{"id":35543,"date":"2023-09-07T13:00:47","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T13:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/helpers.hu\/uncategorized-hu\/renew-your-expiring-taj-card-social-security-in-hungary\/"},"modified":"2024-07-19T12:23:07","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T12:23:07","slug":"renew-your-expiring-taj-card-social-security-in-hungary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helpers.hu\/hu\/tartozkodasi-engedely\/renew-your-expiring-taj-card-social-security-in-hungary\/","title":{"rendered":"Renew your expiring TAJ card \u2013 Social security in Hungary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How can the TAJ card expire?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The social security ID card, or TAJ card in Hungarian (pronounced \/tay\/), is a document that indicates your Hungarian social security number (or TAJ number).<\/strong> Based on this, healthcare service providers can identify you and look up your health-related data and healthcare history. You will use this number when you go to see your family doctor, when you pick up prescription medicines from a pharmacy, or when you receive any public healthcare service<\/strong>. Most importantly, the administrator will check your number in a national database, and you can receive the service if your status is active.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The TAJ number is not subject to change, it will always stay the same whether or not your insurance status is active. However, the first TAJ card you receive when you move to Hungary as an expat most probably has an expiration date<\/strong>, which is usually also the expiration date of your residence permit. If you stay on, you can get a new card, similarly to how you can renew all your Hungarian documents, and eventually you can get a \u201cpermanent\u201d card without an expiration date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please note: even if you have a permanent TAJ card, you can lose eligibility for healthcare services if you do not match the criteria anymore (e.g. if you quit your job and stop paying social security contribution).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check your insurance status online<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You can check whether your social security status is active at the portal of NEAK, the National Health Insurance Fund at https:\/\/ugyfelkapu.neak.gov.hu\/<\/a>. After you log in with your \u00dcgyf\u00e9lkapu access to electronic administration, go to the top menu item on the left and select \u201cBiztos\u00edt\u00e1si jogviszony\u201d (Insurance status). You will be given a list of all the previous methods for paying social security \u2013 normally this means all your previous employers in Hungary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The last two columns of the table are the start and end dates of your insurance. If you are currently insured, the last line will only have a start date but not an end date<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please note: the database lists only your social security status, not the status of the card. If your card is expiring soon or is already expired, get a new one as soon as possible.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get a new TAJ card<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You can get a new TAJ card in Budapest at the customer service office of NEAK<\/a> (near G\u00f6ncz \u00c1rp\u00e1d v\u00e1rosk\u00f6zpont), at your local go<\/a>v<\/a>ernment office<\/a> (\u201ckorm\u00e1nyablak\u201d), or even online with your \u00dcgyf\u00e9lkapu access (\u201cApplying for Hungarian social security number for foreign persons<\/a>\u201d). If you go to a government office, your new card is issued on the spot; if you submit your request electronically, it will be mailed to you within 2 weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You will need the following documents:<\/p>\n\n\n\n