Residence permit application for new students

Residence Permit application for new students

Below you'll find a checklist that includes all the necessary documents, that you'll need to aquire before visiting the Immigration Office. Please make sure that you have all of them.

1. Students who cannot enter Hungary without a visa

• Passport
• Passport size photo (stamped on the backside by the Hungarian Consulate)
• Documentation of your residential background:
  • If you are living in a flat: Address registration form signed by owner
  • If you are living in a Dormitory: Dormitory Certificate, and Dormitory Living Contract
    • You can aquire the Dormitory Certificate and the Dormitory Living Contract at the Dormitory Directorate.
  • “Adatlap a tartózkodási engedély kiadásához” (please do not stick your photo on)

2. Non-EEA citizen students who can enter Hungary without a visa

• Passport
• Passport size photo
• Administrative fee to be paid on the spot
• Certificate of your student status
• Admission Letter provided by the University.
• Certificate of enrollment (you will get this at the Directorate of Academic Affairs after registration)
• Valid student ID card
• Health insurance for the whole stay in Hungary
• Documentation of your residential background:
  • If you are living in a Dormitory: Dormitory Certificate, and Dormitory Living Contract
  • If you are the owner of the real estate, the ownership certificate
  • Lease contract or any other agreement about your accommodation (containing the expiration date and the amount of rental fee)
  • Contract or statement providing accommodation by courtesy
• Documentation of your financial background:
  • A written declaration explaining your financial circumstances: the source, amount, currency and regularity of your income
  • If you have a Hungarian bank account: history of debits and credits on this account at least for the previous 6 months
  • If you have access to a foreign bank account: history of debits and credits on this account at least for the previous 6 months
  • If you receive cash via money transfer: all currency exchange statements and spot cash statements within a 6 month time period
  • It is worth collecting all money-related documents to avoid complications (bank account certificate, transfer history, money exchange receipts, payout/ATM receipts)
• Proof of ability to leave Hungary:
  • Valid ticket or reservation
  • Amount of money to buy a ticket put in deposit in your bank account
• Forms to be filled in:
  • “Accommodation reporting form for third country nationals” (with the signature of the person or the dormitory providing your accommodation)
  • “Application for residence permit for the purpose of studies”, but do not stick on your photo

3. Students from EEA countries (member of the EU and Lichtenstein, Norway, Iceland and Switzerland)

• Passport or ID card
• Administrative fee to be paid on the spot
• Health insurance card
• Certificate of your student status (you get this after registration at the University)
• Documentation of your residential background:
  • If you are living in a Dormitory: Dormitory Certificate, and Dormitory Living Contract
  • If you are the owner of the real estate, the ownership certificate
  • Lease contract or any other agreement about your accommodation (containing the expiration date and the amount of rental fee)
  • Contract or statement providing accommodation by courtesy
• Documentation of your financial background:
  • scholarship / student loan certificate (Current Lånekassen / CSN / LÍN statement)
  • your own bank account certificate / transfer history
  • money exchange receipts / payout (ATM) receipts
  • cash via money transfer (e.g.: Western Uninon) certificates
• Form to be filled in
  • “Form for issuing registration certificate and reporting accommodation”