Hungary lowers guest worker cap, 10 countries on the banned list
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Hungary has lowered the cap on the number of guest work permits issued to non-European Union nationals to 35,000 for 2025 in a decree issued by by the national economy minister.
Guest worker cap in Hungary
The new cap was set prioritising the protection of Hungarian families, employees, and the labour market, the National Economy Ministry said in a statement.
The ministry noted that the cap was less than half of the regulatory maximum: the average number of unfilled workplaces in the previous four quarters, or 71,000, according to data from the Central Statistics Office (KSH).
There is no doubt how many inactive reserves there are in Hungary and how to attract them into the labour market.
As we have already reported, in a village in Somogy County, Filipino guest workers are milking cows.
The phenomenon is not unique and points to a deeper problem: in many cases, no reliable Hungarian workers who could be hired for a particular job were found either locally or from the surrounding area. In contrast, behind the tightening is the government’s consistent policy of filling vacancies by activating the Hungarian labour reserve and attracting jobseekers and inactive people.
Viktor Orbán said in a Facebook post on the subject. Therefore, we will not let migrants in, and only as many guest workers as we need.”
Mr Orbán also noted that the Qatari model had been copied and modified, but that the essence of the regulation came from there. The Hungarian PM pointed out that all countries have been given a transitional period to create legislation on readmission, and our country will not accept those who fail to do so. Accordingly, ten countries were immediately removed the list, so that no guest workers can come from them. The government has not named the 10 countries, but we will inform our readers as soon as it becomes available to the public.
Hungary – has EFFECTED, the Orban – Fidesz Government of Hungary, that if you are living in Hungary now – and have done for several years – under the status of a Residency Permit, that gives you NO voting Rights, and your passport is issued from a country of DEMOCRACY – other than a European Union Country, and that you are a SELF Funded Retiree with your own Private Medical Coverage Policy, and you DON”T speak nor write Hungarian, and that you are Caucasian – in the process, advise out of the Legal Profession in Hungary, that specialise in Immigration / Migration Law – we HAVE been ADVISED – you will be – REJECTED.