applicant needs the original document, then a photocopy shall also be annexed besides presenting the original document for verification.
• Any information on the application is given only to the applicant, or to those, who are legally authorized (duly signed and stamped by a notary public) by the applicant.

Visa fee

Application for a residence permit: EUR 60.

Attention!

• The visa fee shall be paid upon submitting the application.
• The visa fee shall be paid exclusively in EUR banknotes.

Applications for Visas free of charge to:

• Children under the age of 14 and entered into the passport of the parent,
• Children under the age of 6, travelling with their own passports,
• Family members of EEA citizens.

Visa application processing time

The Regional Directorate processes the applications within 30 days.

Rejection of the visa application

In case of refusal, the client may lodge an appeal within 5 days from the notification. The appeal shall be submitted directly to the processing Regional Directorate. The written resolution on the rejection contains the necessary information on the possibilities of legal remedy.

General Information on the Photo Requirements
of the Residence Permit Application

Two photographs shall be attached to the Residence Permit Application Form.

The photographes must be:

• no more than six months old,
• in colour,
• sized as for licences (35-40 mm wide),
• sharp, clear and of good quality,
• full-face (showing the entire head and the top of the shoulders),
• taken in front of a light background,
• without a head-dress, except for religious reasons,
• taken directly from the front.

Glasses are permitted, provided that that the eyes remain clearly visible and there is no reflection in the lenses. Head-dress is permitted only for religious reasons, provided that all facial details are still clearly visible and the head-dress does not cast any shadow over the face.

Note that further documents might also be required,

and holders of Schengen visa are still subject to immigration control

and are not guaranteed entry into any of the Schengen countries.