Hungary work permit reform is back on the table, but nothing has changed yet. A coalition of immigration, legal and business organisations wants to replace the fragmented system introduced in 2024 with one default work permit, the EU Blue Card and a small number of...
Last verified: June 2026 By Friday afternoon, my social media feeds were full of warnings that Hungary had effectively shut the door on foreign workers. Some posts suggested a sweeping ban. Others implied that work permits were no longer available. As is often the...
It’s Thursday, 8 January, and Hungary has disappeared under the heaviest snowfall most of us can remember in well over a decade. Roads are treacherous. Pavements are polished ice. Even routine errands suddenly require planning, patience, and a healthy respect for...
Last night’s HOW TO HUNGARY session at KLUSTER proved that nothing packs a room faster than immigration anxiety. Budapest has moved firmly into winter, and yet people arrived early, notebooks in hand, ready to understand Hungary Immigration: The Price of Staying in...
Let me just say this straight out: if I had a forint for every time someone asked me whether they could retire in Hungary, I’d have enough to buy a Balaton villa and still have change for a few bottles of Olaszrizling. Andrew and I have spent more time on the phone...
A public proposal would simplify Hungary’s work permit system and undo much of the 2024 framework. Nothing has changed yet, but the discussion has begun.