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.
Australian passport holders travel to Hungary visa-free for up to 90 days in 180. Third-country nationals needing a Schengen visa for Hungary apply through the Swiss Consulate General in Sydney, which represents Hungary in Australia, while long-stay (residence) visas are handled by the Immigration Authority in Hungary.
Where to apply in Australia
Schengen short-stay visas: Consulate General of Switzerland, Sydney (Bondi Junction, NSW), acting for Hungary. Long-stay: Hungarian immigration authority (apply in Hungary).
The Hungarian posts in Australia list a visa service and a visa fee line (AUD 196) in the fee schedule, but the visa page directs applicants to the Swiss consulate.
Contact details for every office are on the page of the embassy and consulates of Hungary.
How to apply
Short stay: apply directly with the Swiss Consulate General in Sydney, not the Hungarian embassy | long stay: apply in Hungary at the regional directorate of the Immigration Authority
Applications are handled through Consulate General of Switzerland in Sydney (represents Hungary), https://www.eda.admin.ch/sydney.
Fees and processing time
- Official fee: visa fee line AUD 196 in the Hungarian consular fee schedule
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. Visa document lists and processing times are not published on the Hungarian page.
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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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 death abroad
- Registration of a divorce abroad
- Registration of a marriage abroad
- Simplified naturalisation
- Verification of Hungarian citizenship (citizenship certificate)