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Qatar → Hungary

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Qatar
To
Hungary
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
14
Change since 2018
+600.0%
Share of all arrivals in Hungary, 2023
0.02%
Inflow 202314OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Qatar to Hungary

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

Inflows by year

1122200120042007201020132016201920222023
11222001200520092013201720212023
Data table
20010
20020
20030
20040
20050
20060
20070
20080
20094
20107
20110
20129
20133
20140
20156
201615
20178
20182
201922
20206
20217
20222
202314
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—26—
202314211
2022230—
20217271
20206321
20192219—
20182191
2017822—
201615161
2015610—
2014—13—
20133161
201296—
2011—111
201074—
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

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

Migrant population by year

7014019901995200020052010201520202024
7014019902000201020202024
Data table
199030
199527
200023
200528
201033
201553
2020119
2024140
Estimate, 2024
140
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.02%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
96
Counted by
country of birth
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Hungary's consulates in Qatar

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

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
20245,1144,49062412.2%
20232,8102,6022087.4%
20221,9421,845975.0%
2021949111.1%
20202652224015.1%
20192,0561,8641808.8%
20181,9821,73624412.3%
20171,09494813011.9%
20161,2051,0981068.8%
20151,2521,191594.7%
2014960893666.9%
20131,1151,048676.0%
2012497475224.4%
2011302284186.0%
2010259236124.6%
2009301279124.0%

Applications by year

2,5575,1142009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
2,5575,114200920122015201820212024
Data table
2009301
2010259
2011302
2012497
20131,115
2014960
20151,252
20161,205
20171,094
20181,982
20192,056
2020265
202194
20221,942
20232,810
20245,114
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Hungary

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

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Education2
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
20252000
20241004
20239014
202216006
202119018
202019017
201914008
20181017
201710004
201620014
201512005
201411003
20135015
201214000
20119010
20109000
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
33
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
11
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Hungary, 2023; Qatar ranks 114.

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 Qatar, 2023
  1. Germany400
  2. Australia279
  3. Türkiye276
  4. Japan90
  5. United States30
  6. South Korea17
  7. Netherlands8
  8. Israel4
  9. Austria3
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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