Registration of A BIRTH in Hungary
The Hungarian citizens should register the birth of their children. The application may be lodged at the registrar offices in Hungary - as a general rule.
The registration of a child’s birth outside Hungary can be registered with the Hungarian authorities also by application through the Embassy’s Consular Section. At the same time, an application for a passport can also be submitted (see note on Hungarian Passport). The procedure takes on average 2-4 months (without the passport procedure) but please note that the procedures could be longer!
Please do not buy any ticket or do not plan anything (where you need the Hungarian birth certificate) before the end of the procedure as the Consulate cannot guarantee the length of the procedure. If you ignore this warning, you are responsible for the possible damage.
Appointment:
Appointments shall be booked for every consular affair.
You can ask an appointment directly through our online booking system. For further information on how to book an appointment, please click here!
Please note that both parents should appear in person when you lodge your application! If the difference between the date of birth and the end of the former marriage of the mother is less than 300 days, the former husband will be registered as father. In this case the mother has right to apply to the court to change the name of the father after the first registration.
The required documents to be submitted with the application are as follows:
1. The original birth certificate (i.e. full birth certificate, showing data for parents as well) This is required in ALL cases.
There is no need for translation:
- if the birth certificate is issued in English, German or French language (except if it is handwritten and/or contains a comment),
- or the birth certificate has been issued by other countries in two or more languages if one of them is English, German or French.
If the birth certificate has been issued in different language a legalised translation should be presented. The translation could be prepared by the Hungarian Gazette Publishing Legal Translation Centre Ltd. (MKIFK) (previously known as Hungarian Office for Translation and Attestation Ltd (OFFI)) –www.offi.hu, which does not need to be further legalised OR the translation should be legalised by the responsible Hungarian Consulate.
2. Parents’ marriage certificate (photocopy) OR Statutory declaration of acknowledgement of parentage
If the parents’ marriage has not yet been registered in Hungary, it has to be undertaken together with the registration of the child’s birth. (See note on Registration of marriage concluded abroad)
In case the parents have not concluded a marriage or did so only after the birth of the child, a statutory declaration of acknowledgement of parentage has to be made in person at the Consular Section.
3. Application form - Completed and signed by both parents
Please fully complete the application form in Hungarian with blue ink and block capital letters and according to the conventions of the Hungarian language (name: surname followed by given name; date: year.month.day., etc.). Please bring the completed form with you to the booked appointment but do not sign it.
4. Proof of parents’ nationality
ID Card or Passport. The parents should present valid, original docuents. The copy is not accepted!
Please note that from the non-EEA or Swiss nationals valid passport is required!!!
5. Request for registration in the Hungarian Registry of Personal Data and Address
a.) If the Hungarian parent has already officially informed the Hungarian authorities that he/she lives abroad or the Hungarian parent never lived in Hungary the child should be registered as a Hungarian citizen living abroad. In this case you should fill in the form “Kérelem külföldön élő magyar állampolgárként történő nyilvántartásba vételhez”. The form can be downloaded from the bottom of this page – “Form for registration as a Hungarian citizen living abroad”
For the application the copy of the Hungarian address card which includes „Külföldi cím” should be presented as well.
b.) If the Hungarian parent has address card which includes a Hungarian address the child should be registered as a Hungarian citizen living in Hungary. In this case you should fill in the form “Kérelem Magyarországon élő magyar állampolgárként történő nyilvántartásba vételhez”. The form can be downloaded from the bottom of this page – “Form for registration as a Hungarian citizen living in Hungary”
For the application the copy of the Hungarian address card or a copy of the title deed or copy of the tenancy agreement should be presented as well.
6. Consular fee:
The registration of birth is free of charge.
If there is need for the voluntary acknowledgement of paternity an additional fee is payable as it is written on the website at the “Consular fees”.
Please do not forget to provide a phone number and an e-mail address on the application form.
Applications linked to closely related cases (e.g. registration of a marriage or application for Hungarian nationality) can be dealt with at the same time.
Should you need further information, please contact us by e-mail at anyakonyv.lon@mfa.gov.hu
As our phone lines are very busy please send us e-mail.
APPLICATION FORM for registration of birth
English translation of the application form (guideline only)
Form for registration as a Hungarian citizen living abroad
Form for registration as a Hungarian citizen living in Hungary
