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Vendégbefektetői tartózkodási engedély (Guest investor residence permit) - information page
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What the document holds
OIF information page on the guest investor residence permit (last edited 2026-03-03): who qualifies (EUR 250k fund units or EUR 1m donation), where/how to apply (in Hungary only, within 30 days of entry; online via Enter Hungary; biometrics within 15 days), proof of investment (visa validity or 6 months for visa-free), renewal at least 30 days before expiry, fee page link (no amount on this page), required documents (fund units locked 5 years; fund 40% residential; manager thresholds EUR 100m / 500m / 600m; donation receipt; accommodation; passport; photo), renewal conditions, processing time 21 days, postal delivery, validity up to 10 + 10 years, 5-day change notice, work rights, 8-day appeal. Added 16 rules. No statistics (source notes say OIF statistics booklets do not break out these permits).
What it supports
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Programmes (1)
Rules and prices (16)
- Investment in a fundmain applicant; real-estate fund units registered by the central bank, held at least 5 yearsEUR 250,000Date not stated · Hungary OIF 2026Hungary · Guest Investor Program
- Donationmain applicant; donation to a higher-education institution run by a public-interest trustEUR 1,000,000Date not stated · Hungary OIF 2026Hungary · Guest Investor Program
- Time limit to report changesreport changes in the investment data5 daysDate not stated · Hungary OIF 2026Hungary · Guest Investor Program
- Holding period for the investmentfund units, locked on a securities sub-account for at least 5 years5 yearsDate not stated · Hungary OIF 2026Hungary · Guest Investor Program
- Deadline to prove the investmentproof of investment for visa-free nationals, from first lawful entry (visa holders: within visa validity)6 monthsDate not stated · Hungary OIF 2026Hungary · Guest Investor Program
- Time limit for an appealappeal against a refusal, from notification8 daysDate not stated · Hungary OIF 2026Hungary · Guest Investor Program
- Residence permit validityguest investor residence permit document (at most)10 yearsDate not stated · Hungary OIF 2026Hungary · Guest Investor Program
- Validity of a renewed residence permitrenewal for the same purpose (at most)10 yearsDate not stated · Hungary OIF 2026Hungary · Guest Investor Program
- Time limit to give biometricsonline applications count as received only if fee paid and photo/fingerprints/signature given within 15 days of the confirmation15 daysDate not stated · Hungary OIF 2026Hungary · Guest Investor Program
- Maximum processing timeadministrative deadline for the permit decision (time until the investment is proven, document requests and other steps not counted)21 daysDate not stated · Hungary OIF 2026Hungary · Guest Investor Program
- Time limit to apply for the residence permitpermit application after entry with the guest investor visa or first lawful entry (visa-free)30 daysDate not stated · Hungary OIF 2026Hungary · Guest Investor Program
- Time limit to apply for renewalrenewal application, at least this many days before the permit expires30 daysDate not stated · Hungary OIF 2026Hungary · Guest Investor Program
- Minimum fund share in residential propertyqualifying fund: at least 40% of net assets in Hungarian residential property40 percent of net asset valueDate not stated · Hungary OIF 2026Hungary · Guest Investor Program
- Minimum assets managed by the fund managerAIFM: assets above EUR 100 million (incl. leverage)EUR 100,000,000Date not stated · Hungary OIF 2026Hungary · Guest Investor Program
- Minimum assets managed by the fund managerAIFM of unleveraged funds without redemption for five years: assets above EUR 500 millionEUR 500,000,000Date not stated · Hungary OIF 2026Hungary · Guest Investor Program
- Minimum assets managed by the fund managerinvestment fund manager with a real-estate fund: assets above EUR 600 millionEUR 600,000,000Date not stated · Hungary OIF 2026Hungary · Guest Investor Program
About the document
What it covers Current routes (fund units EUR 250,000 held 5 years; donation EUR 1,000,000), documents required, processing time 21 days.
Notes Page undated; captured 2026-10-02. OIF's published statistics booklets (oif.gov.hu/statisztikak-kiadvanyfuzetek, 2013-2025) were checked and do not break out investor or guest-investor permits.
Source id hun-oif-guest-investor-web-2026 · accessed 2 Oct 2026