To Hungary with a Polish visa. National visa: advantages and disadvantages

Below you will find a list of documents for registration tourist visa to Hungary.

A short list of documents for a visa to Hungary

Detailed list of documents for a visa to Hungary

1. Foreign passport

Basic requirements for foreign passport for a visa to Hungary:

It can be a foreign passport, both old and new;
- Your passport must be signed by you in the appropriate box;
- the passport must be valid for at least 3 months starting from the date of the end of your planned trip;
- the passport must have at least two blank (or blank) pages.

2. One (1 copy) completed and signed questionnaire

To submit documents at the Visa Application Center, a printed and completed “paper” application form is sufficient. The questionnaire is filled out either in Russian or in English language... It doesn't matter how you print the questionnaire - one-sided or two-sided.

  • (filling on the computer)
3. Two (2 pieces) identical color studio quality photographs

Basic photo requirements for a visa to Hungary:

The size of the photo must be strictly 3.5 cm wide and 4.5 cm high (35 x 45 mm). As a rule, the head should cover about 70-80% of the photo;
- The photo must be taken no later than 6 months before the submission of documents for a visa. If the exact same photo is found on previous visas issued more than 6 months ago, then you face a technical refusal in the visa;
- the photo must be on a white background;
- the photo should not contain shadows and highlights;
- the photo (ideally) should be printed on matte photo paper;
- facial expression should be neutral;
- if you wear glasses, make sure there is no lens flare in the photo.

4. Certificate from the place of work

The certificate from the place of work must be drawn up on the letterhead of the employing company and in mandatory contain the following data:

Your job title;
- date of commencement of work in the company;
- monthly (or annual) earnings.

A certificate from the place of work must be certified by a signature authorized person, as well as the seal of the company.

5. Confirmation of hotel reservation

It is required to provide confirmation of accommodation booking for the entire duration of the trip. The booking confirmation must contain:

Your name and surname according to your international passport (minimum). Ideally, additionally the date of birth and passport number;
- exact dates of booking (from ___ to ___);
- the name and address of the hotel;
- hotel contacts (phone, email).

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It is highly desirable that your confirmation contains information about booking guarantees, and even better about prepayment.

6. Tickets

It is required to provide tickets for the entire route - to Hungary and back.

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7. Availability Money/ financial guarantees

In addition to a certificate from the place of work, we strongly recommend that you attach additional financial guarantees in the form of a bank account statement (or the available card balance). The amount on the account must be at least 50 euros per day of stay.

Attention! For non-working applicants, these financial guarantees are required.

An important addition: if you have a credit card, then the check should indicate the available balance, and not the total amount approved by your bank (credit limit). It is important for the consulate to understand how much money you have available for use.

8. Medical insurance

Your trip must be insured. The sum insured must be at least 30,000 euros or 50,000 US dollars. Coverage area: either "Hungary", "Schengen countries", or "Worldwide".

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What is the difference between a Schengen and a national visa? Polish or Lithuanian, for example. In fact, if you are in Europe and you have any of them in your passport, then you will not really feel the difference. However, there is whole line differences both in design and in the conditions and rules of stay in the Schengen area.

Not everyone can obtain a national visa (D), but only those who plan to stay in the territory of this country in total (during one or several trips) for more than 90 days (minimum 91 days) within six months, counting from the date of first entry ... At the same time, the reasons for staying must be weighty: study at the university, work trips, cultural or sports events. Everything must be documented with the provision of an invitation by the host.

Features of a national visa category D

For citizens of the Republic of Belarus, as well as holders of the Pole Card or confirmation of Lithuanian origin, Polish and Lithuanian nationals are issued is free (Schengen is 60 euros). For citizens of other countries, it will cost 20 euros, which is less than for a Schengen visa (35 euros for Russians and Ukrainians).

Do not confuse the national long-term visa with multiple short-term Schengen visa type C! A short-term visa can be either for 1 day, or for 5 years, but it gives the right to stay in the Schengen zone for no more than 90 days in each half of the visa validity period, but

A national visa (D) allows you to:

- be on the territory of the issuing country according to the time of stay and the duration of the visa (from 90 days in half a year, usually an annual one is issued);
- additionally move through the territory of other states belonging to the Schengen zone for up to three months within six months. This point has been operating since March 2010, and the national visa (D) actually received the status of a residence permit, HOWEVER, not all employees of border and other structures are aware of this introduction (although a lot of time has passed), therefore, if you have a national visa ( Polish, for example), when visiting other Schengen countries, you should be able to clarify this point, and it is better to have a printout of this part of the EU Visa Code so as not to be detained during the proceedings.

Required documents for obtaining a national visa (D):

- travel document (passport);
- completed and signed visa application;
- biometric photography;
- medical insurance (see. below is an important point!);
- additional documents confirming: the purpose of arrival; availability of funds for entry, stay and exit from Poland; the need to stay in Poland for more than 90 days within six months.

Although you can stay in other Schengen countries for three months, the following subtleties of this type of visa should be taken into account:

- the first entry on a visa must be carried out on the territory of the country that issued the visa (provided that it borders on your state). For example, you have a Polish national, and if you go from Belarus to Lithuania directly, bypassing the territory of Poland, then the passport must contain a stamp that you have already visited Poland with this visa. Otherwise, the Poles may then refuse to issue a visa, since you are using it for a purpose other than that indicated in the application form (cultural, sports, educational events in the territory of a given country). This item has an unofficial name - “Rule of First Entry”. Many people are light-hearted about this rule, having experience of multiple entries through third countries. But the author of the article personally spent many hours in the office of the border service, which checked the accompanying documents, called the inviting organization, and conducted an interrogation. This is not unfounded information.
- the minimum insured amount of coverage for a stay in Poland and Lithuania is 30 thousand US dollars, for many Schengen countries this insurance is not enough, you need a policy with a minimum coverage of 50 thousand dollars, so get the right insurance;
- due to certain legal aspects arising from the signing of the Customs Code may not be allowed to enter Denmark with a national visa of another country;
- remember that Switzerland is not a member of the agreement, but only a country that allows foreigners to enter its territory with a Schengen visa, therefore entry there on a national visa (D) is also allowed there, as well as in Iceland and Norway;
- be prepared that the border guards of other countries will nervously consider your passport and ask questions about the purpose of the visit, especially if the D visa is issued to you for official purposes, that is, constant trips to your national (Polish, Lithuanian) counterparty.

Making a small summary, the following disadvantages and advantages of a national visa (D) can be highlighted:

Flaws:
- you need to enter the country that issued the visa for the first time (very desirable!);
- Required documents confirming the need for a long stay in the host country (certificates from the university, a contract from work in the EU);
- problems may arise in other Schengen countries if border guards, customs officers or police are not familiar with the changes in the Visa Code (carry a printout with you);
- you need a good reason for staying in the country for at least 91 days a year (half of the validity period).

Items 1, 2 and 4 DO NOT apply to Pole Card holders. They receive a visa for other reasons and the main documents for issuing a visa is KP.

Advantages:
- actual possession of a residence permit, which gives the right to do business in the country for general rights with citizens of countries (if permission is received);
- the possibility of staying in other Schengen countries for up to three months in each half of the visa validity period;
- allows you to cross the Schengen border an unlimited number of times during the year;
- the cost of a national visa is lower (or even free).
- under special conditions of transit, citizens of Belarus for up to 48 hours.

Thus, taking full advantage of all the advantages, and taking into account all the disadvantages, the national visa (D) is a convenient option for travel and residence both within the issuing country and throughout Europe.

V modern world labor migrants are given every opportunity to move to a more economically developed country with further legal employment. Russians who have worked in Poland often look further west to countries with higher living standards and higher wages. Is it realistic to get a job with Polish visa, for example, in Germany? European states are loyal to people migrating from eastern states, work in other countries for Polish visa is quite real.

In which countries can you work on a Polish visa

Twenty years ago it would have been worth putting an end to this, but globalization has done its job. By joining the European Union, Poland allowed many multinational corporations already operating in Europe into its country. They brought investments to the country and connected with close labor relations with the EU.

Employment under visa documents from Poland in, Norway, Estonia and other EU countries is available for employees of companies with branches in other countries.

For example, a Russian is interested in working in Germany with a Polish work visa - he should look for a corporation operating both in Poland and in Germany.

This algorithm was created primarily for the convenience of doing business - firms were able to send personnel from one branch to another for several months without unnecessary paperwork.

This legal standard also applies to companies that are bound by contracts. Labor migrants from Russian Federation... You can get a job in another country with a residence card / visa issued in Poland.

What is needed to issue a Residence Card is discussed in the article ““.

Van der Elst visa - compulsory for employment in the EU

As a rule, the most problems for applicants arise with filling out a voluminous application, which is more like a questionnaire. It must be filled in in duplicate and in the language of the country where the citizen plans to go to work.

The information should be entered accurately and carefully - any discrepancy in the future may become a reason for refusing to open a visa.

Let's go through the main errors that can lead to a failure:

  • you do not need to translate passport data into another language;
  • the date and place of receipt of the document are entered into the questionnaire with the help of, and the full name - as indicated in the foreign passport;
  • citizenship is indicated in the adjective format, not the country of citizenship: not “Russia”, but “Russian”, respectively;
  • when you reach the block with contact information, use transliteration again. For example, Tsvetochnaya street in the application form should be entered as Cvetochnaja;
  • the section "references" is intended for the data of the employer in the country where the applicant is sent. Make sure to enter valid and correct contacts: the consulate conducts a deep check and requires confirmation of the business trip from all parties.

The obtained Van der Elst visa for work in the European Union is not issued on a separate medium, but is affixed to the employee in a valid foreign passport.

Cost and terms of registration

The consular fee for applying for a visa may differ depending on the country. Van der Elst visa for Germany will cost 75 euros. Be prepared to pay for some other consular services, document delivery, translations, and so on. It is extremely important to collect documents and fill out a questionnaire very carefully because consular fee in case of refusal, it is not refundable, and each new attempt to serve will be accompanied by expenses.

The timing of visa processing is directly related to the queue and the number of applications received by the consulate. On average, an employee receives travel documents in 2-3 weeks. During the hot tourist season, the terms are extended. The best option is to submit papers 2-3 months before the approximate employment in a new place.

How long can you work in other countries on a Polish visa

National visa D 05 gives you the opportunity to work in another EU country for only three months.

More loyal conditions are provided for holders of the Voivodship visa. Such workers can also stay in the territory of the EU country for three months, but with the right to extend. To do this, the employee must leave the territory of the country in set time(no later than 90 days) receive travel documents, a van der Elst visa, and continue working.

The residency card is intended for long-term employment.

Consequences of illegal work

Mediators offering vacancies without a van der Elst visa violate European Union law. Labor activity based on documents issued by another EU member without a visa Van der Elst is illegal and entails consequences.

First, there are pecuniary punishment... Both the employee and the firm will suffer.

Secondly, if the government becomes aware of the illegal stay in the country, the worker is simply deported. Firms that accept illegal immigrants or send them to another country are also severely punished - up to the closure or ban on doing business in the country.

That is why large eminent companies do not offer work illegally, and vacancies without a Van der Elst visa are placed mainly by fraudulent firms that leave the client to fend for themselves as soon as he crosses the border of another European Union state.

It will be difficult for an illegal labor migrant to find a job in Europe in the future. He will not be able to enter the Schengen countries for five years. But even after the end of the sentence, it will be very difficult to apply for a visa due to a violation visa regime.

How to choose the right intermediary

Recruitment agencies operate throughout Europe, and the lion's share of vacancies posted on the Internet is assigned to a specific company. It is difficult and time-consuming to look for a job without an intermediary. That is why intermediary firms are so attractive to job seekers.

Many Russians do not know where to start and where to look for an employer who can send them to another country. At first glance, the agencies already have everything set up, and work in Germany through Poland is available to almost everyone. You should not be afraid of recruitment agencies, but you need to look closely at them in order not to get caught by scammers:

  • First of all, a citizen must ask a recruiting agency for permits. The company must be registered as entity, have a legal and actual address, contracts with companies for which they are looking for personnel.
  • If, in the course of a conversation with a representative of the intermediary, it turns out that the applicant will have to pay for employment, most likely, the selected partner provides services illegally. Let us emphasize that we are talking about payment for a vacancy. In Poland, recruiting agencies do not have the right to charge an applicant for their services - the employer pays them the fee. It is possible that after employment, the employer will nevertheless deduct the amount of commission for the intermediary from the employee's salary - but not earlier than the employee receives this salary.
  • The information provided by the intermediary is also worth checking. If the company tells you that the design additional visa for Germany has already been canceled - in no case take our word for it. Unscrupulous intermediaries usually disappear before they are fined, and the unlucky applicant is the culprit.

Conclusion

In 2019, Russian citizens who have a work permit in Poland can work in Sweden, Germany, France and some other countries. To do this, they will have to apply for a Van der Elst visa. Its validity period depends on the document on the basis of which the permit is issued. For long-term employment, we recommend using the Polish Residence Card.

How to work in Germany on a Polish visa: Video

Documents for a single entry visa to Hungary with personal submission

1. Passport
2. Pictures of 2 pieces

4. Information about wages for at least 3 months, allowed for 6 months
5. Bank account statement at the rate of 50 euros per day (provided if the salary is less than 500 rubles per month)

6. Round-trip plane ticket (provided by the agency)
7. Completed application form (provided by the agency)
8. Hotel reservation paid for the period of the visa request

Documents for visa to Hungary multiple entry impersonal

1. Passport
2. Pictures of 2 pieces
3. Insurance for the period of stay
4. Certificate of wages for at least 3 months, allowed for 6 months

A visa to Hungary can be issued remotely. To get started, you need:



4. We prepare documents for submission to the embassy and send them to your e-mail.
5.you print the documents and go to the embassy for collection of prints

A visa to Hungary with impersonal filing can be issued remotely. To get started, you need:

1. send a scan or photo of your passport to our Viber.
2. we will check whether it is possible to make a visa specifically in your case and for how long, and we will call you back.
3.the payment is credited to the current account (the agreement can be downloaded on the website)
4.we draw up documents for submission to the embassy and take your passport to the consulate ourselves
5. we pick up the passport and send it to you with a visa

Documents for certain categories of citizens

Children (under 18) / School students

A copy of the birth certificate, certified by a notary (if the parents have different surnames - a copy of the marriage certificate);
If on a trip with minor child only one parent is involved, a power of attorney certified by a notary is required for the right to leave the second parent abroad with a child (in English), as well as a copy of the parent's passport. If the child is traveling alone - a copy of the permission from both parents.

Unemployed

1. Bank statement on the state of the account
2. Sponsorship letter if necessary
3. Employment history if necessary (a copy certified by the company enterprise)


Visa to Hungary for Belarusians

Belarusian citizens who wish to visit Hungary must open a visa. Since Hungary is a member of the Schengen countries, any Schengen visa can be used to travel to the country. However, in this article we will only talk about the visa to Hungary.
Acceptance of documents is carried out at the Embassy of Hungary in Minsk. The filing is personal, so consider this fact when choosing the date and time of filing.


Documents for a visa to Hungary

Let's take a closer look at the documents for a Hungarian visa. There are peculiarities in the package of documents for a visa to Hungary. The embassy requires you to provide purchased tickets in both directions ... Ticket reservations, even paid ones, will not work. You will be rejected immediately. As for the hotel, the reservation must be paid at least 30%. It is advisable to pay for the hotel in full, as the embassy may ask you to do so.
Also you should pay attention to the financial situation. You must attach a certificate of employment, as well as a bank statement. It is desirable that the amount is not small - at least $ 1000.


How to get a visa to Hungary?

There are two ways to open a visa: independent travel and under the tour.

You open a visa for the tour. The Hungarian Embassy is good at opening visas to tourists who travel with a tour. If you bought a tour, then the package of documents is greatly simplified, and you can get a visa for a year. With a period of stay in the territory of the Schengen countries up to 180 days.
Therefore, if you want to visit Hungary for the purpose of tourism, it is better to go for a visa as part of the tour. This will greatly simplify the process of obtaining a visa, reduce refusals, and also give you the opportunity to obtain a multivisa.
Here the Visa will help you get a multivisa to Hungary for a year with a minimum package of documents if you have any Schengen visa in your passport for the last 3 years.


Need a visa to Hungary?

You can get advice both at the here-visa office and by calling the embassy:
+375 17 233 94 16 from 10 am to 4 pm on weekdays.

The address of the Hungarian Embassy in Minsk: Platonova 1b.

New rules that came into force in 2020 in the Schengen area for tourists. How to correctly calculate the period of stay in the Schengen area. What does a visa for 90 days mean.
- a very convenient way to move around almost all over Europe. Having received permission to enter one European country, you can travel practically throughout Europe, stopping at the border, except for photographic capture of this fact. No queues, no customs and passport control.

Quiet European street, in "Old Europe"

But one should not think that there is no control at all. In fact, the Schengen free zone has rather strict rules for entry on a Schengen visa, place and duration of stay. Ignoring which may close the possibility of obtaining permission to enter the country in the future.

Official rules filing an application and registration.

Despite the fact that initially and until now the European Union proclaimed the freedom of movement of people without borders, there are certain Schengen rules concerning foreigners. Which are also valid in 2020.

There are only three of them:

  • First entry rule;
  • Primary Country Rule;
  • Limitation of the length of stay.

When going on a trip to Europe, you should carefully study them before applying for a visa. Because violation of these, at first glance, uncontrolled rules, can lead to very sad consequences. Because the lack of supervision over their implementation is only apparent.

First entry rule

There is no Schengen country on the map. This is just a village in Luxembourg, where an agreement was signed to abolish the visa regime between five European countries almost thirty years ago. And today the Schengen area includes two and a half dozen countries. And you need to get a visa for one of them.

If you plan to visit only one country, then everything is quite simple. You need to collect all the documents and go to the appropriate embassy, ​​consulate, Visa Center or travel agency. Even if later you want to go on an excursion to a neighboring country, no one will have any questions.

But Europe is not that big. You can easily cross it by car or train in a fairly short time. And the absence of borders makes this event simple and easy. And it seems to some that you can apply for any visa at the embassy that is conveniently located. But this is not the case.

The first entry into the Schengen area must be in the country that issued the visa. This is the first entry rule. But a literal understanding of this rule generates confusion and myths that it should not be violated in any case. Therefore, you should start your trip exactly to the state where you applied for your visa.

One should not think that if issued, then it will not be possible to get into any other country earlier. No one will close the border in front of a tourist if he flew to Paris and gets on by bus or car. This rule works a little differently.

For owners single entry visa it means that they must spend most of their trip in the country whose visa they received.

Travel through other countries, not exceeding 1-5 days, will be considered as transit. This is true, for example, for bus tours or for those traveling by car.

But for those who plan to use for approximately equally long stays in several countries, the order of their visit already matters. However, even in these situations, violation of this rule does not have serious consequences.

It's just that if the country of first entry does not coincide with the visa that you received, when applying for the next one, you can get a recommendation to contact another embassy. When the reason for the refusal is only in violation of the rule of first entry, then you should not have problems with a repeated multiple entry visa.

Sample multiple entry visa.

There is one more situation when this rule should be taken into account when choosing a country for obtaining a visa. It is mainly associated with car travel. In this situation, it may turn out that in a country through whose territory you have to travel on the way back and forth, in total there will be more time spent than in any other.

For example, on a trip to Scandinavian countries, you will have to spend the night at 2 nights on the way there, then spend a couple of days in Norway and Sweden and, returning through Finland, again stay there for the night. It turns out that the longest time you will have to stay on the territory of this particular country, in addition, it is the first on the list. Therefore, for a visa you will need to apply to Finnish consulate.

Host Country Rule

Another, at first glance, optional rule. It applies only to short-term visas, and it does not matter if it is a single entry visa or a multiple entry visa. , issued to someone who is going to live, study or work in a certain country, already implies the choice of it as the main one.

The rule of the main country also applies to rather rare cases of double entry transit visa... It is issued if a transfer is planned in one of the Schengen countries for a further trip outside the region and subsequent return. The principle of applying the rule is still the same. Where there are more overnight stays in transit, there is the main country. In case of equal length of stay - the rule of the country of first entry applies.

Duration of stay in the Schengen area

Recently, or rather, from October 18, 2013, changes came into effect in the rules of entry into the Schengen countries, which are valid in 2020. The new rules apply to the duration of stay in Europe. Those who have a single entry tourist visa are not affected by these innovations. But the owners of multivisa will fully experience all the disadvantages and advantages of these requirements.

As before the entry into force of the new regulation, the period of stay on a Schengen visa in any of the states remained equal to three months.

But now they will have to be used in a new way, based on the updated rules. Because now the wording has changed a bit.

If earlier there were six calendar months to use 90 days of permissible stay in the country, after which it was possible to stay the same amount if the next visa was issued, now everything is much stricter. And to combine the two periods in order to spend six months in Europe with one trip will no longer work.

This video discusses the new rules for obtaining visas for the Schengen area.

The visa half-year for each tourist will be counted individually, from the moment of the first border crossing. But not forward, but backward. During this time, you can stay in the EU countries for a total of 90 days, that is, three months. If you use them all at once, after spending, for example, summer holidays, then within the next three months the entry to Europe will be closed.

But the main thing is that, according to the new rules, calculating the stay of days in the Schengen area is becoming quite difficult. In order to facilitate it, special calculators appeared on the websites of the embassies, using which you can determine how many days abroad you can expect in the near future.

It should be said right away that canceling a visa and opening a new one will not help cheat the system. All visas are taken into account, both valid and already canceled.

Any 180 days in total must not contain more than 90 days spent in the Schengen area. And control at the border is carried out carefully.

But counting the days remaining for a stay in Europe does not only concern the tourist himself. If he is not allowed to enter the country due to violation of existing visa rules, the air carrier and travel agency will be forced to return the negligent client to their homeland at their own expense. So when selling vouchers and checking at the airport of departure, all this is also taken into account.

The new rules for staying on a Schengen visa are quite strict. Their introduction was aimed at cutting off those who enjoyed the ease of obtaining a tourist visa for other purposes, not at all tourist purposes. And also to minimize possible violations visa regime on the part of not too conscientious tourists.

However, this rule still does not apply to European countries that are not part of the Schengen area. These are Great Britain, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Ireland, Romania and Croatia. Obtaining visas and staying in these states is determined by their own legislation.