Please note that the preliminary letter of acceptance which is sent to you in June is only for the purpose of your visa/ residence permit application. The official acceptance letter will be available at the end of July from our electronic student administration system, Neptun. At this point all newly admitted students will get access to the Neptun system and will be able to download the official acceptance decision. You will receive an email about this between July 25-30.

After receiving your Letter of Acceptance from the university and your Letter of Award from Tempus Public Foundation you can start your visa application process at the respective Hungarian consular office. We would like to draw your attention to the fact that visa processing can be long therefore we advise students to start the application process as early as possible. Please check this link for the process of the visa application and the necessary documents.

1. Those who cannot travel to Hungary visa-free must submit their residence permit application as part of the visa process. You may submit an application at a diplomatic or consular service of Hungary in the country of your nationality or your place of residence.
   Please be advised to contact the competent consulate / embassy of Hungary to inquire for further information, if there are any other places authorised to receive applications for a residence permit.



2. If you are allowed to enter Hungary visa free due to your nationality you may submit an application for a residence permit in Hungary. While arranging the residence permit is the student’s responsibility they receive assistance from the university. Applications must be submitted via the EnterHungary electronic platform. Please ensure to prepare the necessary documents.

During the onboarding period students will receive important communication from the beginning of August regarding the Academic Calendar, preparations for semester start, academic registration period, housing and dormitory placement etc. Please check your inbox regularly to ensure that you do not miss any important communication. Our Onboarding Days take place between 4-6 September with mandatory orientation events as well as many fun activities helping students discover MOME’s campus and its community.

Our Travel Form ensures a smooth arrival for our international students. This way we can get ready with all the necessary preparations, such as contracts, key handover etc. for their arrival at the dormitory.
Please fill in the above form after 15 August.

Instructions for getting into the city center from the airport, finding MOME’s campus, and its dormitory is available here.

The university provides a tutoring system to support the integration of international students right from their arrival. Having a higher year Hungarian student mate can be reassuring when not only a new study program starts but everything else around it is also unknown. The student tutors’ responsibility is to assist their international students in navigating MOME and university life in Budapest.

Our student buddy system called ‘MOME M8 International Tutoring Program’ is organized by the Academic Office and the Student Hub. Students will be informed of their allocated student tutor and all details of the program at the beginning of the semester.

Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship holders receive a dormitory placement or if they do not wish to stay in the dormitory a monthly allowance of 40.000 HUF towards their housing expense. For more details on our student dormitory please visit here.

tudent ID cards are issued to our active students who are enrolled in our full-time programmes. Requesting a student ID card is a two-step process. Our full-degree students must first visit a Government Office and apply for a NEK Identification number with their passport / ID card and their residence permit. After receiving the NEK number, students must place an order for the student ID card in Neptun. Once the card arrives the SH coordinator will contact the student. In the meantime, students are provided with a temporary student ID. The nearest government office to get your NEK number is on Margit körút 47-49, 1024.

All SH scholarship holder must sign a scholarship agreement upon their arrival, following the enrolment. During the Orientation students will be provided with information on the contract and the signing process.

It is possible to open a bank account at any Hungarian bank of your choosing. Unfortunately, we cannot accept bank accounts from any non-Hungarian banks, you will be required to open a HUF bank account with a Hungarian bank to receive your stipend. You will need your passport, proof of address and may be required to show your residence permit in order to open your account. Most of the bank accounts in Hungary have a low monthly maintenance fee (300 – 1000 HUF/ month) and have an annual card fee associated with them (ranging up to 5000 HUF / annum). Cash withdrawal from an ATM may be free if you use the ATM with the logo of your own bank, otherwise it has a small charge. Please enquire about the details at the bank of your choice. Once you have your bank account number, please send the details to your SH coordinator at MOME so we can register it in our Neptun system. You can find more useful tips and a list of the biggest Hungarian banks here.

Stipendium Hungaricum students can register for an optional private health insurance after their arrival. Details of this option will be available during the Onboarding period.

This is to cover the time period while the TAJ card / access to the national health care system becomes available. We strongly advise students to arrange a health and travel insurance for the time of their travel to Hungary and for the initial period after arrival.

SH scholarship holders are entitled to full access of the Hungarian national healthcare system for the time period of their studies. TAJ card is the Hungarian State Health Insurance, issued by the National Health Fund of Hungary. Your TAJ card can be arranged only after receiving the residence permit card, and it may take up to 6 months to receive it. While receiving the TAJ number earlier which will allow you to be employed gaining access to the healthcare system you need to receive the card.

Please remember, that applying for the TAJ card is your responsibility, we would provide your assistance, but we advise you to do it as soon as you received your Residence Permit and Address Card.

After receiving your TAJ card, it is strongly recommended to register with a local district doctor called “háziorvos” in Hungarian. Here you can find a list of the 2nd district GP’s.

Before signing your scholarship agreement, please READ CAREFULLY the General Terms and Conditions: in this document you will find the regulations and policies concerning the following as well as other important conditions:

• Mandatory Hungarian language courses


• Absence from the studies


• Traveling regulations


• Mandatory medical protocol


• Pausing studies / passive student status


• Extension of the scholarship


• Changing institutions


• Receiving the monthly allowance


• Receiving accommodation support

Please refer to this document for comprehensive information on this topic.

Please refer to this document for comprehensive information on this topic.