Experts on Hungary's Golden Visa - IST Hungary

The entire process takes several months. As our experience shows, two factors play a key role: how quickly you can make an appointment at the Hungarian consulate located in your current country of residence, and how quickly you can arrive in Hungary on a 6-month investor guest visa to make investments and directly apply for a 10-year residence permit.

No, at this time, purchasing real estate does not entitle you to participate in this program. However, it is still possible to obtain a residence permit through the purchase of real estate if the property is purchased for business purposes. However, this option has fewer advantages at a slightly lower cost.

Investments must be maintained for at least 5 years. After this period, you are free to withdraw your funds. However, if you wish to extend your residence permit after its expiration, you will need to make the same amount and type of investment again.

There are no minimum stay requirements for Golden Visa holders. While other types of residence permits require you to spend at least half of your time in the country, here you are entitled to an extension even without visiting Hungary at all.

Holders of a Hungarian residence permit can freely enter any Schengen Agreement country and stay there for up to 90 days without having to obtain additional documents.

No, this program does not lead directly to citizenship. It grants investors Hungarian residency status for a period of 10+10 years. The normal naturalization procedure requires permanent registration (address) for a minimum of 8 years, although certain circumstances may shorten this period. More information on acquiring Hungarian citizenship is available here.