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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.

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OIF — applications of Ukrainians liable for military service

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.

OIF — protection in another Member State

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.

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Provisions and benefits provided for persons applying for recognition as a beneficiary of temporary protection Upon application, Hungary can grant temporary protection to Ukrainian nationals (i.e., recognise them as beneficiaries of temporary protection) who were residing in Ukraine before 24 February 2022; stateless persons or non-Ukrainian third-country nationals who were granted international protection or the same level of national protection in Ukraine before 24 February 2024; and family members of the above. An application for recognition as a beneficiary of temporary protection shall be considered ‘submitted’ following verification and recording of the applicant’s personal data, as well as taking his/her biometric data. 1. Documents Up until receipt of the (plastic card) document attesting having beneficiary of temporary protection status, the document (i.e., residence permit granted on humanitarian grounds to persons applying for asylum or Form of data for the ex officio issuance or extension of a residence permit granted on humanitarian grounds) issued upon submission of the application shall prove the applicant’s personal identification data, right of residence in Hungary, his/her status, as well as the address of his/her accommodation in Hungary. When attending to official administrative matters, as well as when availing of services and care/benefits to which the person applying for recognition as a beneficiary of temporary protection is entitled, the applicant must take with him/her his/her residence document and an official certificate stating the address of his/her accommodation in Hungary and present it before the acting authority or service provider concerned. On its own, the applicant’s residence document does not entitle its holder to travel abroad. With regard to the applicant’s stay in a country within the Schengen area other than Hungary, and thus his/her travel to a country within the Schengen area other than Hungary, please be advised to contact the aliens policing/border police authority of the foreign country of destination, as the asylum authority of Hungary does not have jurisdiction in this matter. If the period of validity of the residence document issued upon the time of application submission expires before the delivery of the (plastic card) document certifying beneficiary of temporary protection status, the applicant is required to appear in person before the authority and apply for the extension of the period of validity. The applicant is required to report change of his/her place of accommodation in Hungary to the asylum authority. Subject to the Act on the Registration of Personal Data and Residential Addresses of Citizens, persons applying for recognition as a beneficiary of temporary protection shall not be issued an official document certifying their residential address (i.e. ‘lakcímkártya’). Persons applying for recognition as beneficiary of temporary protection shall prove their place of accommodation in Hungary by presenting their residence document. 2. Employment Ukrainian nationals holding a biometric travel document may undertake employment in certain shortage occupation positions without a permit immediately after their entry into the territory of Hungary. Ukrainian nationals holding a biometric travel document may undertake employment in non shortage occupation positions for a period not exceeding 90 days after their entry into the territory of Hungary, if they hold a work permit, for whose issuance the employer submits an application at the competent government office. Without the obligation to have a permit, a person applying for recognition as a beneficiary of temporary protection is entitled to undertake a job within the territory of Hungary, including jobs undertaken through a temporary-work agency. (See Section 20 of Act L of 2025) The employer is required to report employment of a person applying for recognition as a beneficiary of temporary protection as per provisions of Subtitle 88 of Act XC of 2023.) An applicant may also undertake public employment. 3. Health care A person applying for recognition as a beneficiary of temporary protection is entitled to the following health care services free of charge, if (s)he is not covered by social security: · primary care; · specialised medical care or hospital care in cases of urgent need (a person in need of special treatment, e.g.: an unaccompanied minor, an elderly person, a disabled person, or a pregnant woman is entitled to specialised medical care and hospital care not only in cases of urgent need); · prenatal care, obstetric care; · for persons entitled to public health care services – medicines; · oncology patient care and other types of care for chronic patients; · emergency dental care and orthodontic (i.e. tooth-retaining) treatments. Place of receiving care: competent health care institution as per the place of accommodation of the person applying for recognition as a beneficiary of temporary protection. (See Point a) and b) of Section 3 (1) of Government Decree no. 196/2025 (of 8 July) and Section 44 (2) of Government Decree 301/2007 (of 9 November)) The person applying for recognition as a beneficiary of temporary protection must take with him/her his/her residence document and present it before the service provider concerned when using the listed healthcare services. 4. Education, training and care of a minor person applying for recognition as a beneficiary of temporary protection From the date of submission of the application for recognition as beneficiary of temporary protection, the minor is entitled to participate in public education under the same conditions as Hungarian citizens and is also subject to compulsory schooling. Public education obliged children of kindergarten age (from the age of 3) and children of compulsory school age may attend free kindergarten and school education, as well as receive kindergarten and school public education services at the competent public education establishment as per their place of accommodation. In case the person applying for recognition as a beneficiary of temporary protection is responsible for provision of care to a child or a student, at his or her request, the child or student is entitled to receive child meals provided by the institutions in accordance with Section 21/A of Act XXXI of 1997 on the Protection of Children and Administration of Guardianship (hereinafter referred to as Act on Guardianship), where (s)he shall be provided with institutional child meals for free or reduced prices on the basis of the provisions of Section 21/B (1) a) ab)-ad), (2) (b) and (c) of Act XXXI of 1997, and the Government Decree on reimbursement of fees for basic child welfare services and child protection specialist services providing personal care and the evidence that can be used for their application. (See Section 24 of Act L of 2025.) Enrolment: at the competent educational establishment as per the place of accommodation of the person applying for recognition as beneficiary of temporary protection. For receiving free or reduced prices institutional child meal services, the person applying for recognition as a beneficiary of temporary protection must take with him/her his/her residence document and present it before the service provider concerned. 5. Travel allowance A person applying for recognition as a beneficiary of temporary protection is entitled to 100% travel discount for inter-city, local travel by train and for travelling by long-distance bus only in the following cases: - to conduct official matters related to the arrangement for his/her status of beneficiary of temporary protection; - to receive medical care from the territorially responsible health care provider; - to participate in a programme run by a non-governmental organisation, or to receive assistance thereof. Application for the issuance of a certificate necessary for using the travel allowance, together with supporting documents, are to be submitted before the asylum authority. 6. Support for permanent departure from the territory of Hungary In the event of the applicant’s return to his/her home country or permanent departure to a third country, on the basis of a certificate issued by the diplomatic mission or consular post of the destination country concerned, upon the applicant’s application, the asylum authority will once provide for a valid a ticket (plane ticket) for the applicant to the destination indicated, and may reimburse all or part of the certified travel expenses, on the basis of a certificate. Before permanent departure from the territory of Hungary, the applicant is required to make a declaration before the asylum authority on the withdrawal of his/her application for recognition as a beneficiary of temporary protection, and return his/her residence document. 7. Costs of public health funerals If the person obliged to arrange for the burial of the person applying for recognition as beneficiary of temporary protection does not exist or cannot be found, or if the person obliged to arrange for the burial of the person fails to fulfil his/her obligation, the mayor of the local government of the place of death shall, within thirty days of becoming aware of the death, arrange for the burial of the deceased person under competence of municipal authority. The costs of the public burial will be reimbursed to the local government by the asylum authority. The claim for reimbursement must be submitted to the asylum authority within two months of the date of the order for the public health funeral. Reimbursement of document translation costs Upon request of the person applying for the recognition as a beneficiary of temporary protection, the asylum authority – in order to facilitate social integration – takes over the cost of translation into Hungarian of documents issued before recognition, such as that of birth certificates and marriage certificates, as well as documents certifying schooling, education or vocational qualifications. This form of aid is not available for use in the naturalisation procedure. An application for reimbursement of translation costs is required to be submitted to the National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing. The following documents are to be enclosed with the application: a) the original document to be translated, and b) a certificate issued by the educational establishment attesting to the level of education required for the continuation or commencement of studies, or a certificate issued by the employer attesting to the specific professional qualification(s) required for the employment. If the person applying for recognition as a beneficiary of temporary protection does not have a certificate issued by the educational establishment or by the employer, the certificate shall be replaced by a declaration on the purpose of the translation of the document. Reimbursement of document translation costs is possible only if the National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing, as the asylum authority, has approved the application for translation. In such cases, the translation will be ordered by the National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing. Reimbursement of costs of translations ordered and already paid by the beneficiary of temporary protection before the approval of his/her application for translation may not be claimed retrospectively. Accommodation The committees on protection of the county government offices are responsible for the tasks of providing accommodation and care to persons applying for recognition as beneficiary of temporary protection or beneficiaries of temporary protection. Thus, the protection administration systems provide accommodation to those in need. Key information on accommodation is available via the following Government website: https://safeinhungary.gov.hu/hu Please note that, under the current applicable legislation, a person who applies for recognition as a beneficiary of temporary protection is not entitled to receive regular subsistence allowance until his/her effective recognition. Last edited: 2026.03.03. 15:30

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