A residence permit allows its holder to reside in Hungary for a period of more than 90 days.
Appointment booking
The Visa application is admissible only if the application is lodged within a period of 90 days before the intended date of entry to Hungary.
Residence Permit Applicants with the purpose of Study, Family Reunification and Digital Nomad (White Card) purpose shall book their appointments directly on the online booking system of Gerry’s Visa Services: https://visa.vfsglobal.com/pak/en/hun/
Residence Permit Applicants with the purpose of Hungarian Card, EU Blue Card or Guest Investor CAN ONLY be booked at consulate.isl@mfa.gov.hu with the scanned copy of the applicant's passport along with the purpose and details of the planned stay in Hungary.
PLEASE NOTE: According to Government Decree No. 450/2024 (XII. 23.), only a limited number of nationalities can be employed in Hungary with a residence permit for the purpose of employment. The list of nationalities are published in Appendix 1 of the Government Decree. As of yet Pakistan has not been listed in Appendix 1, due to this RESIDENCE PERMIT APPLICATIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT PUSPOSE ARE ON HOLD.
Minimum requirements:
- Fully and legibly completed, and signed application form and relevant Appendix. The application forms and appendices can be downloaded: HERE
- Valid travel document satisfying the following criteria:
- it contains at least two blank pages;
- it has been issued within the previous 10 years.
- Passport-size colour photo (not older than 6 months);
- biometric data have been collected (if applicable);
- visa fee has been collected.
Study purpose
Please visit our dedicated site if you are a Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship holder.
Please visit our dedicated site if you are a self-funded student: https://islamabad.mfa.gov.hu/en/residence-permit-for-study-purpose
Information on other purposes of residence can be found on the Official website of the National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing
Refusal and appeal procedure
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Please note that decisions (refusal or termination of procedure) regarding residence permit (D visa) applications are communicated via public notice at https://oif.gov.hu/announcements-and-notices. Regarding decisions served by public notice, legal consequences are exclusively linked to the public notice; accordingly, the time limit for lodging an appeal must be calculated from the date of publication of the public notice.
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Every applicant has the right to appeal. Appeals have to be submitted personally by the applicant at the Consular and Visa Section of the Embassy of Hungary in Islamabad.
- Attention! Appeal submission is by appointment only. You can book your appointment at consulate.isl@mfa.gov.hu.
- The appeal should include a written appeal request which should be signed by the applicant.
- Appeal fee in PKR must be paid only with a special deposit slip provided by the Visa Officer. Your appeal is accepted only if you pay the fee. You will get the exact information about the payment when you appear at the Embassy. For information about consular fees: HERE. The fee for the appeal procedure cannot be reimbursed, not even in case of a positive decision.
Other
List of insurance companies can be downloaded here:
https://iszlamabad.mfa.gov.hu/assets/63/87/93/0d802692b02069573698f27ef92069dec113fd8 6.pdf
The consul or the National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing of Hungary may request the presentation of further documents or certificates in addition to the ones already attached to the application.
We inform applicants that we do not represent long-term “D” national visa applications to Lithuania or Estonia. Please contact the closest Lithuanian/Estonian Embassy directly.