Hi, thanks for the reply.

Yes he's been working here. Does that make it easier to move as a spouse of an EU citizen? Does which way you move affect work status in any way?

I'm non EU, my spouse is French and we got married in Hungary, where I have permanent residence. We are planning to move to France. I came across this at an information site. Can anyone confirm this to be true? Résidents de longue durée - CE: The rules are slightly different for non-EU nationals w...

No one on the same boat as me then!

FYI, found this from the M'sian High Commission in the UK - http://jimlondon.net/kon-birth.html - the last row is the one of note.

Hello, I'm Malaysian and my husband is French. Our son's birth certificate (he was born in Hungary) states that he is French, and he has a French passport. I've been in touch with the Malaysian embassy here, and according to them, I can now apply for Malaysian citizenship. Does this translate into a...

A year ago, I contacted a lawyer in Hungary to ask about my options for permanent residence in Hungary and this is the answer I got: The legislation has changed by the 1st of July 2007. As it stands, there are three kind of permanent residence permits or immigration cards. 1. To apply for a "te...

3.7. Right of permanent residence In addition to a number of minor problems with transposition of the right of permanent residence under Article 16, the most serious problems relate to acquisition of the right of permanent residence after five years of continuous residence. Hungary makes this right...

I know Americans who have formed their own 'BT' and have got residence through this. Not sure about how much, but you do need to hire a lawyer and an accountant - the figure that I've heard is around 200.000 HUF but I suspect it's probably more than that. So yes it is possible, and you don't have to...

Ironically, my more specific request turned out to be not specific enough (or the person on the other hand was fed up with me? Enquiry: I hold a non-EU passport but have PR in Hungary. Can I move to France or Norway and get work without companies having to sponsor a work permit for me? Reply Thank y...

Hello again, I've heard back from the service - true to their word, they got back to me when they said they would. To be honest, there's so much jargon and bureaucratic disclaimers that I'm finding it hard to wade through the information. It's not clear (to me) in Article 14 of the Council Directive...

Thanks for that - I've posted and will report back when I hear from them.

Directive - what you've mentioned is the rumour I heard, but lots of people told me it doesn't work for Hungary, i.e. Hungarian citizens can't work in e.g. France/Austria right now so why would I get to as a PR - can anyone clarify?

Dawie - not well enough to take the citizenship exam!

A year's the answer to both questions. Would a longer time for both make it easier?

Thanks for the quick reply! Hungarian citizenship takes longer and involves a history exam in Hungarian! So no, not really an option. In any case, I'm from Malaysia, which doesn't allow dual citizenship, and I'm not planning to give it up. Yes we've talked about marriage as the 'last resort' but I w...

Hello, I'm from a non-EU country and am entering into my 5th year living and working in Hungary. As such, I'm considering applying for permanent residence there. My partner's French, so France is probably we'll end up after our stint in Hungary. My question is - is that PR transferable? If not to Fr...