Who can apply for a Hungarian passport?
All Hungarian citizens can apply for a passport. Your photo and your fingerprints are captured on-site when you apply for a passport, therefore you will have to apply in person.
The average processing time is 5-6 weeks. If you have no proof of citizenship, you must have your citizenship verified before applying for a passport. This procedure takes an average of 8-10 months but could take much longer.
Required documents:
As proof of Hungarian citizenship:
- valid Hungarian ID card, or
- Hungarian passport expired within one year, or
- valid certificate of citizenship;
- payment of the fee;
- in case of lack of valid Hungarian passport/ ID card: valid document with a photo (valid foreign passport, ID card, driving licence) or Hungarian birth/marriage certificate showing your current name;
- if you apply with a new surname/first name: Hungarian certificate of marriage or Hungarian certificate of the changed name;
- if you can not prove your Hungarian citizenship: a filled in form for verification of citizenship (the form is available at the Consulate);
- if your previous (valid) passport was stolen: police record or reference number;
- 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”).