Hungary Pre-Departure Guide
Your complete checklist and guide for all essential preparations before traveling to Hungary for your studies.
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Your plan before you fly to Hungary: admission, permit, money proof, insurance and housing.
Preparing for Your Studies in Hungary
Your preparation follows a fixed order: admission, tuition, permit, then travel.
Important: India and Pakistan
What to Prepare
- Permit and visa: Apply for the residence permit for studies at the Hungarian embassy.
- Documents: Admission letter, tuition receipt and certificates with an official genuine-copy stamp (apostille in India, attestation in Pakistan).
- Health insurance: Full health insurance, or travel insurance if your university insures you.
- Money: 6 months of bank statements and proof of your sponsor's income.
- Housing: Proof of a place to live for the permit application.
- Travel: Travel within 3 months of approval. Then collect your card.
Your Preparation Order
First
Apply to your university and get the admission letter.
After admission
Keep the payment proof for the permit.
Right after
Apply at the embassy in New Delhi, Mumbai or Islamabad.
Up to 60 days
The immigration office in Hungary decides.
Within 3 months of approval
Collect your type D visa and fly.
University Rules Differ
Each university sets its own deadlines, fees and English test rules.
Check your university's own pages, for example Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), the University of Debrecen or the University of Szeged.
Hungary Pre-Departure Checklist
The main things to finish before you fly.
Documentation
Passport
Issued in the last 10 years, with 2 blank pages. It must stay valid 3 months after your permit ends.
Admission letter
Original from your Hungarian university.
Certificates
Certificates with an official genuine-copy stamp (apostille in India, attestation in Pakistan).
Police clearance
A paper from the police of your home country saying you have no crime record.
Practical Arrangements
Money proof
Sponsor's 6-month bank statements and income proof.
Insurance
Health or travel insurance.
Housing proof
Dorm letter, rent agreement or paid booking.
Final Preparations
Type D visa
Check the dates in your passport.
Copies
One full set of copies of every paper.
Arrival plan
In Budapest, the 100E bus goes from the airport to the city.
Important Reminder
Phone and Emergency
Set up your phone with the numbers you need.
Important Contacts & Resources
Emergency Contacts in Hungary
112 is the emergency number in Hungary for police, ambulance and fire.
Save These Contacts Before Departure
Your university international office
First help for permits, housing and enrolment.
NDGAP call centre
+36 1 463 92 92, Monday to Thursday 8:00 to 16:00, Friday 8:00 to 13:30.
Phone Checklist
Save 112, the emergency number.
Save your university's international office number.
Pre-Departure Tips for Hungary
Apply for the permit as soon as you have your admission letter.
Pay your tuition fee first. The permit application needs proof of payment.
Get your school papers officially stamped as genuine early. In India this is called an apostille. In Pakistan it is called attestation.
Ask your sponsor (the person paying for you) for 6 months of bank statements and income proof.
Arrange housing proof before your embassy appointment.
Check whether your university gives health insurance.
Keep a full set of copies of every paper.
Plan to enter Hungary within 3 months of the approval.
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