Hungary - Seasonal worker - European Commission

Where and how to apply	You need to submit your application for a single permit at the embassy or consulate in your country of origin or in certain cases at the place of lawful residence or in Hungary. You can find the competent regional directorate on the website of the immigration authority. In the application for a single permit, you also need to apply for the visa entitling you to receive such a residence permit (unless you are exempt from a visa requirement). The competent regional directorate of the immigration authority in Hungary will assess your application, during which the authority requests the official opinion of the competent employment centre, whether they support the employment of the applicant. Therefore the documents concerning the employment, such as the work contract or preliminary agreement, as well as the document certifying the qualification (if this needs to be proven), shall also be attached to the application, together with the documents that prove that the residence criteria are fulfilled. Unless exceptions apply, the competent branch office of the employment centre also carries out a labour market test during its procedure of providing an official opinion. Your employer may also submit a work force request to the competent branch office of the employment centre prior to the single application procedure as a result of which the labour market test could be started prior to the single application procedure. During the labour market test, is checked whether there is available workforce among Hungarian or EEA-country national registered jobseekers or their family members, who meet the necessary requirements applicable to the position concerned. The decision-making in a single application procedure takes a maximum of 90 days. If approval is given for the single permit, a visa entitling the holder to receive a residence permit for the purpose of gainful employment will be issued at the embassy or consulate in your country of origin (unless you are exempt from a visa requirement). The visa will allow you to enter the territory of Hungary. Prior to the expiry of the validity of your visa, you can obtain your single permit at the competent regional directorate of the immigration authority. Fees The administrative service fee charged for the procedure for issuing a residence permit is EUR 60, payable at the diplomatic mission of Hungary primarily in EUR or other convertible currency, or in exceptional cases in the legal tender of the State where the application is submitted. The administrative service fee charged for the procedure is HUF 18,000 if submitted in Hungary. The fee charged for the extension of a residence permit is HUF 10,000.
Documents required	To obtain a seasonal employment permit, you need to: present a passport, which will remain valid for at least 3 months longer than the intended period of stay; prove adequate accommodation; prove sufficient financial resources and subsistence means (e.g. a prior agreement for a work contract); prove health insurance (by being officially employed you are fully covered by health insurance).
Further requirements	You cannot be subject to an entry ban or an alert in the Schengen Information System for the purposes of refusing entry, nor can your entry and stay threaten public policy, public health or public security in Hungary.
Duration of validity of permits	The validity period for a residence permit issued for the purpose of seasonal employment is maximum 6 months, and it may be extended by maximum 6 additional months within a 12-month period. The period of stay fixed in the residence permit is to be determined ascertaining that your travel document must be valid for at least 3 additional months beyond the date of expiry of the residence permit.
Conditions for renewal	The seasonal work permit may be extended by maximum 6 additional months within a 12-month period.
Appeals	In case of refusal, the decision may be appealed within 8 days, submitted to the authority of first instance, or at the Hungarian diplomatic or consular mission where the application was submitted.
Further information	More on Residence Permit for the Purpose of Seasonal Employment