Updated: 16. 08. 2023.

How to apply?

You need to submit your extension request online on the Enter Hungary website. This guide will help you navigate the application.

After submitting the online application, the applicant needs to book an appointment on the website of the National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing and visit the customer service (1135 Budapest, Szegedi út 37.) in person whitin 15 days from the submission to provide biometric data (e.g. photo and fingerprint). Booking the appointment and showing up in person is the responsibility of the applicant.

The official process starts with the registration of biometric data. If the applicant does not complete this step within 15 days after submitting the online application, their application will be deleted by the authorities. The last day you can show up in person at the National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing, after you submitted your online application, is the day of expiry on your permit! Even if the note says 15 days, if you go to the office when your permit has already expired, you will need to leave Hungary immediatelly. Example: if you permit expires on 30 June and you applied online on 28 June, you have 2 days to go to the office in person, and the last day to do that is 30 June.

When to apply?

You need to submit the application between 45 and 30 days prior to the expiration of your residence permit. The last day when you can apply for an extension is 30 days before your residence permit expires. If you submit the extension request earlier than 45 days before the expiry of your residence permit card, it will be deleted by the authorities.

Please be informed that the extension of the residence permit for the purpose of studies is only possible if:

• you are a holder of a valid residence permit at the time of application submission,
• you resided within the territory of Hungary with your residence permit at least 90 days in any 180-day period.

Required documents

When you apply for the extension of a residence permit, you need to present a 

• valid passport (it must cover the period of authorized stay at most)
• the former residence card and former address card issued by the authorities;
• the same documents as in the case of the first application.
• new certificate of active student status certified by the university - you can submit your request online through Q-tér
• transcript of study progress (if you are not a first year student) - you can receive this document from your faculty's registrar's office

In case your address didn’t change, it is enough to present the former address card and make a declaration that your accommodation did not change. Please note that the lease agreement must cover the period of your stay in Hungary at most. (When you sign the lease agreement, please note that your contract should have the opportunity for an extension.)

In case you finished your studies, but you applied for another programme (on a higher level) and you still have not received any certificate, you can submit a declaration issued by your faculty which states that you will upload the Letter of Acceptance later. In this case, please contact your faculty coordinator!

How will you receive the new residence permit?

All residence permits for the purpose of study are to be posted to the university address. After your permit arrives to the university, you will receive a notification from the Quaestura Office about the time and place of receiving your residence permit.