If you will be transiting through another country when travelling, we suggest that you check the transit regulations in effect in the given country (you can do this by contacting the given country’s embassy/consulate in your home country).
Since the rules of entering Hungary may change anytime, therefore we highly suggest that before travelling always check the website of Hungarian Consular Services closest to you in order to properly plan your entry to Hungary.
Depending on your citizenship, some foreign citizens do not need a type D visa to enter Hungary. If they wish to stay for a period longer than 90 days, they must apply for a residence permit directly in Hungary at the regional office of the Directorate General for Foreigners and Borders (OIF) through the Enter Hungary Website.
This means that it is not necessary to apply in person and in advance at the Hungarian Embassy or the Hungarian Consulate General for a residence visa (type D visa).
See if you are exempt from the visa requirement here: https://konzinfo.mfa.gov.hu/en/visa-free-travel-hungary
Citizens of countries that require a visa to enter the Schengen Area and if their stay in Hungary exceeds 90 days, must apply for a residence visa (type D visa) in person at a Hungarian Embassy or the Hungarian Consulate General. If the visa is approved, you will receive a single-entry type D visa for a stay of 30 days. Upon arrival in Hungary, you will be able to collect your residence permit.
Please do not start any resident permit application online, because you have already initiated the process at the Embassy/Consulate when applying for the D type visa!
Find the closest Hungarian Embassy or Consulate to you: https://konzinfo.mfa.gov.hu/en/embassies#hungarian-embassies-abroad
Foreign citizens who wish to stay in Hungary for a period of more than 90 days must apply for a Hungarian residence permit. You must have a valid residence permit allowing you to study in Hungary during the whole period of your studies.
All residence permits for the purpose of study are sent to the address of the university by post. You can receive your residence permit at CUB. Please wait for a notification from Neptun with further information about where and when to receive your card.
Citizens of the states of the European Economic Area (EEA) are entitled to enter the territory of Hungary in possession of a valid identity card or passport and might stay, not exceeding 90 days, without any special authorization.
EEA citizens planning to stay for more than 90 days in Hungary must apply for the issuance of a registration certificate and for the registration of residence. You need to submit your request with the required documents online on the Enter Hungary website: https://enterhungary.gov.hu/eh/
Before submitting your application for a registration certificate, please read carefully the relevant pages on the official site of the Immigration Office.
*EEA citizen: a citizen of a Member State of the European Union other than a Hungarian citizen and a state party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (citizens of the European Union, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Lichtenstein).
You need to obtain a residence permit for the purpose of study if you are a student from the non-European Economic Area (non-EEA).
If you are a non-EEA student and you plan to stay in Hungary longer than 30 days, you are required to register your accommodation and any consequent changes online on the Enter Hungary website within 3 days of taking up residence. The QR code received upon accommodation registration has the function of an address card. It has to be available at all times and be presented to the authorities if requested.
If you applied for the visa at a Hungarian Consulate/Embassy and your address has changed after you arrived in Hungary (e.g. you applied for the visa with a dorm address, but you live in a rented flat), you need to register the change of your address.
If you received a QR-code (address card) with the wrong address/not your current address/address of the university, you need to register the change of your address.
Access to health care services for international students in Hungary varies depending on their country of origin and the type of scholarship or exchange programme they participate in.
Citizens of the Member States of the European Economic Area and Swiss citizens, as well as persons insured in these states, shall be provided with medically necessary healthcare services during their temporary stay in Hungary on the basis of the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC or EU Card).
Students need to arrange health insurance individually. The EHIC is issued by your national health insurance provider. See more information here.
Students studying in Hungary under the Stipendium Hungaricum or the Hungarian Diaspora Scholarship are entitled to a range of health services as part of their scholarship. The scholarship includes public health care services (TAJ card) and supplementary private medical insurance.
Further information on how to apply for these health services will be sent to you by the Stipendium and Diaspora office.
Students must ensure that they have adequate health insurance coverage for the duration of their studies in Hungary. Proof of valid insurance may also be required when applying for a residence permit. Therefore, each student must contract the insurance individually and bear the associated costs.
Self-funded international students not automatically entitled to health services in Hungary should consider this option. Having health insurance in place might also be required for visa application purposes. The university therefore recommends taking out a private health insurance policy. The university has an established framework agreement with a trusted health insurance provider, Generali.
The gross annual premium for this insurance is HUF 146 304 (cca 370 €) per person.
Please note: Although the university has a formal agreement with the provider, each student must contract the insurance individually and bear the associated costs.