Hungary
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Hungary's Guest Investor Residence Permit offers a long-duration residence route through a qualifying fund share or higher-education donation, without turning the investment into citizenship.
Outcome
Guest investor residence permit
Fund route
EUR 250,000 minimum
Donation route
EUR 1,000,000
Published stay rule
No mandatory minimum stay
Overview
The immigration authority publishes a EUR 250,000 qualifying real-estate-fund route and a EUR 1,000,000 qualifying donation route.
The residence permit may be issued for up to ten years and extended once for up to another ten years.
Fund eligibility, the five-year holding restriction, entry sequence and source of funds should be confirmed before money moves.
1 draft route record in Hungary
Physical presence note
The authority states that the guest-investor permit has no mandatory minimum stay, but permanent residence and citizenship use separate tests.
PR & naturalization
The permit is renewable residence. Long-term residence and Hungarian citizenship are later, separate processes.
Tax note
A Hungarian permit does not by itself determine tax residence; obtain advice based on actual days, home and ties. Tax advice is given only by a qualified tax professional.
Documents note
Expect identity, admissibility, investment, source-of-funds and family evidence, followed by in-person biometrics.
Frequently asked
Is Hungary's program direct citizenship?
No. It grants residence; citizenship requires a separate naturalisation analysis.
Must the fund investment be held?
The official factsheet states that the qualifying fund share must be blocked for at least five years.