Visa Types

Schengen Visa (Short Term)

• Tourism
• Business
• Conference
• Medical treatment
• Culture and sports
• Education or other scientific or professional training
• Visit of family members of EU/EEA citizens
• Visiting family members or friends
• Others

General Schengen visa information

• Schengen States issue uniform visas for short stay visit not exceeding 90 days in any 180-day period. The Schengen visa may be issued for a single entry (as a rule for the 1st time visitors of the Schengen area), for two entries, or as a multiple entry visa in case the applicant proves the need or justifies the intention to travel frequently as well as proves his/her integrity and reliability, in particular the lawful use of previous Schengen visas, etc. (as per Schengen Visa Code, Article 24).
• If your travel destination is only Hungary, or – in case of a Qatari resident Denmark or Latvia -, the Hungarian Embassy in Doha will deal with your application. If your travel destination includes more than one Schengen Member State, your application must be dealt by the Embassy/Consulate of your main destination. The following criteria may help you to decide whether you should submit your visa application at the Embassy of Hungary:
  • Hungary, or - in case of a Qatari resident Denmark or Latvia - is the sole destination of your visit(s);
  • Your visit to Schengen States includes more than one destination and Hungary or - in case of a Qatari resident Denmark or Latvia - is the main destination of the visit(s) in terms of the length or purpose of stay;
  • If you cannot determine which is your main destination, but Hungary or Denmark or Latvia is the first Schengen State you wish to enter.
• Please note that the Embassy of Hungary in Doha issues visas only for residents - or for applicants legally residing - in its territory of its responsibility.

National Visa (Long Term)

• Employment
• EU Blue Card (this is only for highly qualified people who want to work in a position requiring higher professional qualifications)
• Family reunification
• Guest Investor (this may be granted to a third-country national whose entry and stay in Hungary is in national economic interest due to his/her investments realised in Hungary)
• Guest self-employment (this is for someone who is either self-employed or wishes to undertake act as a chief executive of a business organisation)
• Guest worker
• Hungarian Card (this visa type is only for people with very specific profesional qualifications)
• Intra-corporate transfer
• Medical treatment
• Official
• Research
• Seasonal employment
• Study
• Traineeship
• Training
• Voluntary service activities
• White Card (this is for people who work online for another company or manage their own company).
• Visit
• Long-term Mobility
• Gainful activity
• Other

• For working, studying or for other purpose of stay in Hungary for a period exceeding 90 days you need a residence permit (long-stay visa). For further details on residence permit please refer to our residence permit application procedure by going online to the website of National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (http://oif.gov.hu/index.php?lang=en). Long term visa application is assessed and decided by the Hungarian Office of Immigration and Nationality.