Can You Be Self-Employed on a Family Permit in Hungary?
Updated August 2026. What changed this year: Hungary’s 2024 immigration overhaul is now fully in force, so the newer permit names (guest worker, guest self-employment, White Card) sit alongside the older family reunification permit. That mix is why so many...
August 20 Budapest Transport: What Shuts, What Runs
Every August 20, central Budapest turns into a pedestrian island for one evening. Here is the short version. August 20 Budapest transport runs on a holiday timetable, the metros stay open until roughly 02:30, and from about 21:00 the riverside core inside the Margit...
What Renting in Budapest Really Costs in 2026
Renting in Budapest now runs about 260,000 HUF a month for the average flat, and the July 2026 figures (published 13 August) show prices still edging up rather than settling. The market cooled from last year’s scramble, but landlords have not blinked. If you are...
HOW TO HUNGARY September Social 2026: Tickets & Early Bird
The HOW TO HUNGARY September Social takes place on Wednesday 16 September, 18:00 to 21:30, at KLUSTER Budapest, right by Astoria in the fifth district of Budapest. Early bird tickets are 15% off with the code EARLYBIRDSOCIAL, valid until 16 August. I’ve already...
I’m Anikó Woods, a Canadian-Hungarian who’s been knee-deep in life here since 2017 - bureaucracy, culture, and everything in between.