First registration of address of domicile and supply foreign citizens being subject to the Personal Data and Address Register with documents
Pursuant to Section 4 of Act LXVI of 1992 on Keeping Records on the Personal Data and Address of citizens the following persons are subject to the register: Hungarian nationals living in the territory of the Republic of Hungary, immigrants and settled persons, persons recognized as refugees and beneficiaries with subsidiary protection, persons being subject to the Act on entry and residence of persons with the right of free movement and residence (earlier persons disposing an European Economic Area residence permit) in case, when they exercise the right of free movement and the right of the residence over three month in the territory of the Republic of Hungary and Hungarian nationals living abroad following their special request.
Registration of settled citizens, first registration of their address of domicile and supply them with documents
The request for a permission of settlement is to be submitted to the immigration authority.
Within three working days from receipt of the settlement permission the settled citizens have to announce their data necessary to the registration at the Municipality Clerk competent at the place of domicile of the settled citizens (Document Service Centre) and at the same time the settled citizens have to perform their duties concerning the first announcement of their address of domicile. In the procedure they have to present the document issued by the immigration authority confirming their status of settled citizen, as well as the official certificate on their personal data and first announced address of domicile. The Municipality Clerk competent at the place of domicile (Document Service Centre) issues an address card confirming the registration of data.
The settled citizens are obliged to apply for identity card, and have the opportunity to submit the application at any Document Service Centre in Hungary.
First registration of persons disposing an European Economic Area (EEA) residence permit, first registration of their address of domicile and supply them with documents
Prior to 1st July 2007 the request for an EEA residence permit had to be submitted at the immigration authority.
The persons disposing an EEA residence permit issued prior to 1st July 2007 had to announce their data necessary to the registration at the Municipality Clerk competent at the place of domicile and at the same time they had to fulfil their duty to announce the first address of domicile. The Municipality Clerk competent at the place of domicile has delivered an address card confirming the registration. The address card was issued by the Document Service Centre competent according to the address of domicile.
The persons disposing an EEA residence permit were not entitled to be supplied with identity card.
Registration of persons with the right of free movement and residence, first registration of their address of domicile and supply them with documents
As of 1st July 2007 persons with the right of free movement and residence have to submit the application for registration certificate, residence card or permanent residence card to the immigration authority. The first address of domicile in the territory of the Republic of Hungary has to be announced to the immigration authority.
Every person with the right of free movement and residence, who has been supplied with registration certificate or residence card (permanent residence card), is registered by the Central Office in the personal data and address register - upon the immigration office’s announcement in course of a procedure ex officio. The persons concerned shall be aware of the fact of the registration receiving by mail the address card to the address of domicile.
Persons with the right of free movement and residence are not entitled to be supplied with identity card.
Registration of persons recognized as refugees, first registration of their address of domicile and supply them documents
The application for recognition as refugees has to be submitted to the immigration authority.
In three days after receiving the legally binding decision confirming their refugee status, the persons recognized as refugees are obliged to announce the data necessary for registration and to fulfil the obligation regarding the announcement of their first address of domicile at the competent Municipality Clerk of their place of domicile as well.
The Municipality Clerk issues the address card as a confirmation of the data enrolment.
The competent Municipality Clerk of the place of domicile (Document Service Centre) shall issue the address card.
The persons recognized as refugees are obliged to apply for an identity card and may submit the application at any Document Service Centre in the country.
Registration of beneficiaries with subsidiary protection, first registration of their address of domicile and supply them with documents
The application for recognition as a beneficiary with subsidiary protection must be submitted to the immigration authority.
The immigration authority shall inform the Central Office on the recognition as a beneficiary with subsidiary protection reporting the natural personal identification data and address of domicile of the competent persons in order to enter them to the registration and supply with identity card and address card as well.
The Central Office shall enter the beneficiary with subsidiary protection in the register and shall supply them with the first identity card and address card, too.
Registered foreign citizens (after the completion of their obligation regarding the registration of the first address of domicile) may report any changes in their address data at the competent Municipality Clerk of the locality according to their address or place of residence.
