You can have the decease of a Hungarian citizen registered abroad through our foreign mission. For more information on permission for repatriation of remains, please visit this website.
Who can apply for the procedure
The application can be submitted by anyone.
The condition for submitting the application is that the applicant must prove the Hungarian citizenship of the deceased person, at the time of the death as well as at the time of submitting the application. (If it cannot be proven, a Hungarian citizenship verification process is required of the deceased first.)
How to apply
The application may only be submitted in person. Appointments are required and can be scheduled online.
Documents to be submitted
- The original death certificate. (In Scotland: „Extract of an entry in a register of deaths”)
If the death occured in a country other than the UK you might need to get an Apostille or diplomatic legalisation from the country of death. If the death certificate was not issued in the UK, please inform us in advance via konz.edi@mfa.gov.hu. - The applicant must present their identity documents (ID card or passport).
- Hungarian passport, ID card, driver’s license and address card of the deceased. These need to be invalidated by the relevant Hungarian authority. Upon request, the passport and the ID card can be given back after the process.
- Hungarian birth certificate of the deceased (or a copy of it).
- Documents proving the family status at the time of death (marriage certificate, divorce decree, or death certificate of the deceased spouse), except if the deceased had never married.
- If relevant: Hungarian citizenship certificate, naturalization document of the deceased.
There is no need to complete an application form in advance, as all necessary forms will be provided during your appointment.
Translation of the documents
There is no need for translation:
- if the death certificate is issued in English, German or French language;
- OR, if the marriage certificate is issued by other countries in two or more languages if one of them is English, German, or French.
If the death certificate is issued in a different language, a legal translation should be presented:
- the translation could be prepared by the Hungarian Office for Translation and Attestation Ltd (OFFI) – in this case, it does not need to be further legalized;
- OR, the translation should be legalized by the responsible Hungarian Consulate.
If the death certificate was not issued in the UK, please let us know in advance via konz.edi@mfa.gov.hu
Consular fee
The registration of death is free of charge.
Should you have any questions or if you can’t provide any of the listed documents, please contact us via konz.edi@mfa.gov.hu.