Rules on the entry of foreign citizens to Hungary (2020-09-07)
Channel: Dental Press Hungary
Date: 07/09/2020

Dental World is set to take place as planned between 8-10 October, 2020

Rules on the entry of foreign citizens to Hungary:

Relevant regulations only permit entry to Hungary for foreign citizens under certain conditions.

Non-Hungarian citizens who are traveling to Hungary to perform some business or economic activity, and are able to credibly attest this during entry are also exempted, and may enter Hungary without restrictions.

Non-Hungarian citizens arriving for international sports events or cultural events may also enter Hungary without restriction if they possess a negative PCR test result performed within 3 days prior to entry and an authentic ticket for the event in question, are able to present these upon entry, and agree to undergo medical screening, which does not show any suspicion of infection. Such foreign citizens are obliged to leave the country within 72 hours of entry.

Additionally, the Police may grant an exemption from the prohibition to enter on a case by case basis for foreign citizens who are students studying in Hungary or are participating in family events. Foreign citizens may also enter with authority permission if they are arriving to care for a family member, participating in a sports, cultural or church event, or have some other reasonable grounds to enter. Individual leniency applications can be submitted to the Budapest District 18th Police Command.

Upon entry, foreign citizens are obliged to enter authority home quarantine for 14 days from the date of entry. They may be exempted from such quarantine if they attest with a document containing the results of two SARS-CoV-2 tests (molecular biology examination in compliance with professional medical practice) performed in Hungary at two different times with at least 48 hours between them that the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus was not detected in their body at the time of the tests.

COVID testing:

However, it is also acceptable if the first of the two tests is performed in one of the Schengen countries, the United States of America or Canada.

A separate regulation pertains to entry into Hungary for citizens of the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia.

Rules on trips between affiliated companies:

Pursuant to the relevant decree, persons arriving from abroad may enter Hungary without restriction if they are the senior managers or employees of a Hungarian company or a company registered in another state which is the affiliated company of another business entity registered abroad. Unrestricted entry is permitted if the person intending to enter proves that he or she is traveling on business.