Latest News - Consulate General of Hungary

2 months ago

Information

The Consulate General of Hungary in Istanbul will be closed on May 19, 2026 (Tuesday) and between May 25-31, 2026 due to Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day, Pentecost and Eid al-Adha holidays. During this period, passport delivery will not be made and applicants who want to check the status of their applications can access the necessary information through the passport tracking system (https://appointment.as-visa.com/tr/basvuru-takibi). In order to avoid any inconvenience, applicants with travel plans are strongly advised to pick up their passports from AS Visa Center before their travel.

4 months ago

Information about the visa application appointments

It has recently come to our attention that there are claims regarding visa appointment slots being obtained in exchange for money, either individually or through agencies. Visa application appointments are entirely free of charge. The Consulate General has no involvement, authorization of affiliation with such practices.

1 year ago

Attention Visa Applicants

Due to recent negative experiences and problems with the application process, some updates have been made to ensure that visa applications can be processed more regularly and smoothly.

2 years ago

Information on Visa Application Fee

In accordance with the Schengen Law, C type Schengen visa application fee will be 90 EUR instead of 80 EUR as of 11 June 2024. From this date, the amount to be paid for visa applications will be 90 EUR. As of the same date, the visa application fee for applicants between the ages of 6 - 12, who are not citizens of the Republic of Turkey, is 45 EUR instead of 40 EUR. For applicants between 6 - 12 years of age, who are not citizens of the Republic of Turkey, the amount to be paid is 45 EUR.

2 years ago

Important announcement

Due to the recent inappropriate approach of visa applicants to an official authority, the Consulate General's visa section telephone line has had to be suspended for a period of time as of 27 May 2024. No outside calls will be accepted regarding visa matters

2 years ago

Important Announcement!

The new law on D type visa applications will come into force on January 1, 2024.

3 years ago

Information regarding the submission of residence permit applications by companies with Hungarian national economic interest (pritority employer)

If the foreign employee's application for a residence permit is submitted by the priority employer through the Enter Hungary program, from now on the client's written consent is sufficient without consular signature authentication.

4 years ago

New appointment system for D-visas

Please kindly note that as of 1st April, 2022 appointments for residence permit (D visa) applications can only be booked in the online appointment system by purpose of stay (work, study, Enter Hungary program, D-visa application with signature authorization, etc.). In case you choose the wrong type of purpose of stay in the appointment system, we cannot receive your application when you come to the Consulate and you have to book a new appointment.

4 years ago

Information on changes of procedure fees

We would like to inform our dear Applicants, that as of January 22, 2022, the fees for applying for the following procedures at the Consulate will be changed

4 years ago

To the attention of Turkish lorry drivers

In order to avoid traffic jam at the Röszke Hungarian-Serbian border, please note that Turkish lorry drivers transporting plant and vegetable products which were already examined before entering Hungary can use all the Hungarian-Serbian border-crossing points (not only Röszke) where there are no plant and animal health checkpoints.