Verification of Hungarian citizenship (citizenship certificate) – Hungary in Australia

Check with the office. The official pages for this service leave out some details, or are older than a year. Use this page as a starting point and confirm fees and documents before you apply.

People who have no valid Hungarian ID, passport, citizenship or naturalisation certificate or active registry record, but believe they hold Hungarian citizenship by descent, apply to have it verified and receive a citizenship certificate. Speaking Hungarian is not required.

Where to apply in Australia

Embassy of Hungary in Canberra (ACT), Consular Office of Hungary in Sydney (NSW, all of New South Wales, Level 11, 309 Kent Street) and Consular Office of Hungary in Melbourne (Fitzroy North, VIC; covers Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania). Honorary consuls and periodic outreach consular days (Brisbane, Perth) handle a limited set of services.

Honorary consuls do not handle this procedure on their own; it is lodged at the consular offices.

Contact details for every office are on the page of the embassy and consulates of Hungary.

How to apply

Book an appointment online | contact the office to discuss the file | attend in person with originals (postal lodgement is not mentioned) | pay by card | the application is forwarded to the Government Office of the Capital City of Budapest

Documents you need

Original full birth certificate showing parents
Marriage and divorce certificates where applicable (divorce decree with Hungarian translation)
Parents' marriage certificate back to the last Hungarian-born ancestor
Hungarian birth and marriage records of ancestors
Name-change records with translation
Valid photo ID and proof of nationality (spouse too if applicable)
Children's birth certificates if included
Apostille or diplomatic legalisation for some documents; handwritten or court documents need Hungarian translation (OFFI translations need no further legalisation, NAATI ones need legalisation)

Fees and processing time

Official fee: AUD 81 with certificate (consular days AUD 108)

Processing time: Typically 8-12 months; the consulate cannot speed it up.

Good to know

Fee amounts come from the Canberra consular fee schedule PDF marked valid from 1 August 2025 (more than 12 months old); an older schedule on the same site is marked valid from 1 February 2025 with lower amounts. Fees are paid by card only. Outreach consular days (Brisbane, Perth) and honorary consuls charge higher or different amounts. Children under 6 do not need verification; their birth can be registered instead.

Official sources

Check before you apply

This page summarises information published by Hungary's official channels, last checked on 24 octubre 2026. Fees and requirements can change at short notice, so confirm with the office that will handle your case.

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