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Hungary: protection conditions for those liable for military service
Hungary’s immigration authority (OIF) states that the conditions for recognition as a temporary-protection beneficiary (menedékes) in Hungary have not changed: Ukrainian citizens liable for military service can also receive temporary protection in Hungary under the rules known since 2022.
When deciding a Hungarian application, the asylum authority checks whether the applicant has obtained protection in another EU Member State and, if so, rejects the Hungarian application.
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Fontos kiemelni, hogy a menedékeskénti elismerés feltételei Magyarországon nem változtak, a hadkötelesnek minősülő ukrán állampolgárok is a 2022. óta ismert szabályok szerint kaphatnak Magyarországon ideiglenes védelmet.A hazai menedékeskénti elismerés iránti kérelem elbírálásakor a menekültügyi hatóság vizsgálja, hogy más tagállamban szerzett-e védelmet a kérelmező, és amennyiben igen, úgy a magyarországi kérelmet elutasítja.Answer
Confirmed by a sourceHungary’s National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (OIF) states that the residence documents of people fleeing the Russian–Ukrainian war whom Hungary has recognised as beneficiaries of temporary protection (menedékes) are valid until 4 March 2028 under Section 2 (4) of Government Decree 196/2025. (VII. 8.), regardless of the validity period physically shown on the document. This applies to every such document, whatever expiry date is printed on it.
Source and full conditionsHungary’s National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (OIF) states that the residence documents of people fleeing the Russian–Ukrainian war whom Hungary has recognised as beneficiaries of temporary protection (menedékes) are valid until 4 March 2028 under Section 2 (4) of Government Decree 196/2025. (VII. 8.), regardless of the validity period physically shown on the document. This applies to every such document, whatever expiry date is printed on it.
Hungary’s National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (OIF) stresses that the conditions for recognition as a beneficiary of temporary protection (menedékes) in Hungary have not changed: Ukrainian citizens liable for military service can also receive temporary protection in Hungary under the rules known since 2022. Anyone who has already received temporary protection in another European Union Member State and still holds that status will not lose that protection under the new EU rules either. When deciding an application for recognition as a beneficiary of temporary protection in Hungary, the asylum authority checks whether the applicant has obtained protection in another Member State and, if so, rejects the Hungarian application.