# I have one-year temporary residency in Croatia. Can I move to Hungary at the end of that year, or do

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 17, 2018, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-one-year-temporary-residency-in-croatia-can-i-move-to-hungary-at-the-end-of-that-year-or-do/824690 "2018-11-17T17:47:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![MorrisCody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/91b2a8/32.png) [@MorrisCody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MorrisCody)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2018, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-one-year-temporary-residency-in-croatia-can-i-move-to-hungary-at-the-end-of-that-year-or-do/824690/1 "2018-11-17T17:47:03Z")

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Croatia is an E.U. country, but it is not in the Schengen Zone. I would not be working in Hungary. If I need to leave the E.U., how long do I need to be away for?

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**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2018, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-one-year-temporary-residency-in-croatia-can-i-move-to-hungary-at-the-end-of-that-year-or-do/824690/2 "2018-11-17T18:16:07Z")

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You need to explain your current situation better. What country are you a citizen of? How did you arrive in Croatia?..

Hungary is very hostile to migrants.

> **[Hungary steps up anti-immigration stance with plans for NGO tax](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/19/hungary-anti-immigration-plans-ngo-tax-orban-bill-criminalise-aid)**
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> Government also resubmits bill to criminalise those deemed to be helping illegal immigration