{"id":18684,"date":"2024-06-05T17:26:53","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T17:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/hungary\/?page_id=18684"},"modified":"2025-07-10T13:01:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T13:01:34","slug":"legal-help","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/hungary\/legal-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Access to legal help"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/hungary\/asylum\" style=\"text-decoration: none\">\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#FCF366;color:white;border-radius:10px;padding: 30px 24px 1px\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-72183a99265c5278b4d2aadfe10b01a0\"><strong>This page is designed for people fleeing from Ukraine to Hungary.<\/strong> If you are seeking asylum from another country, please click here for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">If you find yourself in need of free legal assistance in Hungary, there are several organisations who can provide help for various legal matters. For direct referrals, call the UNHCR Refugee Hotline.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"background-color:#b9dfff;color:white;border-radius:10px;padding: 24px 24px 4px\">\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/hungary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2024\/06\/callout_rcc-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18970\" style=\"width:70px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:14px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-41ce2414641dbfa10a869784448b8b11\">For more information, feedback, or complaints, call the <strong>UNHCR Refugee Helpline<\/strong> on <strong><a href=\"tel:+36 80 984 583\">+36 80 984 583<\/a>\u200b<\/strong> between Monday \u2013 Friday, 08:00 \u2013 17:00, in Ukrainian, Russian, Hungarian or English, or send an email to <a href=\"mailto:hunbucontact@unhcr.org\">hunbucontact@unhcr.org<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"hcr-help-webrtc-block-wrapper\"><button onclick=\"hcrHelpWebRTCOpenModal()\" class=\"hcr-help-webrtc-trigger-modal-button hcr-help-webrtc-trigger-modal-button-blue\">Click here to call UNHCR<\/button><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/hungary\/partners\/hungarian-helsinki-committee\/\">Hungarian Helsinki Committee<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Protection for individuals fleeing Ukraine, including help with entering Hungary and acquiring Temporary Protection.<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Help with family reunification (reuniting with direct family members).<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Addressing ill-treatment, violence, or abuse.<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Addressing hate crimes (physical or verbal attacks based on social group affiliation).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/hungary\/partners\/menedek-hungarian-association-for-migrants\/\">Mened\u00e9k Association<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Counselling and legal advice on asylum and immigration.<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Visa and residence permit-related inquiries.<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Support for social rights, including access to social support and services, labour rights, and education rights.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Legal Assistance in the Budapest Helps! Information and Community Center<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The qualified attorneys of OPL gunnercooke law firm provide legal assistance in the <a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/hungary\/budapest-helps\">Budapest Helps! Information and Community Center<\/a> once in every two weeks, free of charge. The lawyers can help you with everyday legal matters, such as starting or conducting a business, immigration matters and real estate issues. You may register for the individual consultations on our <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/UNHCR_Hungary\">Telegram channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Know Your Rights &#8211; Legal Information by DLA Piper Hungary<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dlapiper.com\/en-hu\/locations\/budapest\">DLA Piper law firm<\/a> has prepared a useful information material for refugees from Ukraine on employment law, social security, taxation, renting and buying property, and doing business in Hungary.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/hungary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2025\/06\/DLA_UNCHR_KYR_Brochure_All_EN.pdf\">Click here to download the guidebook.<\/a><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you find yourself in need of free legal assistance in Hungary, there are several organisations who can provide help for various legal matters. For direct referrals, call the UNHCR Refugee Hotline. Hungarian Helsinki Committee Mened\u00e9k Association Legal Assistance in the Budapest Helps! 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