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Fresh Speech by Interior Minister on Foreign Guest Workers & Residence Permits in Hungary

• 14 Apr 2025 1:04 PM

Those who do not respect Hungary’s laws and regulations "do not have to stay in Hungary in any capacity", Sandor Pinter, the interior minister, said on the closing day of the 17th Hungarian Assembly of Lawyers in Balatonalmádi.

In his talk on the legal stay of third-country citizens in Hungary, Pinter noted a regulation that entered into effect in 2024 which declares that "Hungary belongs to Hungarians".

Guest workers, he said, may only fill positions in Hungary that can't be taken by Hungarians.

Another basic principle, the minister said, was that guest workers are not allowed unlimited stay, and their stay is not extended automatically. Also, those who are expelled from the country have to leave, he said, adding that this was the responsibility of the person or entity who brought the individual in question to Hungary.

Meanwhile, Pinter noted that Hungary provides protection to anyone arriving from Ukraine who is in direct need of it. Hungary has welcomed some 13 million people from Ukraine so far, he said.

Around 50,000 people applied for temporary protection by March 31, of which 44,000 applications have been approved, Pinter said.

More than 1.4 million of the 13 million refugees from Ukraine declared that they were fleeing the war, he said, adding that the authorities have issued temporary residence permits to 245,000 people so far.

Source: 
MTI - The Hungarian News Agency, founded in 1881.

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