The Consulate General in Edinburgh doesn’t handle visa or residence permit cases at all. For visa and residence permit information, please contact the Embassy in London via visa.lon@mfa.gov.hu or the National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing.

If you are a British national, read the FCDO travel advice to get the latest information about travelling to Hungary, including the latest information on coronavirus and entry requirements.

Visa-free travel to Hungary

Holders of passports issued by the countries, entities or territories listed here are granted visa-free travel to Hungary for a definite period of time. In any other cases visa is necessary to enter Hungary.

General Information for Entering Hungary

Hungary is a Member State of the Schengen Agreement as of 21 December, 2007. From that time visas and residence permits issued by one of the Schengen Member States may be used to enter and stay in Hungary, and visas/residence permits issued by Hungarian authorities are - as a general rule - also valid for the entire Schengen Area.

As of December 2011, 26 states are part of the Schengen Area: 22 states of the 27 members of the European Union (Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden) as well as Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and Lichtenstein. (For the time being 5 member states of the European Union, i.e. Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Ireland and Romania do not issue Schengen visas.)

The Schengen regulations are only applicable for a stay not exceeding 90 days. Rules for a stay of more than 90 days are laid down by the national law of the member states concerned.

Visa application can be lodged at a Hungarian foreign mission in the country where the applicant legally resides. For more information on how to apply for a visa, please visit the website of the Consular Services. Visa application forms are available here.

You may apply for a Schengen visa through VFS Global in Edinburgh. Please refer to their website that details the application process and provides information about how to make an appointment. 

You can contact VFS Global for any information regarding Hungary visa process:

  • By phone: 0871 376 2101 (8.30 to 17.30)
  • By email: InfoUKHungary@vfsglobal.com
  • Address: Hungary Visa Application Centre VF Services, 1 Rennie’s Isle, Leith, Edinburgh, EH6 6QT