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2012. évi CCXX. törvény a harmadik országbeli állampolgárok beutazásáról és tartózkodásáról szóló 2007. évi II. törvény módosításáról (Act CCXX of 2012 amending Act II of 2007 on the entry and residence of third-country nationals), in Magyar Közlöny 2012/180
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Magyar Közlöny 2012/180 (whole issue, 292 pp.); Act CCXX of 2012 is on PDF pp. 272-273 (printed 37386-37387; the source notes and the existing term say PDF p. 271, which is printed 37385, the end of the previous act). Content: new s. 28(3)-(11) of Act II of 2007 (permit in the national economic interest; EUR 250,000 security of at least 5 years from an intermediary investing only in special 5-year zero-coupon bonds; discount rate 1.5 points below the 5-year euro yield, at least 2%; intermediary contracted with ÁKK, approved by Parliament's economic committee, one per country; subscription within 45 days of the permit; monthly reporting by the 10th; data kept 6 years; mandatory legal representation); settlement permit after 6 months (s. 35(1)(e)-(f)); minister to set bond rules by decree; in force the day after promulgation; adopted 11 Dec 2012. Added 6 rules and 1 event; EUR 250,000 term and launch event already in. Rest of the issue is unrelated legislation.
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Rules and prices (7)
- Government bondsmain applicant (family members could join through family reunification)EUR 250,00028 Dec 2012 – 31 Dec 2014 · Magyar Közlöny 2012Hungary · Residency bond programme
- Holding period for the investmentsecurity issued by the approved intermediary: term of at least five years (the intermediary invests only in five-year zero-coupon Hungarian government bonds)5 years28 Dec 2012 – 31 Dec 2014 · Magyar Közlöny 2012Hungary · Residency bond programme
- Time before eligible for permanent residencenational settlement permit available after holding the investor residence permit (s. 28(3)) for at least six months immediately before applying6 monthsSince 28 Dec 2012 · Magyar Közlöny 2012Hungary · Residency bond programme
- Monthly reporting deadline for intermediariesintermediary: aggregated monthly report to the immigration authority (securities issued, holders, bonds subscribed) by the tenth day of each month; the authority keeps the data 6 years10 day of each monthSince 28 Dec 2012 · Magyar Közlöny 2012Hungary · Residency bond programme
- Deadline to make the investmentintermediary must subscribe the government bond from the applicant's payment within this many days of the residence permit being issued (otherwise the permit is withdrawn)45 days28 Dec 2012 – 31 Dec 2014 · Magyar Közlöny 2012Hungary · Residency bond programme
- Limit on number of agentsParliament's economic committee may approve only one intermediary per country1 intermediaries per countrySince 28 Dec 2012 · Magyar Közlöny 2012Hungary · Residency bond programme
- Minimum bond discount ratediscount rate of the special bond: 1.5 percentage points below the secondary-market yield of the euro-denominated Hungarian bond closest to five years, but at least 2%2%28 Dec 2012 – 31 Dec 2014 · Magyar Közlöny 2012Hungary · Residency bond programme
About the document
What it covers Creates the residency bond route: new s. 28(3)-(11) of Act II of 2007 (residence permit in the 'national economic interest' for holders of at least EUR 250,000 of securities issued by an intermediary that buys special zero-coupon Hungarian government bonds); settlement permit after six months (new s. 35(1)(e)).
Notes Whole issue of the gazette (CCXX is on printed pp. 37386-37387, PDF pp. 272-273). Adopted by Parliament 11 Dec 2012; in force the day after promulgation.
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