The Government Decree 450/2024 (XII. 23.) on the employment of guest workers in Hungary was published in the Hungarian Gazette No. 135, which entered into force on 1 January 2025.
On the basis of the legislation, after 1st of January 2025—subject to the exceptions described in point II—nationals of the following countries listed in Annex 1 of the Government Decree may be employed in Hungary with a residence permit for employment purposes and a residence permit for guest worker purposes:
- Georgia
- Armenia
- Philippines
Based on the above, in order to protect the interests of the applicants, our diplomatic mission does not accept applications for employment from Turkish nationals, as the National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (OIF) can only reject them on the basis of the above legislation. Our practice prevents clients from having to pay a procedural fee and from having to face a negative foreigners' background in case of refusal.
We would like to draw the attention of the interested parties to the fact that decisions on residence permits for employment purposes are made by competent departments of the National Directorate-General for Aliens, so we recommend that you contact the departments competent for decision-making with questions of legal interpretation and application.