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 death in Australia of a Hungarian citizen is registered in the Hungarian civil registry through the consular office.
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 the death registration form | attend with the documents | consular office forwards the file to Budapest
Documents you need
- Completed application
- Original or consular-certified death certificate
- Copies of the deceased's Hungarian certificates (birth is registered in the same procedure if not yet registered)
- Proof of Hungarian nationality
- Proof of divorced or widowed status where relevant
Fees and processing time
- Official fee: free at the consular offices (consular days AUD 27)
Processing time: Estimated six months for a complete application.
Good to know
The consular section only collects and forwards the application; the Government Office of the Capital City of Budapest registers the event. Certificates are trilingual (Hungarian, English, French). 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. The consular menu also lists body transport (halottszállítás) but no detail page was found.
Official sources
- canberra.mfa.gov.hu/eng/page/anyakoenyvezes
- canberra.mfa.gov.hu/en/nyomtatvanyok
- 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
- Legalisation of signatures, copies and translations; notary seals
- Registration of a birth 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)