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Philippines → Hungary

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Philippines
To
Hungary
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
6,022
Change since 2018
+4427.8%
Share of all arrivals in Hungary, 2023
9.88%
Inflow 20236,022OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from the Philippines to Hungary

Inflows of nationals of the Philippines recorded by Hungary; stock of nationals of the Philippines living there; and acquisitions of Hungary's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

3,0116,022200120042007201020132016201920222023
3,0116,0222001200520092013201720212023
Data table
20010
20020
20030
20040
200521
200627
200714
200841
200968
201039
201151
201248
201329
201451
201550
201669
201794
2018133
2019162
2020121
2021549
20221,945
20236,022
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—8,277—
20236,0222,7192
20221,9459802
20215495202
20201214913
20191623802
20181332981
2017942674
2016692141
2015502088
2014511932
2013291883
201248175—
201151149—
2010391441

Migrant population

People born in the Philippines who live in Hungary: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

3156291995200020052010201520202024
3156291995200520152024
Data table
199585
2000170
2005209
2010250
2015282
2020533
2024629
Estimate, 2024
629
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.09%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
58
Counted by
country of birth

Hungary's consulates in the Philippines

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Hungary's consulates located in the Philippines.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
20241,5751,38718811.9%
20231,2071,174332.7%
2022484447377.6%
2021565311.8%
202022417441.8%
2019993950333.3%
2018625590355.6%

Applications by year

7881,5752018201920202021202220232024
7881,5752018202020222024
Data table
2018625
2019993
2020224
202156
2022484
20231,207
20241,575

Residence permits in Hungary

First residence permits issued by Hungary to citizens of the Philippines (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Work12,108
  2. Education78
  3. Family76
  4. Other reasons19
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
202512,2813300
20244,72824896
20237,12202103
20224,27902102
20216320275
20203640354
20192300238
20181860130
20171250427
20161230121
2015960815
2014960214
201352035
201268000
201170000
201058010
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities12,068
  2. EU Blue Card33
  3. Highly skilled workers (national schemes)6
  4. Researchers1
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
15,275
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
10
Changed status into work, 2025
11
Intra-corporate transferee permits, 2025
1

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Hungary in the Philippines, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyManilamanila.mfa.gov.hu
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Hungary, 2023; the Philippines ranks 2.

Inflows to Hungary, 2023
  1. Vietnam9,688
  2. Philippines6,022
  3. Ukraine4,273
  4. China3,423
  5. India2,914
  6. South Korea2,535
  7. Germany2,480
  8. Russia2,438
  9. Kyrgyzstan2,293
  10. Türkiye2,208
  11. Mongolia1,859
  12. Slovakia1,188
Other destinations for people from the Philippines, 2023
  1. United States48,690
  2. New Zealand38,838
  3. Japan37,338
  4. Canada26,965
  5. South Korea17,458
  6. Australia13,083
  7. Germany8,811
  8. Spain4,979
  9. Finland3,537