Regulations introduced concerning business and economy related travels

Please find below a summary about the regulations introduced concerning business and economy related travels. At the moment they are claimed to be valid till 16^th March 2021, though please note, that the period can be extended any time.

Hungarian citizens returning from business or economy related trips may enter Hungary according to general restrictions applicable to Hungarian citizens.

Hungarian citizens may enter Hungary without any restrictions if the purpose of their travel was business or economy related, and the fact is proven upon return, if they travelled to/are returning from

1. EU member states
2. EEA member states,
3. states having status of free movement and residence identical to that of EEA member states based on international agreement
4. EU membership candidate states (Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Turkey)
5. UK
6. other countries listed in the decree of the minister of external economic relations and external affairs

Should any doubt arise with respect to the authenticity of the proof of the travel purpose, then the general restrictions apply.

Non-Hungarian citizens may generally enter Hungary according to previous restrictions, with the exceptions below.

If a Non-Hungarian citizen is the citizen of the states listed above, or is entitled to a stay of more than 90 days in one of those states, and is entering from one of those states, and the purpose of entry to Hungary is a business or economy related purpose, to be proven upon entry, they may enter Hungary without restrictions.

Should any doubt arise with respect to the authenticity of the proof of the travel purpose, the general restrictions apply.

The decree of the minister of external economic relations and external affairs lists countries that supplement the list above, from which Hungarian citizens and citizens/90+ day residents of which may can freely enter from business trips, these countries are:

1. USA
2. Bahrein
3. UAE
4. India
5. Indonesia
6. Israel
7. Japan
8. China
9. South Korea
10. Russia
11. Singapore
12. Turkey
13. Ukraine