Hungary
Hungary’s Guest Investor Programme, relaunched in late 2024, grants a ten-year EU residence permit from 289,000 USD in an approved real-estate fund, or a 1 million donation — with no minimum-stay rule and a flat 15% income tax. The thing to be clear about: this is residence, not a passport; citizenship needs eight years and a language exam, and the “recoverable” fund locks your capital for five years at market risk.
Residency by investment — key figures
- From
- env. $289 000≈ $385 214 — estimated total, family of four, fees included
- Processing time
- 1–3 months
- Physical presence
- The ten-year guest-investor residence permit carries no minimum-stay rule. Naturalisation is a separate, far longer path requiring eight years of residence and a language exam.
Investment routes
| Route | Official minimum | Real total, family of four |
|---|---|---|
| Investment fund | env. $289 000 | ≈ $385 214 |
| Donation | env. $1 154 000 | ≈ $1 540 857 |
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Tax at a glance
- A flat 15% personal income tax
- Corporate tax is 9%, the lowest headline rate in the EU
- VAT is 27%, the highest standard rate in the EU
- The Guest Investor Programme gives residence, not citizenship
- Holding the permit does not by itself make you tax-resident
Compare it with another jurisdiction
| — | Mexico | Malta |
|---|---|---|
| Official minimum | $78 000lower | env. $80 800 |
| Real total, family of 4 (fees included) | ≈ $104 130lower | ≈ $107 860 |
| Announced processing | 2–6 monthsfaster | 12–18 months |
| Presence required | Temporary residents should not be absent from Mexico for more than two consecutive years to keep the status; permanent residence is more flexible. | None. |
| Years to citizenship | 5 yearsfaster | — |
| Investment routes | Capital transfer, Business, Bank deposit | Real estate |
| A route returns the capital | Yes | No |
| Open to Russian applicants | YesIdentical on this line | YesIdentical on this line |
| Region | Latin America | Europe |
Frequently asked questions
Does the Guest Investor Programme give a Hungarian passport?
What is the cheapest route?
Is the fund investment safe?
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What we do for you
Citizenship or residence, the honest answer often is not the one you arrived with. We take the whole procedure with you — eligibility, the route that fits your situation, the file, the follow-up — with one person on your side throughout.
For Hungary specifically, you are talking to someone who already knows the file: who to speak to on the ground, what the unit actually asks for, and the points where applications stall.
- One point of contact, from the first call to the certificate
- Vetted partners on the ground — law firms, licensed agents, banks — introduced, not listed
- It starts with a short qualifying call, and no, it is not a sales call
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