Passport for children between 12-18 years

The application can be submitted in person by the legal representative(s) of the minor acting on his/her behalf.

A minor is under guardianship if no adult exercises parental rights over them, meaning that their legal representative(s) can be either

• both parents holding parental responsibility together, or
• a parent holding parental responsibility on his/her own, or
• the guardian of the minor.

Parents still exercise parental rights together even if they are not living together any longer – with the exception of them having previously agreed or being ordered to do otherwise by social services, or if the parental rights of one of the parents have been ceased, suspended or terminated.

In some circumstances the presence of only one parent (or the guardian) is sufficient, but any child over the age of 12 must be present as well.

A child who legally became of age after getting married in Hungary may apply for passport on his/her own (provided that they present their original marriage certificate).

Passport applications can be submitted in person at the Consular Office of the Hungarian Embassy in London after having booked your appointment.

The Embassy and the Consular Office are not at the same locations. Administrative work, including passport applications, is carried out at the Consular Office at

First Floor, 100 Brompton Road, London, SW3 1ER

The fingerprints of the applicants between the ages of 12 and 18 must be digitally recorded as well, thus the applications cannot be submitted at any of the honorary consuls.

Depending on the exact location of the submission and the number of people authorised to proceed please choose either section 3/A or section 3/B from the drop-down menu and continue with the section “What do we need to bring to the appointment” afterwards:

There is no form to be filled out in advance.

Should the parents visit the Consular Office and submit the passport application for their child together, they both have to sign the form printed and filled out by the administrator, which will also serve as their authorisation for the passport to be issued for the child.

If you have two, three or more children in the household, we kindly ask you to fill out the relevant form as this may affect the fee you have to pay.

The form can be downloaded by clicking here.

In case you are not able to present the child’s valid passport, you must declare the loss/theft of the document in a report which will be printed out at the time of the appointment.

There is no form to be filled out in advance.

In case only one of the parents (or the guardian) appears in person to submit the application, the parent or the guardian will have to sign the form printed and filled out by the administrator which will also serve as their authorisation for the passport to be issued for the child.

Additional necessary documents if

1. only one of the parents comes to the Consular Office, but both parents are on the Hungarian birth certificate:

• the original parental consent form of the absent parent must be attached, OR
• the termination, revoking or suspension of parental responsibility of the absent parent must be verified by presenting the original agreement of the parents set forth in a court of law, or the death certificate of the other parent, etc.;
  
  2. the guardian visits the Consular Office with the child:
• the guardian will need to present the original Hungarian guardianship order stating that the name of the father on the Hungarian birth certificate is that of an imaginary father only (i.e. there is no person to be considered as father). 

Parental consent form can be done:

• Via the Client Gate (please click here to access it);

The parent coming to the appointment has to bring along the printed version of the electronic consent form with a QR code on it.

• Consent form signed in front of two witnesses (please click here to download the form).

Forms must be filled out and signed with blue ink pen and the parent submitting the application must present the original form when visiting the Consular Office.

Regarding passport applications the form of parental consent must be dated within 15 days of the appointment, otherwise the Consular Office will not be able to accept it.

Decree of a Hungarian court can only be accepted if it can no longer be challenged and is absolute.

Court decree (e.g. child arrangement order) can only be accepted if

• the child has British citizenship, and/or
• the child’s actual habitual residence in the United Kingdom, and
• the decree specifically entitles and authorises one of the parents to apply for passport without the other parent’s consent (specific issue order).
  
  The Consular Office is not able to accept the document if it only states which parent the child is placed with (live with order).

More details about British court orders and how to apply for them can be found here.

If you have two, three or more children in the household, we kindly ask you to fill out the relevant form as this may affect the fee you have to pay.

The form can be downloaded by clicking here.

In case you are not able to present the child’s valid passport, you must declare the loss/theft of the document in a report which will be printed out at the time of the appointment.

In order to submit the application, you must bring along all the documents below that are available to you:

• valid Hungairan passport or ID card of the Hungarian parent (guardian);
• the non-Hungaran parent’s (guardian) valid passport, or ID card/ driving licence – not provisional – issued by the United Kingdom/ EEA member state;
• If the parents exercise custody jointly, but only one of them appears in person, the signed consent form by the other parent;
• if the parent appearing in person exercises custody rights alone but the other parent is also on the child’s birth certificate, the document verifying the suspension of custody rights of the absent parent (e.g.: court decision, death certificate);
• if application is submitted by a guardian, the court decision appointing the guardian (if the original document is in English then a legalized Hungarian translation is also needed);
• original Hungarian birth certificate of the child;
• the valid passport of the child or one that has expired within a year;
• in the adbsence of a passport, the child’s valid ID or one that has expired within a year (if applicable);
• Hungarian address card of the child;
• marriage certificate of the child who legally became of age after getting married in Hungary

The decision of a Hungarian court can be accepted if it can no longer be challenged/ appealed by ordinary legal remedies. (Final order/ Decree Absolute)

The decision of a British court (e.g.:. child arrangement order) can be accepted if:

• the child also holds British citizenship and/or
• their habitual residence is in the United Kingdom, and
• the decision sepcifically states that the parent being present can apply for a passport for the child alone (without the consent of the other parent) (e.g.: specific issue order).It is not enough if the decision only stipulates which parent the child should live with (live with order), and
• it is provided with a legalized Hungarian translation.

You can find further information about British court decisions and applications here

The photograph, fingerprint and signature are recorded digitally at the Consular Office.

In the absence of the above-mentioned documents please read the next section (If something is missing)

Please read the following information only if you are unable to present the documents mentioned in the previous section – otherwise you may move onto the next section “How much does it cost”.

If the parents are unable to prove their identity with valid documents, they will have to apply for their own passport or ID card first.

In case the child does not have a Hungarian birth certificate because his/her birth has not yet been registered in Hungary, please read the section regarding Civil registrations.

If the parents are unable to present the child’s valid passport at the time of the appointment, the appropriate report of it being lost, stolen or destroyed must be taken as well.

If the birth of the child has already been registered in Hungary but the child’s Hungarian citizenship cannot be confirmed with documents such as a passport (or one that has expired not more than a year ago), an ID card, a citizenship certificate (issued not longer than 3 years ago) or a naturalisation certificate, and the child cannot be found in the Personal Data and Address Register (i.e. the child never had an address card), the application can be submitted but the passport can only be issued after the child has gone through a verification of citizenship process. In such cases, the verification of citizenship process is mandatory and could delay the passport application by 6-12 months.

Once the child’s citizenship has been confirmed, based on the parents’ or the guardians’ choice he/she will automatically be entered in the Personal Data and Address Register either as a “Hungarian citizen living in Hungary” or as a “Hungarian citizen living abroad” depending on the parents’ addresses registered in the Personal Data and Address Register.

The application is subject to fees, which must be paid by debit card at the consular office.

You can see the consular fees by clicking here.

Passports applied for at our Consular Office are issued in Hungary. The duration of the procedure depends on whether you wish to have the document

• delivered to Hungary or abroad, and
• collected or sent to you via post.

Taking the above into account, the total duration of the procedure is usually 20-40 days (including postal delivery).

Should the passport be collected in Hungary or delivered to a Hungarian address, the Consular Office in London has no further tasks with the document. The passport authority will deliver the document directly to the requested address.

Should you request the passport to be delivered to a foreign mission other than London, the passport will be sent to the consulate you chose by diplomatic courier after the passport authority forwarded the document to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The duration of such transfers is not included in the legal deadline of the procedure.

The consular office in London will process the documents in order of their arrival and will post them or notify customers choosing personal collection afterwards.

Documents are usually available for collection within 20-40 days from the date of submission. The duration of the procedure may be extended

• with the time of receiving a deficiency order and the time of its completion;
• if the applicant needs to go through the process of citizenship verification (approximately 6-12 months);
• during the summer and Christmas period, due to the smaller frequency of the diplomatic courier (about 10 days);
• if the child does not have a Hungarian birth certificate, with the length of the birth registration procedure;

Considering the fact that due to the above circumstances the duration of the procedure may be prolonged, it is highly recommended not to purchase any travel tickets prior to receiving the document and checking the personal data contained therein. Please note that the Consular Office does not take any responsibilities for losses or damages.

The consular office is unable to intervene in the process of issuing the document. Please note that the modification of your declaration regarding the method of collection (in person or via post) is not possible at a later time.

Should there be any changes to the postal address provided at the time of the application, it is the responsibility of the applicant to have the postal deliveries redirected to their new address as follows:

• in case of deliveries to a Hungarian address, such enquiries can be made to the provider Magyar Posta;
• in case of deliveries to a UK address, you may enquire at Royal Mail.

The validity of the passport depends on the age of the applicant at the time of the application:

If the child was born on 29th February and this day is missing in the year of expiry, the passport will expire on the 28th February.

Applications can only be submitted by booking an appointment as follows:

• if your child still has his/her previous passport, please book for “Passport application” to the Consular Office in London

The duration of the appointment is 15 minutes. Late arrival may result in the loss of the appointment.

• if your child’s previous passport has been lost, stolen or damaged, please book for “Report of stolen or lost passport/ID + replacement” to the Consular Office in London.
   

The duration of the appointment is 20 minutes. Late arrival may result in the loss of the appointment.

Please note that the booking should be completed with the data of the child you wish to have a new passport issued for. Along with the passport application – with the exception of civil registrations and authentications – other case types can be booked for the same appointment as well.

You can book an appointment at the consular office in London by clicking here.