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Hungary Guest Investor Residence Programme · Budapest · Central Europe

Relaunched in 2024, Hungary's Guest Investor Programme grants a renewable 10-year residence permit — the longest initial term in the EU — through regulated real estate funds or a donation.

From

€250,000

Processing

3–5 months

Minimum stay

No minimum stay

Citizenship

Permanent residence route; citizenship after 8 years

Investment routes

Real estate fund units

MNB-registered real estate investment fund

€250,000

Residential property

Direct purchase route (phased in from 2025)

€500,000

Educational donation

To a Hungarian higher-education institution

€1,000,000

Key benefits

10-year renewable residence permit
No minimum stay requirement
Central EU location bordering seven countries
Family members included

Legal framework

Framework updated: 2025

Act XC of 2023 on the General Rules for the Entry and Residence of Third-Country Nationals, effective July 2024. Qualifying routes: units in a regulated real estate investment fund, direct residential property (from 2025), or a donation to a higher education institution.

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