A foreign citizen can only acquire the right to own property in Hungarywith a government office permit. The foreigner does not need to obtain agovernment office permit in the following cases:

- citizens of the member states of the EuropeanUnion

- For citizens of Norway, Lichtenstein and Iceland

- For citizens of Switzerland

- for dual citizens, one of whose citizenships isHungarian

- in case of inheritance

- in the case of the acquisition of real estate bypersons with refugee and protected status

An application for the acquisition of real estate by foreigners must besubmitted to the competent government office on a form in Hungarian, and thepreliminary contract or the final contract must be attached, as well as proofof payment of the processing fee (HUF 50,000), and a certified copy of theapplicant's passport must be attached.

If you are planning to buy real estate in Hungary as a foreign citizen,my office has comprehensive and wide-ranging experience that can help youensure that the transaction is completed smoothly despite the complexregulations. Feel free to contact me by email, through your own interpreter, oryou can also ask for the help of our native-language interpreter partners.

I am also at your disposal in other legal procedures following theacquisition of real estate, such as the preparation of mandatory local taxdeclarations, rental or other usage contracts.

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