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.
The consulate certifies signatures, copies and NAATI English-Hungarian translations for use in Hungary, and can diplomatically legalise Australian notary signatures and seals it holds samples for. JP attestations are not accepted.
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 may legalise signatures only on documents wholly in English or English and Hungarian, may legalise copies, but cannot legalise translations. Signing on behalf of a company is possible only at the Canberra, Sydney or Melbourne offices.
Contact details for every office are on the page of the embassy and consulates of Hungary.
How to apply
Book an appointment (honorary consuls: contact them directly) | prepare the document in advance and state how many signatures are needed | attend with valid ID | postal applications are possible for translations and copies with an ID copy | for notary legalisation post the documents, ID copy and fee
Documents you need
- Valid passport, ID card or driving licence
- Document prepared in advance
- Certificate of incorporation issued within 30 days for company signatories
- For translations: original plus NAATI translation
- For notary legalisation: document, ID copy and fee (postal order payable to Embassy of Hungary)
Fees and processing time
- Official fee: signature legalisation AUD 54 per signature; notary signature and seal AUD 45; copy AUD 36; translation legalisation AUD 36 per page; translation into Hungarian AUD 63 per page (consular days AUD 81 / 72 / 63 / 63 / 90)
Processing time: No fixed time published.
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
- canberra.mfa.gov.hu/en/hitelesites
- canberra.mfa.gov.hu/en/konzuli-informaciok
- canberra.mfa.gov.hu/assets/82/02/94/273d1edc71a1a74aa329050dca1cd41…
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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More services of Hungary in Australia
- Certificate of good conduct (Hungarian police clearance)
- Change of name
- Hungarian passport
- Registration of a birth abroad
- Registration of a death abroad
- Registration of a divorce abroad
- Registration of a marriage abroad
- Simplified naturalisation
- Verification of Hungarian citizenship (citizenship certificate)
- Visa for Hungary (Schengen / long-stay)