General Info

Information regarding the Renewal of the Residence Permit and the procedure of the Immigration office (NGSAP).

Keep in mind that you must present a proof of your student status, your accommodation and your financial status.

• Keep the deadline for the renewal of documents: Start the process 30 days before the expiry date of your residence permit the latest.
• Keep the deadlines for submitting missing documents: Documents shall be submitted before the deadline. If you can not submit them in time, request an extension from the NGDAP. Extra time may be provided once during the procedure and total time provided for the completion of the application may not exceed 45 days.
• If you submit your application there is a legal obligation for the Authority to make the decision in 70 days.
• If you change accomodation you are obliged to report it with the necessary documents.
• Indicate your email and phone number accurately.
• Indicate your name on your mailbox of your house.
• Indicate your address accurately and check your mails regularly.
• If you have a missed call from the NGDAP Office, call them back or visit them in person. The purpose of their call is to help you complete your application, receive your permit, documents in time.
• As of 1 January 2019, natural persons or their authorized legal representatives may submit an application for a registration card electronically via the website Enter Hungary. You need to make a registration before submitting the first application. More information can be found in this guide.
• For the procedural fees of the NGDAP, please click here. Please note that certain scholarships are exempt from procedural fees regarding immigration issues, such scholarship holders will continue to benefit from the exemption from fees.

Please note that in several cases personal appearance is mandatory by regulation, and therefore using the electronic system does not exempt from it, so during the procedure you have to be in Hungary.