Immigration Office

National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing

As of 1 July 2023, most immigration tasks should be managed online (extension of residence permit, change of accommodation etc.).

You can reach the official website of the National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing with all the important information about staying in Hungary here!

In case you still would like to have a personal appointment, you can find below some useful information.

Regional Office

PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU HAVE TO BOOK AN APPOINTMENT IN ADVANCE!
(You can reach the online appointment booking form on the oif.gov.hu website.)
 

Office hours (updated on 20.12.2022):

ONLINE EXTENSION PROCESS FOR CURRENT STUDENTS:

 Application for Residence Permit document (5 pages) and APPENDIX 13 document (3 pages)
 Accommodation reporting form (in effect from 1st January 2023)

Checklist for new students

The following checklist includes all the necessary documents that you must obtain before you go to the "Immigration Office" in Debrecen. Please make sure that you have all of them.

1. Students who cannot enter Hungary without a visa

• Passport
• Passport size photo (stamped on the backside by the Hungarian Consulate)
• Documentation of your residential background:
  • Address registration form signed by owner
  • Lease contract/Contract with student hostel
  • “Adatlap a tartózkodási engedély kiadásához” (please do not stick your photo on)

• Passport
• Passport size photo
• Administrative fee to be paid on the spot
• Certificate of your student status
• Certificate of admission
• Certificate of enrollment (you will get this at the Educational Office after registration)
• Valid student ID card
• Health insurance for the whole stay in Hungary
• Documentation of your residential background:
  • Certificate of accommodation in the student hostel
  • If you are the owner of the real estate, the ownership certificate
  • Lease contract or any other agreement about your accommodation (containing the expiration date and the amount of rental fee)
  • Contract or statement providing accommodation by courtesy
• Documentation of your financial background:
• A written declaration explaining your financial circumstances: the source, amount, currency and regularity of your income
• If you have a Hungarian bank account: history of debits and credits on this account at least for the previous 6 months
• If you have access to a foreign bank account: history of debits and credits on this account at least for the previous 6 months
• If you receive cash via money transfer: all currency exchange statements and spot cash statements within a 6 month time period
• It is worth collecting all money-related documents to avoid complications (bank account certificate, transfer history, money exchange receipts, payout/ATM receipts)
• Proof of ability to leave Hungary:
  • Valid ticket or reservation
  • Amount of money to buy a ticket put in deposit in your bank account
• Forms to be filled in:
• “Accommodation reporting form for third country nationals” (with the signature of the person or the dormitory providing your accommodation)
•  “Application for residence permit for the purpose of studies”, but do not stick on your photo

3. Students from EEA countries (member of the EU and Lichtenstein, Norway, Iceland and Switzerland)

• Passport or ID card
• Administrative fee to be paid on the spot
• Health insurance card
• Certificate of your student status (you get this after registration at the University)
• Documentation of your residential background:
  • Certificate of accommodation in a student hostel
  • Lease contract or any other agreement about your accommodation (containing the expiration date and the amount of rental fee)
  • Contract or statement providing accommodation by courtesy
• Documentation of your financial background:
  • scholarship / student loan certificate (Current Lånekassen / CSN / LÍN statement)
  • your own bank account certificate / transfer history
  • money exchange receipts / payout (ATM) receipts
  • cash via money transfer (e.g.: Western Uninon) certificates
• Form to be filled in
• “Form for issuing registration certificate and reporting accommodation” 

Downloads

 Accommodation reporting form for third country nationals (in effect from 1st January 2023)
 Form for issuing registration certificate and reporting accommodation 

 Data sheet for residence permit