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If you areplan planning to study in Hungary, make sure you must meet all visa requirements before you arrive. travel.

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You should get professional advice on paying tax in Hungary. Find an English-speaking lawyer in Hungary.

Read guidance on:

• tax if you leave the UK to live abroad
• tax on your UK income if you live abroad
• tax if you get a pension and live abroad 
• paying income tax in Hungary
• EU factsheet on buying goods online from UK websites

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Life certificates for UK State Pensions

If you get a ‘life certificate’ from the UK Pension Service, you need to respond as soon as possible. Your payments may be suspended if you don’t.do not.

BenefitsMoney and banking

Whether UK banks can provide services to customers living in the EEA depends on local laws and regulation.

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Accommodation and pensionsbuying property

Read guidance on buying a property abroad.

Driving whilein youHungary

You arecannot livingrenew or replace your UK, Gibraltar, Jersey, Guernsey or Isle of Man licence if you live in Hungary. Read the guidance on what you must do to drive legally in Hungary:

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Disabled drivers

If you have a UK Blue Badge and live in Hungary, you must return it to the original UK fromissuing HMRCauthority. You can apply for a new Hungarian disabled parking card if(in youHungarian).

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To drive in Budapest.another country, in addition to your Hungarian licence, you may need to apply for an IDP (in Hungarian).

Read the EU guidance on:

• EU driving licences and insurance
• driving licence exchange and recognition in the EU

Voting

If you are a permanent resident in Hungary you can vote in local municipal elections.

You cannot vote in European Parliament elections.

You may be able to vote in some UK elections. You can:

• check if you are able to vote
• register as an overseas voter if you would like to vote

Births, deathsdeaths, marriage and gettingcivil marriedpartnerships

If your child is born in Hungary, you willcan register the birth with the UK authorities in addition to registering locally. If your child has British nationality, you do not need to register athe birth abroadwith the UK authorities to apply for a British passport.

If someone dies in Hungary:

• Hungary, read our guidance on on:
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  Find out how you can get married or get a civil partnership abroad.

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    Accommodation and buying property

    See buying a property abroad.

  Pets

  If you have a pet passport issued by Hungary or another EU member state, you can use it to travel with your pet to Great Britain and elsewhere in the EU. Ensure that your pet’s rabies vaccinations are up-to-date before you travel. Vets in Great Britain cannot enter rabies vaccination details in non-UK issued pet passports.

  A GB-issued EU pet passport is not valid for travel to the EU or Northern Ireland. YouSpeak should speak to your vet before you travel to get the necessary pet travel documents and ensure you’reyou compliantcomply with the EU Petpet Traveltravel Regulationsregulations.

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  Emergencies

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  If you need urgentguidance help,on contactchild abduction, read the Britishguidance Embassyon Budapestinternational parental child abduction; the EU guidance on child abduction and EU guidance on child abduction to another EU country.

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  Before you leave the country, you must return your registrationresidence certificatedocument to your local immigration office and your address card (lakcímkártya) to any Kormányablak.

  To move(in your pension to the UK, contact the International Pension Centre.Hungarian).

  If you get healthcare in Hungary through the S1 form, you must contact the Overseas Healthcare Team on +44 (0)191 218 1999 to make sure your S1 is cancelled at the right time.

  To move your pension to the UK, contact the International Pension Centre.

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