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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

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.

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.

Under certain conditions (see 3/C-D), the presence of only one parent (or guardian) may be sufficient; and minors under the age of 12 do not have to attend.

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

Digital record of fingerprints is not required for children under the age of 12, thus the parents can submit the passport application (in person) at one of the honorary consuls (Belfast, Cardiff, Sheringham, Torquay) if the child already has a Hungarian birth certificate. Birth registrations cannot be initiated at the honorary consuls.

Contact details of the honorary consuls for appointments can be found here.

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.

Application at the honorary consul can only be submitted if the child is under 12 years of age and he/she has a Hungarian birth certificate. You must book an appointment with one of the honorary consuls.

The passport application form must be filled out with blue ink pen prior to the appointment with the honorary consul. You must date and sign the document at the presence of the honorary consul.

The form can be downloaded by clicking 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 provide the child’s valid passport, you must declare the loss/theft of the document in a report in front of the honorary consul.

A sample of the report form can be downloaded from here.

Instructions for filling out the report can be found here.

The application form and the attachments signed by the honorary consul must be posted to the Consular Office in London. The followings need to be included in the postage.

• application form signed by the parents/guardian and signed and stamped by the honorary consul.
• the child’s passport (if it’s still valid);
• report of the lost or stolen passport, if applicable;
• the declaration of the number of children in the household, if applicable;
• valid passport or ID card of the legal representatives
• original Hungarian birth certificate
• 1 passport photo of the child that cannot be older than 6 months. Please note the background must be white or light grey. (Please click here for the criteria of the passport photos)
• a postal order issued for the exact amount to be paid for the passport and addressed to the „Embassy of Hungary” as payee.

Our postal address is the following:

Embassy of Hungary, Consular Office

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

The original birth certificate and the – invalidated – previous passport of the child will be sent back to the applicant together with the new passport, therefore we kindly ask for a cover letter to be attached to the application, in which you include your postal address. It is recommended to add an email address and a phone number as well to be able to reach you if there are further details to be clarified.

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

or

• 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.

Application at the honorary consul can only be submitted if the child is under 12 years of age and the child has a Hungarian birth certificate. You must book an appointment with one of the Honorary Consuls.

Should you wish to submit your application this way, you need to fill out an application form in advance. Forms must be filled out with a blue ink pen, and signed and dated in front of the honorary consul.

By signing the application form, the parent (or the guardian) submitting the application is giving his/her consent for a passport to be issued for the child.

The application form can be downloaded from 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.

 A sample of the declaration form can be downloaded from here.

Should the parent/guardian not be able to present the valid passport of the child, a report about the document being lost/stolen must be taken in front of the honorary consul.

A sample of the report form can be downloaded from here.

Instructions for filling out the report can be found here.

In case the parents exercise parental rights together, the parent that is absent from the appointment has to fill out a consent form that the other parent must bring along (strictly the original, signed copy is accepted) when coming to the honorary consul.

With this declaration the absent parent is confirming his/her consent for a passport to be issued for the child, as well as for the entry of the child into the Hungarian personal data and address register (if they have not been registered yet, i.e. they have never had an address card before).

The parent may give his/her consent one of the following ways:

•  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

or

• 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 honorary consul.

You may only use the parental consent form in passport application procedures strictly within 15 days of it being issued and dated.

Posting the application and all its attachments submitted at the honorary consul to the Consular Office in London is the responsibility of the applicant. Please make sure to include the following documents in the envelope:

• the application form filled out and signed by the parent (or by the guardian) and stamped and signed by the honorary consul;
• the copies of the passports or ID cards of the legal guardians;
• the parental consent form signed in front of 2 witnesses or submitted electronically by the absent parent, if only one of the parents appear in front of the honorary consul but the parents exercise parental rights together;
• if the parent that is present is exercising parental rights on his/her own, the original document proving this fact (Hungarian or British court/authority order, death certificate, etc. – for more details, please see section 4);
• the valid or expired Hungarian passport of the child (if applicable);
• the report on the previous valid passport of the child being lost/stolen, should it be not available at the time of submitting the application;
• if it is relevant to your case, the declaration on the number of children you have in your household;
• the original Hungarian birth certificate of the child;
• a passport photo of the child – the photo shall be taken by a photographer, shall not be older than 6 months and be taken in front of a white (or light grey) background (please click here for the criteria for the passport photos);
• a postal order issued for the exact amount to be paid for the passport and addressed to the „Embassy of Hungary” as payee.

Our postal address is the following:

Embassy of Hungary, Consular Office

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

The original birth certificate and the – invalidated – previous passport of the child will be sent back to the applicant together with the new passport, therefore we kindly ask for a cover letter to be attached to the application, in which you include your postal address. It is recommended to add an email address and a phone number as well to be able to reach you if there are further details to be clarified.

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;
• ID photo of the child taken by a professional photographer no longer than 6 months ago, with a white or light gray background (please click here for the criteria for the passport photos).

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

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. The report shouls only be completed in advance if the application is submitted at an honorary consul. (see 3/B and 3/D).

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.

In the case of applications initiated at one of the honorary consuls, the procedural fee and consular fee must be paid in the form of postal order to the „Embassy of Hungary” with the exact amount. Please ask for the correct amount in GBP by emailing konz.lon@mfa.gov.hu.

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.

You can book an appointment at one of the honorary consuls only via e-mail.

The duration of the appointment: 15 minutes, in case if the passport was   lost/stolen/damaged: 20 minutes.

You can find the contact information of the honorary consuls by clicking here

A Hungarian citizen may apply for an emergency/temporary passport if they only travelled to the United Kingdom for a short period of time (e.g. for tourism) but for some reason were left without a travel document and due to lack of time, they are unable to obtain a permanent passport or ID card.

A Hungarian citizen living (resident) in the United Kingdom may submit an application for an emergency/temporary passport only in cases deserving special consideration, which are as follows:

1. there has been a sudden change in their life situation due to which they wish to return to Hungary permanently and are unable to wait for the completion of a regular passport or ID card application, or
2. the urgency of their trip to Hungary is justified by the death (funeral) of a close relative, or by a court order.

If the above does not apply to the Hungarian citizen living in the United Kingdom, they must apply for a permanent passport or ID card.

If their previous passport has already expired, referring to tickets that have already been purchased does not justify the need for an emergency/temporary passport if the applicant has not previously attempted to apply for a permanent passport or ID card.

In addition to the documents listed in the relevant age group sections of „Passport application”, it is also necessary to submit:

1. Documents supporting the reason of the urgency of the trip to Hungary, e.g. a tourist’s round-trip plane, bus, ferry or Channel tunnel ticket.
    
2. If the birth of the child has not been registered in Hungary, the detailed British birth certificate containing the names of both parents.

When applying for a temporary passport, the relevant form has to be filled out in advance. You must use a blue ink pen for filling it out, signing it and dating/putting a date on it.

The form can be downloaded from here.

Should the parents submit an application for their child together, by signing the application form they confirm giving consent for the issuance of the passport for the child.

In case such an application for a minor is submitted by one of the parents on their own, they shall proceed according to the section of “Application for passports” relevant to the particular age group (e.g. attaching the form of parental consent in case of the parents cannot be present at the time of the application).

When submitting an application for a temporary passport for a minor or a person under guardianship, the consent of the parents (legal guardians) does not need to be provided if the valid passport or ID card of the minor (the person under guardianship) is damaged to an extent where it cannot be used for identification, is lost or has been stolen. Should this be the case, the validity of the emergency/temporary passport to be issued must not exceed the validity of the previous passport.

The application form must be filled out and signed using the name that is registered in the Hungarian databases and in accordance with the Hungarian [naming rules and regulations] (1. surname, 2. given name(s)). The signature shall remain within the given frame without touching it at all.

In case your passport or ID card is destroyed, lost or has been stolen, you shall proceed as described in the section “Report of stolen or lost passport/ID” (submitting a report to the British police and also reporting the occurrence to the relevant Hungarian authorities). The latter report can be submitted together with the application for the temporary passport, but may also be submitted beforehand, even using online government services.

Issuing a temporary passport involves a consular administration fee payable by debit card at the Consular Office in London.

Please check the relevant consular fee by clicking here.

In the case of citizens in trouble abroad applications are assessed and temporary passports are issued by the consul on the same day. In other cases the procedure takes 8 days if the application and its annexes are complete and the facts are clear.

The consul will issue the temporary passport with a validity expiring no later than 5 days after the intended day of travel proven by the already purchased travel ticket.

In case you are not able to collect the document in person, it will be posted to you – for this, you will need to bring along an addressed and stamped (“Special Delivery”) envelope. If you fail to do so, an additional fee for the postage shall be paid.

All appointments for temporary passports are allocated strictly after contacting us via e-mail beforehand. For the appointment to be approved, your email must contain all supporting circumstances and any documents and evidence proving the urgency of your travel.

The duration of the appointment is 15-25 minutes.