How to get a permanent student card:
Request NEK data sheet at a Government Office
First you have to go to a Government Office (in Hungarian: Kormányablak) and apply for a student card. The officers will take a photo of you and register your personal data (your passport and residence permit will be needed) You can find Government Offices in every city and district in Hungary. You will get a paper with datas. In the top right corner of the paper there will be your NEK identification numbers (NEK=National Unified Card System)
Register your application electronically in Neptun
Entering Neptun please choose from the menu – Administration – Student Card request – Add New– and fill every data necessary. When you order the student card in Neptun, the NEK number has to be typed here. BE SURE that datas match on the NEK paper and on the Neptun system letter by letter. Your name, your mothers ‘s name etc. For the successful request, every student must have a valid Hungarian Temporary (Tartózkodási) or permanent (Állandó) address. Home country address is not appropriate. Please do not write a foreign country address here.
Pick the card up
The Student ID card arrives at the Doctoral Office, we will send you a message on Neptun when it has arrived and you can pick it up during office hours. Student ID Cards requested at the beginning of September are expected to arrive in the second half of October. Until the permanent card arrives, you are entitled to use a Temporary student card.
Temporary student cards
Temporary student cards are issued by the Doctoral Office for 60 days and it should be picked up personally at the Doctoral Office.
Condition of issuance: applying for a permanent Student ID Card in Neptun
Details: http://www.diakigazolvany.hu/
Validate your permanent student card every semester
The student card must be validated at the beginning of every active semester. Ask for a validation sticker for your Student ID Card at the Doctoral Office.