Hungary internship visa (trainee residence permit)

You need a traineeship agreement with an approved host organisation and either a higher education degree obtained in the two years before applying or current enrolment in the degree the traineeship requires. You must have the language skills the placement needs.

The agreement describes the training programme and its educational goals, its duration, placement and supervision arrangements, the number of hours, and the legal relationship between trainee and host. The host must also undertake in writing to bear responsibility for you throughout the stay, especially living and accommodation costs, and to pay removal costs if you overstay without means.

Visa-required nationals must obtain the residence permit before travelling; a Schengen visa does not allow a traineeship beyond 90 days. Book an appointment on the Hungarian consular booking system and choose the correct purpose of stay: a wrong category means the file is not accepted and you must rebook. The file is lodged in person at the Hungarian mission responsible for your residence (or its service provider), usually followed by an interview; third parties cannot lodge it for you.

Bring the OIF application form filled in and signed, originals and copies of all documents, a passport valid at least three months with two blank pages issued within ten years, and two biometric photos no older than three months. Incomplete files are not forwarded to the immigration authority until the missing papers arrive. If approved, a single-entry D visa valid for 3 months (30 days’ stay) is issued so you can travel and collect the card; the approval lapses if you do not enter within 3 months.

The permit ends with the traineeship and at the latest after six months; it cannot be extended. During or after it you cannot apply in Hungary for a permit with another purpose, so any later stay must start with a new application from abroad.

A refusal can be appealed within 8 days of delivery, to the authority that decided or through the Hungarian mission where you applied, by appointment. The appeal fee abroad is EUR 160. Late appeals, appeals without reasons or appeals relying on facts you already knew before the decision are rejected without examination.