Hungary Citizenship By Investment Program

Featured benefits of the Hungary citizenship program

. Fast-track permanent residency status, leading to citizenship, in exchange for the purchase of €250,000 in government bonds.

How to obtain Hungary Economic Citizenship by Investment

How to apply for permanentHungary citizenship by investment

Hungary citizenship fee structure

As a EU member state and part of Europe's open-border Schengen zone, Hungary is offering wealthy foreign investors a fast-track permanent residency status, leading to citizenship, in exchange for the purchase of €250,000 in government bonds.

Hungary's immigrant investor program was established in late 2012 and became operational mid-2013 and specifically targets wealthy investors, especially from China and or business people who are not residents or citizens of the EU.

Hungary citizenship program

Under the program, investors acquire special residency bonds, which are issued and guaranteed by the Government, and have a maturity of at least 5 years. The subscribed bonds should be for a minimum amount of €250,000, which would qualify the investor and their family to submit residence permit applications and receive preferential treatment. In return, investors and their family first obtain a Temporary Resident permit (3 month estimate), followed by a Permanent Resident permit (estimated 6 months after issue of temporary residence permit).

There is no minimum net worth, nor management experience required for the client. The due-diligence and background verification processes will be performed by the authorized financial intermediaries.