Thank you again for your response.
My wife has a full residence card (originally it was a 5 year one and now she has an indefinite one)
When I go to the Hungarian immigration site and look at the EC permanent residence permit page (
http://www.bmbah.hu/index.php?option=co ... 14&lang=en# )the information is relevant to her being married to an EU citizen ( I, as her British husband) and yet the documentation on the page for the application is just the bog standard full residence card application forms she had already completed and been approved on. (The Hungarian version is exactly the same)
On the actual card she has which is named " Permanent residence Card" on the reverse side the only English is this, "Valid together with a valid personal identification document or travel document." (in case of third country national family member only with valid travel document)
Tomorrow I will have my fluent Hungarian speaking son write an email to the immigration office (they NEVER answer the phone) to clarify the mystery of the card.
Again, thank you so much for being kind enough to help a stranger, sincerely appreciated.