Change of name – 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.

Hungarian citizens in Australia can apply to change their birth name or the form of their married name, or have a name change made abroad recognised in Hungary. A birth-name change is approved by the Minister of Interior, so a passport in the new name cannot be applied for at the same time.

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.

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

How to apply

Book an appointment | complete form 18 (adults), 19 (minors) or 20 (married name), unsigned and in blue block capitals | attend in person (both parents for a minor) | pay by card | for some birth-name changes also pay 13,000 or 18,000 HUF to the Budapest Government Office

Documents you need

Original Hungarian birth certificate (and marriage certificate if applicable)
Valid Hungarian documents (copies made and returned)
Original Australian name-change document if already changed
Other documents issued in the changed name
For married name: Hungarian birth and marriage certificates
Completed unsigned form

Fees and processing time

Official fee: birth name AUD 81, married name free, recognition of name change made abroad AUD 81 (consular days AUD 108 / 27 / 108)
Other charges: 13,000 or 18,000 HUF to Government Office of the Capital City of Budapest for some birth-name changes

Processing time: About 4-6 months on average; cannot be sped 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.

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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Hungary: Change of name in Australia