Hungary digital nomad visa: the White Card

You qualify if you are employed by an employer outside Hungary and do that work from Hungary using digital technology, or if you own a share in a profitable company outside Hungary and run it or work for it from Hungary. You cannot use the White Card if you qualify for or hold certain other permits (for example guest investor, guest self-employment, Hungarian Card, study, intra-corporate transfer) or are in the asylum system.

Employees submit an authentic employer certificate confirming remote work and its permitted duration, the role and that the employer really operates. Company owners submit documents on the company’s operations, their role and ownership share. Everyone adds income proof, accommodation proof (lease, free-use agreement, deed or paid booking), health coverage, a valid passport and a ticket or the money for one.

You must have earned at least EUR 3,000 net per month in the six months before entering Hungary and keep that income throughout the stay. Proof is six months of bank statements, or certificates of regular income from the employer or the tax authority.

Apply at the Hungarian mission serving your nationality or residence, after booking on the consular system. No separate visa application is needed: on approval a D visa valid 3 months (one entry, 30 days) is issued, and the card lapses if you do not enter and start your stay within 3 months.

Renewals are filed only inside Hungary through Enter Hungary, no earlier than 90 and no later than 30 days before expiry, while the permit is valid and after at least 90 days in every 180 spent in Hungary. The White Card can be extended only once, for up to one year, and only for the same purpose.

You may not work for or on behalf of a Hungarian employer or acquire a stake in a Hungarian business; doing so can lead to revocation. Family members cannot receive family permits, the card does not count towards a national residence card, and after the card is issued you cannot apply in Hungary for any other residence permit.

Appeal within 8 days of delivery, to the authority that decided or through the consulate where you applied. The appeal fee abroad is EUR 160; appeals filed late, without reasons or based on facts you knew before the decision are rejected without examination.