Hungary · Digital nomad · Temporary residence

Hungary White Card

A one-year permit, renewable once, for remote employees or business owners based abroad.

Value scoreCheckingPassport data under review

5-year costCheckingone applicant, not recoverable

Decision30 daysofficial processing time

Official program page

Value: what the White Card gives you

Passport reach 25 pts weightChecking

Path to citizenship 25 pts weightChecking

Work, family, healthcare 20 pts weightChecking

Stay rule 15 pts weightChecking

Tax on foreign income 10 pts weightChecking

Policy stability 5 pts weightChecking

Passport: visa-free destinations: CheckingAwaiting the shared Henley edition.
Years to permanent residence: CheckingA program-specific permanent-residence pathway was not verified.
Years to citizenship: CheckingCounting this status toward naturalisation was not verified.
Leads to citizenship: CheckingNo explicit exclusion from naturalisation was verified.
Can work for a local employer: NoOfficialNational Directorate-General for Aliens Policing, checked 2026-11-15Local gainful activity and ownership in a Hungarian company are prohibited.
Spouse and children included: NoOfficialNational Directorate-General for Aliens Policing, checked 2026-11-15White Card holders cannot sponsor family reunification, except a child born in Hungary during validity.
Public healthcare: CheckingEligibility to join public healthcare was not verified; private insurance requirements alone do not establish exclusion.
Minimum stay per year: CheckingRenewal requires 90 days in a preceding 180-day period; an exact annual maintenance minimum cannot be inferred without the complete rolling-period rule.
Tax on foreign income: CheckingTax treatment after becoming tax resident was not verified.
Dual citizenship allowed: CheckingNationality-law position was not verified.
Rule changes, last 24 months: CheckingA complete 24-month policy-change audit was not available.

Cost: what the White Card costs over five years

Government fees: CheckingComplete first-grant government fees were not verified.
Non-refundable contribution: CheckingNo explicit zero-donation rule or complete monetary schedule was verified.
Due diligence: CheckingSeparate government due-diligence charges were not verified.
Compulsory extras, first year: CheckingRequired insurance/document costs lack an actual compliant quote; insured coverage is not a premium.
Renewal fees, first 5 years: CheckingA complete five-year renewal schedule and all associated fees were not verified.
Investment you may get back: CheckingA compulsory recoverable capital amount or its explicit absence was not verified.
Minimum income per month: $3,315.6OfficialNational Directorate-General for Aliens Policing, checked 2026-11-15EUR 3000; net monthly income for at least six months before entry and throughout residence; Conversion: EUR 3000 to USD at 2026-11-13 reference rates.
Extra for a spouse and two children: CheckingComplete extra government charges for a spouse and two minors were not verified.
Typical adviser fees (not in the total): CheckingThree comparable licensed-adviser quotations were not obtained.

USD estimates use the European Central Bank reference rates of 13 November 2026, the Central Bank of Armenia and the Central Bank of the UAE for AMD and AED, and the Panamanian balboa’s official one-to-one parity with the US dollar.

Speed: how long the White Card takes

Official processing time: 30 daysOfficialNational Directorate-General for Aliens Policing, checked 2026-11-15Merits decision within 30 days; the separate administrative period is 21 days and excludes deficiency-remedy periods.
Reported processing time (median): CheckingNo median from at least two independent case-series sources was verified.
Approval to card or passport: CheckingApproval-to-card time was not verified.

Sources

White Card — official information, National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing. Checked 2026-11-15.

Every figure on this page last reviewed 2026-11-15. General information, not legal advice. Spotted an error? Email us from the contact page.

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