For visa cases

The visa process

After being accepted by a company and being approved by both host and home entity of AIESEC, you can start preparing for your visa application. You may gather the following documents first:

• Property Sheet (provided by AIESEC in Hungary)

• Accommodation Certificate (provided by AIESEC in Hungary)

• Invitation Letter from AIESEC in Hungary

• Preliminary agreement (provided by AIESEC in Hungary and signed by the company. You will also need to sign it.)

• ID Photo with white background (take at least 2 photos)

• CV, Degree Certifications, Language Certificates and any kind of proof that you have the necessary background and knowledge for the employment. (except your university diploma)

• Visa/Residence Permit Application Form & Appendix 9.6 for Residence Permit for employment purposes (you may ask your employer company for the employment details, such as FEOR, TEÁOR, KSH numbers)

• Certification of Job Requirements (issued by the company, it should replace your diploma)

• Passport (has to be valid until the end of the internship)

• Health Insurance Contract with coverage against COVID-19 (must cover the whole duration of your internship)

• Student Certificate (has to be valid until the end of the internship)

• Bank Statement: A statement from a bank in order to prove sufficient funds to purchase a flight ticket to Hungary and live the first months. You are advised to have at least 1000-1500 EUR as financial reserves, based on previous experiences.

• Visa/Residence Permit Application Fees "to be paid by the Intern"

After gathering all these papers, please visit the closest hungarian embassy/consulate. There, you may apply for a D-type visa which will allow you to enter Hungary to pick up your Residence Permit for employment purposes. Please when doing the application at the embassy, tell them the following: 'there's no need for workforce demand notification or work permit registration according to 445/2013 Government Decree, Section 15., Part (1), Point 11'.

When filling out the application forms, please consider the followings:

• Fill out all the documents with BLUE pen. In Hungary, documents filled or signed with black pen may not be accepted depending on the authority

• The Visa process is expected to take between 2-4 months, however, it can take more time due to the political scenario in Europe, or even less depending on the authorities

  • The success of the process is heavily dependent on the precision of your application (e.g attaching all the required documents, quality of the documents, having consistent information on all the attached documents)

• For receiving the Visa it is mandatory to have a document showing where you will live. For this we send you the Accommodation Certificate that states that you are staying in that flat for free for the full period of the internship

• You will be asked to provide a document proving that the accommodation you are being reported to really exists. For this we send you the Property Sheet which is a document completely in Hungarian

  • NOTE: Everything that is related to accommodation is just in order to support your Visa application, but you are responsible to find and cover the expenses for your own accommodation after your Visa is accepted. Please refer to all the information provided in the "Welcome to Hungary" email, booklets or this website.

After submiting the application, you may wait until it gets approved.

After arrival

Since you came with a D-Type Visa, your Residence Permit card is readily waiting at the Immigration Office, you just need to pick it up. Go to the Immigration Office in person with the following documents:

• Flat Contract

• Accommodation Reporting Form "Address card" signed by your landlord

• NEW Invitation Letter from AIESEC in Hungary containing your permanent  new address in Hungary

• Signed contract with YOU, AIESEC and the Company

• Passport

Before getting the Residence Permit card you will have to fill out a short form in which you will have to mention your address

APPLY FOR THE ADDRESS CARD

After getting the Residence Permit card, you have to register your address online to get the Address Card. This piece of document is just as important as the Residence Permit so do not neglect the process otherwise you can be in trouble when stopped by authorities. You can only apply online at enterhungary.gov.hu by submitting a new application in the category Announcement - Notification of Change of Accommodation. Documents needed for the application:

• Flat Contract

• Accommodation Reporting Form "Address card" signed by your landlord (can be found at this link or here)

• Residence Permit

You will get your Address Card with a QR code to your profile within 4-5 weeks after the application.