Immigration and Residence Permit

National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing

As of 1 July 2023, most immigration tasks should be managed online (extension of residence permit, change of accommodation etc.).

You can reach the official website of the National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing with all the important information about staying in Hungary here!

In case you still would like to have a personal appointment, you can find below some useful information.

Regional Office

Name: Regional Directorate of Northern Lowland (Észak-alföldi Regionális Igazgatóság)

Profile: Asylum, Aliens policing, Admission

Function: Client service

Address: 4033 Debrecen, Sámsoni út 145

Web: oif.gov.hu

Phone number: 00 36 52 503 840

Fax: 00 36 52 503 841

PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU HAVE TO BOOK AN APPOINTMENT IN ADVANCE!
(You can reach the online appointment booking form on the oif.gov.hu website.)
 

Office hours (updated on 20.12.2022):

Monday: 08:00 - 13:00

Tuesday: 08:00 - 16:00

Wednesday: CLOSED

Thursday: 12:00 - 17:00

Friday: 08:00 - 12:00

How to get there:

Bus 23 (at "Lovas utca" stop)

Bus 19 (at "Sámsoni út" stop 500 meters to the direction of Hajdúsámson, in the street of "Kertségi" Police Station)

Click here for bus timetables!
 

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Checklist for new students

The following checklist includes all the necessary documents that you must obtain before you go to the "Immigration Office" in Debrecen. Please make sure that you have all of them.​

• Passport

• Passport size photo (stamped on the backside by the Hungarian Consulate)

• Documentation of your residential background:

  • Address registration form signed by owner

  • Lease contract/Contract with student hostel

  • “Adatlap a tartózkodási engedély kiadásához” (please do not stick your photo on)

Downloads

For the residence permit document click HERE.

For the Accommodation reporting form click HERE.