Passport for adults (over 18)

Adult applicants (or guardian, caretaker) can only submit their application in person.
Photo, fingerprints and signature are taken electronically by a device at the Consulate.

Passport applications can be submitted at the Consular Office of the Hungarian Embassy in person. All appointments must be booked priorly.

The Embassy and the Consular Office are located at different addresses. Passport applications are submitted at the Consulate at the below address:

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

Above 12, fingerprints must be provided, therefore passport applications cannot be submitted at Honorary Consuls in the case of adult applicants.

When applying for a passport with a guardian, the adult person placed under guardianship must also appear at the application. 

If the applicant has a serious health condition and requires special procedure please, contact us via email.

There is no form that should be filled out prior to the appointment. Forms will be filled out by the consular administrator based on the presented documents which are then signed by the applicant (or guardian, caretaker).

In order to submit an application, the applicants must bring along all the documents listed below that they are in possession of:

• a valid passport or one that expired not more than a year ago;
• in case you do not have a passport, a valid ID card or one that expired not more than a year ago;
• in case you do not have any of the above, your original Hungarian birth certificate;
• in case you do not have any of the above, your valid Hungarian or foreign driving license or foreign passport (provisional driving licenses cannot be accepted);
• in case your new passport will be issued to a name that is different from the one in your previous passport/ID card, the Hungarian document proving the name change (e.g. original name change certificate, or birth or marriage certificate);
• your address card;
• in case you obtained Hungarian citizenship via simplified naturalisation, your naturalisation certificate.

Should you wish to bear the doctoral title – and such title is not yet in the Hungarian personal data and address register (SZL) – you will have to present the document authorising you to bear the title; in case you obtained the doctoral title abroad, you will have to present its naturalisation certificate or the legalised copies thereof.

Should the passport application is to be submitted by a legal guardian, the guardian, in addition to the above documents, must present the following documents as well:

• his/her valid form of identification (passport or ID card issued by an EEA member state or a full – not provisional!- driving licence issued by the United Kingdom/an EEA member state)
• the guardianship order issued by a court of law

Such an order issued by a Hungarian court may only be accepted if it cannot be appealed (i.e. it is final or legally binding).

Such an order issued by a British court may only be accepted if

• the person under guardianship is a citizen of the United Kingdom as well, and/or
• their place of habitual residence is in the United Kingdom.

You may find more detailed information about the British court order and how you can apply for it here.

Photos, fingerprints and signatures are recorded digitally at the Consular Office.

Please read the below information only if you cannot present any of the above documents when submitting your application – otherwise please continue with the next section (How much does it cost).

In case you cannot show your previous, still valid passport when you come to the Consular Office, you will need to file an official report on its whereabouts (stolen, lost or destroyed).

In case the applicant cannot prove his/her existing Hungarian citizenship using a Hungarian passport or ID card, a citizenship certificate issued within the previous 3 years, or a naturalisation certificate, and his/her citizenship is not proven either by the Hungarian personal data and address register, and

• his/her marriage and/or divorce solemnised abroad has already been registered in Hungary, the applicant may submit the passport application, however, the new passport can only be issued if the Hungarian citizenship of the applicant is verified by a procedure that the Consular Office has to initiate in such cases. Procedures for the verification of citizenship will extend the passport application process by 6-12 months on average.

Once the citizenship has been verified, the applicant will be entered into the personal data and address register either as a “Hungarian citizen living in Hungary” or as a “Hungarian citizen living abroad” as per his/her choice. The applicant will also receive an address card as proof of his/her entry into the personal data and address register.

• If the applicant’s marriage and/or divorce solemnised abroad has not yet been entered into the Hungarian civil register, submitting a passport application is not possible. Should this be the case, the applicant needs to book an appointment for “Verification of citizenship”. Further information on the procedure can be found by clicking here: "Hungarian citizenship".

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. Procedure time depends on how you wish to receive the document i.e.

• either delivered to Hungary or abroadand
• collected in person or sent to you by post.

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

Should you request the passport to any of the foreign missions, the duration of  forwarding the documents is not included in the legal deadline of the procedure.

The Consular Office in London will process the documents in order of their arrival.

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

• in case additional documents are required (until their completion)
• if the Hungarian citizenship of the applicant needs to be verified (by 6-12 months)
• during summer and Christmas periods, (by app.  10 days)

Due to the above mentioned reasons the duration of the procedure may be prolonged, therefore 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  responsibility for losses or damages.

The Consular Office is not able to accelerate the procedure. Please note that changing the way of of collection (in person or by 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 your 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:

In case the applicant 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 you still have your previous passport and it’s valid, please book for “Passport application”. The duration of the appointment is 15 minutes. Late arrival may result in the loss of the appointment.
• If your previous passport has been lost, stolen or damaged, please book for “Report of stolen or lost passport/ID + replacement”
• The duration of the appointment is 20 minutes. Late arrival may result in the loss of the appointment.

Please note the booking should be made with the personal data of the applicant. 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 Londoon by clicking here