PASSPORT APPLICATIONS

 

The Hungarian passport authority (Belügyminisztérium - Ministry of Interior) issues biometric passports with electronically scanned fingerprints for applicants aged more than 12 years old. Fingerprints will be taken electronically at the time of the application. Therefore, passport applications must be submitted in person as a general rule.

Appointments are required and can be scheduled online. A separate appointment must be booked for each applicant (e.g. if you are applying for yourself and your child for a passport, you need to book 2 appointments). The appointments shown online are the earliest available. Each day, new appointment slots are added. Therefore, if no appointments are available, please wait until the next day and try again.

Expedited passport processing / Fast Track service is NOT available at the Consulate. Passport procedure is 20 days, which does not include delivery from Hungary to the Consulate. Thus, the average procedure time is 5-8 weeks (including delivery to the Consulate). If you cannot prove your citizenship when applying for a passport, the Consulate should start a procedure to verify your citizenship. In this case, this procedure might take up to 3-5 months as an average time but it could be much longer.

Please do not plan any journey (do not buy flight tickets, bus tickets etc.) before your passport has been delivered to you! The Consulate cannot guarantee that the passport is delivered within the above-mentioned average procedure time.

Passport fee

Consular fees are listed here. These vary e.g. on the basis of the length of the validity of the required passport, and – in case of minor applicants - also on the basis of the number of minors within the family. Please note that we are a cashless office, card payment only!

Passport validity:

  • until 6 years of age: 3 years
  • between 6 and 18 years of age: 5 years*
  • between 18 and 70 years of age: 5 years* or by special request 10 years*
  • over 70 years: 10 years*

*The validity period is reduced to 1 year in case the storage element of the document issued for the applicant over 12 years of age doesn’t contain fingerprint data because the applicant is

  • physically and temporarily unable to give fingerprint or
  • unable to attend personally and it is certified by the attendant doctor

The validity period of the passport cannot be extended.

Please present all the required documents when coming to the Consulate. If you fail to prepare your application properly you will be advised to book a new appointment and come back later.

Required documents:

  • as proof of Hungarian citizenship:
    • valid Hungarian ID card, or
    • valid Hungarian passport or a Hungarian passport expired within one year, or
    • deed certifying Hungarian citizenship (endorsed naturalization document, citizenship certificate not older than 3 years from the issuance date);
  • in case of lack of valid Hungarian passport/ID card: valid document appropriate for personal identification (valid foreign passport, ID card, driving licence)
  • if you do not have any document for personal identification or if the data of the personal data and address register don’t correspond with the data of the document or deed: Hungarian birth certificate, marriage certificate showing your current name;
    More information on how to obtain a Hungarian birth/marriage certificate can be found here.
  • if you have one: Hungarian address card (lakcímet igazoló hatósági igazolvány - official certificate on personal identifier and address of domicile)
  • if you apply with a new surname/first name: Hungarian certificate of marriage or Hungarian certificate of the changed name;   
    If you are recently married and wish to apply for a passport in your married name, please note that marriages concluded abroad must also be registered in Hungary. You can apply for a passport in your married name only if your marriage has been registered in Hungary first. Please book your appointment accordingly!
  • if you cannot prove your Hungarian citizenship (e.g. your Hungarian documents have expired a long time ago), a verification of citizenship might be necessary. In this case, please get in touch with us in advance via konz.edi@mfa.gov.hu
  • if you have never had a Hungarian passport or ID card, you should apply for a certificate of citizenship first (for further information please visit the following link on the website: ’Verification of citizenship’);
  • statement about the loss, theft or destruction of the previous, still valid passport if the document had been lost, stolen or destroyed;
  • report of denunciation if the previous, still valid passport was stolen and it was reported at the police.

A passport application form is not required as it will be provided during your appointment.

IF THE APPLICANT IS UNDER 18

 

Important information and list of necessary documents:

  • Please always bring the original birth certificate of the child.
    If the birth of the child has not yet been registered in Hungary and the child doesn’t have a Hungarian birth certificate, the registration of the child's birth has to be initiated with the passport application. Please book your appointment accordingly!
  • All passport applications of children under the age of 18 have to be submitted by both parents (with parental responsibility) in person as a general rule. If only one of the parents is able to be present, the other should sign this consent letter. His or her signature on the letter must be authenticated. Please note that as of 1st July 2020, in case of a passport application, the statement of consent can only be accepted within 15 days of its signing.
  • Parents must identify themselves with a Hungarian passport, ID card, or driver's license in case of a Hungarian parent, and with a passport in case of a foreign parent.
  • Under the age of 12, please bring a passport photo of the child. The photo should have a white background. A child under the age of 12 does not have to be present at the time of the application. However, if the child is over 12, he/she should appear at the Consulate in person together with the parents.
  • If only one parent has custody over the child, the relevant document (e.g. court order or death certificate) must be presented as proof. In order to avoid any misunderstandings, please get in touch with us in advance via konz.edi@mfa.gov.hu

A passport application form is not required as it will be provided during your appointment.

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