Hungary issues country lists for employment of third-country nationals

Hungary

Hungary’s government recently issued Government Decree No. 179/2024 (VII. 8.) defining the list of countries of third-country nationals who may be employed in Hungary with the National Card, and also issued Government Decree No. 180/2024 (VII. 8.) defining the country list of third-country nationals who may be employed with a residence permit for foreign workers. These Government decrees entered into force on 9 July 2024.

Pursuant to Section 283(12) and (13) of Act XC of 2023 on the General Rules for the Entry and Residence of Third-Country Nationals, the Hungarian government must determine by decree the third-country nationals who may be employed with an employment residence permit or a guest worker residence permit, and the third-country nationals who may be employed with a National Card. In line with this law, Hungary recently issued Government Decree No. 179/2024 (VII. 8.) defining the list of third-country nationals who may be employed with a National Card, and issued Government Decree No. 180/2024 (VII. 8.) defining the list of third-country nationals who may be employed with a residence permit for foreign workers. These two regulations entered into force on 9 July 2024.

The following article summarises these changes.

Government Decree No. 179/2024 (VII. 8.) on the determination of the country list of third-country nationals who may be employed with the National Card

The following is the list of third countries whose nationals can be employed in Hungary with a National Card: 

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Republic of Northern Macedonia

Republic of Belarus

Moldova

Republic of Montenegro

Russian Federation

Serbia

Ukraine

The Hungarian government is entitled to revise the above list if necessary.

Government Decree No. 180/2024 (VII. 8.) on the determination of the country list of third-country nationals who may be employed with a residence permit for foreign workers

The following is the list of third countries whose nationals may be employed in Hungary with a residence permit for guest workers:

Philippines

Republic of Indonesia

Republic of Kazakhstan

Mongolia

Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Federal Republic of Brazil

Georgia

Kyrgyz Republic

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

Republic of Colombia

Hungary's government is also entitled to revise the above list if necessary.

The article was co-authored by Viktor Kovács.

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