Hungary Investment Immigration Programs Overview.
Investors
can seek residency in Hungary through business ownership or by launching a
startup. Such options are significantly more complicated than the
straightforward, 300,000-euro bond purchase previously required to obtain
residency. Still, the remaining visa programs have no fixed capital
requirements, and for investors with the time and resources to start or manage
a business, they offer a clear pathway to residency in a European Union
member-state, that’s also part of the Schengen Area.
Hungary suspended its “residency bonds” program in early 2017 amidst claims of corruption and mismanagement. The once-popular program does remain on the statute books, however, local experts say that it is possible the residency bonds option will be resurrected in the future.