Understanding Professional Regulations in Hungary

Taxes are the ownership of the country and they might have a serious impact on business. BUT Hungary is part of the EU (and Schengen for that matter). Best to go to EU site for rules.

I can say it is very eary to create a company (as in the whole of EU) nothing special I would say.

Hello cdw057,

I am a bit confused. Could you please help me understand how your recent post is related to the main topic of this thread? I want to ensure we stay on track and address the key points.

Cheers,

Cheryl

Expat.com team

@Cheryl Apologies, for me it is simple, Hingary is part of EU and rules are the same. Apart from local tax implementation, but entitlments are the same.

@cdw057 Changing driving license, creating a company, paying your taxes are very much alligned with EU rules (even if Hungary does not always likes) EU rules (still)

@Cheryl As a side note I created my own company in Hungary, very easy, and with EU rules. No problem at all (of course expensive, but also pluses). Hungary is a part of EU (and their rules)

    Hello cdw057,I am a bit confused. Could you please help me understand how your recent post is related to the main topic of this thread? I want to ensure we stay on track and address the key points.Cheers,CherylExpat.com team        -@Cheryl

cdw057 is correct. 

Professional qualifications are regulated locally but within the EU they are also recognised between EU countries of which Hungary is one.

Example: if one is a medical doctor from Spain, the medical qualification is recognised in Hungary.   There maybe some other skills required like language but the actual qualification is equally recognised. 

That's why many skilled HU people leave Hungary and go elsewhere as they can easily do that as they are entitled to it under their EU treaty rights. They can get employed in another EU country with much better salaries, more opportunities and better employment and living conditions (i.e., mostly not Hungary). 

This means (for Hungary) bringing in people from elsewhere to do jobs Hungarians do not want to do or cannot do.   I expect we'll see medics and nurses from Cuba soon. Back to the old communist days. Nostalgia for some.

Unregulated professions are by definition unregulated and anyone can do them anywhere they can get a job. 

It's an interesting question in many ways.  If you look at the United Kingdom and Brexit and how it shot itself in the head, it essentially invalidated all UK professional qualifications from acceptability in the EU. It means people like lawyers and accountants cannot practice in the EU.  If they were there (in the EU) beforehand, then they can continue but after Brexit, new arrivals cannot do their work.  It is over for them. 

It's a good example of how stupid Brexit was.  I could complain about Brexit for hours so I'd better stop there.

@Cheryl Thanks Cheryl, but I think you know me by now, nost csw, but cdw, I try to give honest opinions, and in general they are not too bad, For me to go off topic at the start is a bit sad. I know about taxes and jobs in the EU. Sorry for the feedback (good I got some support of not being fully crazy)

Hello cdw057,

I apologise for the typing mistake (mistake corrected). Please allow me to clarify that, since I personally lack information on that specific topic, I just wanted to make sure that we weren't veering off-topic.

On a different note, I want to thank you for your constant support.

Cheers,

Cheryl

@fluffy2560

That is mostly right, except in some special professions where there are incompatible studies, also membership to practice is granted by other organisations and not directly the state.

For example even before Brexit there were troubles in psychology related professions simple curiculum, diagnostics different. Same with psy wards even meds gradually different.

    @fluffy2560
That is mostly right, except in some special professions where there are incompatible studies, also membership to practice is granted by other organisations and not directly the state.

For example even before Brexit there were troubles in psychology related professions simple curiculum, diagnostics different. Same with psy wards even meds gradually different.
   

    -@sjbabilon5

Yes, sure, it was generalities.

The legislation will say the profession is regulated by organisation X and without that registration you cannot practice, so in effect, the government (who control legislation) controls all that stuff. 

I don't know about the psychology professions but I do know there are a number of Hungarians and Polish or even Canadian people who do work in regulated professions in the UK. And actually even in HU too come to think of it.  Some professions in the UK are unregulated whereas in HU, they are. 

Meds used in other countries are not used in Hungary but that's just a small point as there will be equivalents.

My own profession is mostly unregulated so I don't need any licenses or permissions to do it.  I do however keep away from work where contractually they attempt to ensure I have any special liability insurance. 

The only place so far where I found it difficult to operate was Romania. At that time, I was an EU citizen and therefore was treated like a Romanian for work purposes.  My colleague (American) on the other hand did not have to comply with any of that regulation - he was just a foreigner.   

I found all that just really weird.

The only place so far where I found it difficult to operate was Romania. At that time, I was an EU citizen and therefore was treated like a Romanian for work purposes.  My colleague (American) on the other hand did not have to comply with any of that regulation - he was just a foreigner.   

I found all that just really weird.
   

    -@fluffy2560

Probably it is something like the early 90's when that was far more easy to get cars from the USA legaly and without any costs while from other countries needed many paperwork and additional duties/ costs.