1.) NOTIFICATION OF RESIDING ABROAD

 

If you are establishing a permanent residence in the UK, it is recommended that you register this in Hungary. This means that your residence in Hungary will cease to exist and you will be included in the Hungarian registers as a ‘Hungarian citizen living abroad’. Why is this important? Besides making sure data is correct in the registers, you may have obligations if you have a valid Hungarian address, such as paying health contribution fees on a monthly basis. 

a) register online or in Hungary

The easiest and fastest way to do this is to register this change online (please note that a Client Gate registration required for the process) or at a Hungarian government window or district office. In the latter case, you will immediately receive your new address card which will state the following: ‘Residence: Foreign Address’ (without any further specification).

 

b) in person application at the Consulate General

If you wish to register your foreign residence at the Consular General in Edinburgh, the procedure of the application is expected to take up to 3 months, as the application will have to be sent to Hungary to the government window or district office of your Hungarian address and the newly issued address card will be mailed by them to Edinburgh.

The application may only be submitted in person. Appointments are required and can be scheduled online. Please note that children between the ages of 14-18 must appear in person and sign the forms as well. For the application of minors, both parents must be present as a general rule.

Documents to be submitted:

With the announcement of cancelling your Hungarian residence to a foreign address, your address card will be withdrawn, and instead a new address card will be issued, marked with the inscription: ‘Residence: Foreign Address’.

The service is free of charge. The procedure takes approximately 2-3 months.

2.) NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES IN YOUR FOREIGN ADDRESS

 

As a Hungarian citizen living abroad you can also register your address change abroad at the Consulate. In this case, there is no need to change your current address card, as it will still have the inscription: ’Residence: foreign address’. 

a) register online

The easiest and fastest way is to register the change online via the Web Assistant available here (it is not necessary to have a Client Gate registration!).

 

b) in person application at the Consulate General

The application may only be submitted in person. Appointments are required and can be scheduled online. Please note that children between the ages of 14-18 must appear in person and sign the forms as well. For the application of minors, both parents must be present as a general rule.

Documents to be submitted:

The service is free of charge.

3.) REGISTERING YOURSELF IN THE ELECTRONIC DOMESTIC REGISTRY 
AS A HUNGARIAN CITIZEN LIVING ABROAD

 

If the Hungarian citizen is not included in the personal data and address register (e.g. because they have never had a permanent residence in Hungary or they have a passive status due to any reason), they can apply to register as citizen living abroad. Once registered, an address card marked with the inscription ‘Residence: foreign address’ will be issued. Please note that in certain procedures, it is mandatory for this to be done (e.g. when applying for a passport and the consular officer finds that the person is not currently in the register). 

The application may only be submitted in person. Appointments are required and can be scheduled online. Please note that children between the ages of 14-18 must appear in person and sign the forms as well. For the application of minors, both parents must be present as a general rule.

Documents to be submitted:

The service is free of charge. The procedure takes approximately 2-3 months.

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