Understanding Hungary's New Immigration Law: An Interview with Expert Alexandra Makk

In today’s episode of the newday podcast, we sit down with Alexandra Makk, a lawyer with a substantial background in immigration cases. Having also studied abroad, Alexandra understands the issues faced by expats and recent graduates. We discuss Hungary’s new immigration law, effective from January 1, 2024, covering a range of topics such as the various types of residence permits, common misconceptions, new rules, and changes in the application process. Join us for a thoughtful conversation on the reasons behind this law and what the future holds.
You can navigate through this episode using this timestamps:
0:46 Introduction
1:18 Alexandra's professional experience
3:06 "We want to provide an overview of this law"
3:55 What led to the enactment of this law?
5:05 Translation of the bill
7:03 Explanations provided in the bill
9:59 "If you submitted your application before January 2024, you are safe."
11:54 Classification of residence permits according to the new law
12:17 Permanent residence permit types
12:55 Temporary residence permit types
14:40 Hungarian Card
15:28 List of eligible professions
21:19 EU Blue card
24:40 Common misunderstanding of EU Blue card
29:10 Residence permit for the employment purposes
31:45 A challenging aspects of this residence permit
35:09 Permanent residence type: EU residence card
38:17 Family reunification
43:05 Important changes in the application process
46:25 Further clarification on the residence permit for employment
48:35 A scenario where you change your employer/place of work
52:40 A demand for specific professions in Hungary
54:14 Issues with the new law
58:12 Cultural exam
1:01:58 Common reasons for the rejection of your residence permit application
1:04:03 Guest self-employed residence permit/ Gainful activity residence permit
1:05:48 "There are always options for you"
1:07:30 Importance of qualification in EU in general
Act Nr. XC of 2023
on general rules on the entry and residence of third-country nationals
in Hungarian
net.jogtar.hu/...
Government Decree Nr. 35/2024.(II. 29.) on the implementation of Act Nr. XC of 2023 on the general rules for the entry and residence of third-country nationals.Here you can find also the topics for the culture exam in Annex 2 (2.melléklet a 35/2024. (II.29.) Korm.rendelethez - A kulturális ismereti vizsga követelményeinek és tágyköreinek listája):
net.jogtar.hu/...
Implementation rules to the Act Nr. XC of 2023 in English
drive.google.c...
Topics for the cultural exam from the Translation:
drive.google.c...
List of professions eligible to Hungarian card: page 802
drive.google.c...
Decree of the Minister for Innovation and Technology Nr. 65/2021 (29.XII.)
on the list of qualifications and the establishment of new qualifications in higher education.Here Annex 2 and 3 are important but only in the field of engineering, IT and natural science.
net.jogtar.hu/...
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[@Thunder198]

thank you so much for the information, i have just learnt about this new law and i didn't have a clue about it.
best regards for you dias for hosting this extremely informative podcast, and of course the same for dr.makk for her remarkable efforts to explain the new rules and regulations.....thank you

[@newdaycast]

you're welcome!

[@drmakkalexandra]

Thank you for your feedback! Our purpose was to help people 🤗

[@youssefel6940]

Nicely done ✅

[@Unknownuser-w3o]

Thank you for the video! I've seen Alexandra 's videos on tiktok ❤

[@drmakkalexandra]

I hope the Tiktok videos are useful for you 🤗

[@anasanas-yt6ds]

Immer etwas Besonderes

[@tamilshiva1043]

I have been married to a girl from Hungary for 10 months. Will I get a card if I do family reunification as per 2024 new law?

[@grahamtheakston263]

His questions are more confusing than her answers...

[@deivid7357]

is shocking

[@avinash13Naidu]

seriously!!!

[@jesseenow9839]

Hello I'm Snow Jesse from Cameroon please I will you to help connect me with Alexander.