COVID-19 Information (updated daily)
Country-Specific Information for Hungary
Read More»For travel to the United States on a temporary basis, including tourism, temporary employment, study and exchange.
For foreign citizens who want to live permanently in the United States.
The Visa Waiver Program (VWP) allows citizens of participating countries* to travel to the United States without a visa for stays of 90 days or less, when they meet all requirements.
Alerts and Messages for U.S. visitors to Hungary.
U.S. Citizens with emergencies, please call 06 (1) 475-4400
Outside of Office Hours, contact: 06 (1) 475-4400
Outside of Hungary: 011 36 1 475-4400
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Szabadság tér 12
H-1054 Budapest
Hungary
Phone:(36-1) 475-4400
Fax: (36-1) 475-4248
Country-Specific Information for Hungary
Read More»By U.S. Embassy Budapest | 21 January, 2021 | Topics: Alert, Consular Affairs, Europe & Eurasia, Health Issues, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, U.S. & Hungary, U.S. Citizen Services
COVID-19 Information (updated daily) Effective January 26, all airline passengers to the United States ages two years and older must provide a negative COVID-19 viral test taken within three calendar days of travel. Alternatively, travelers to the U.S. may provide documentation from a licensed health care provider of having recovered from COVID-19 in the 90 days preceding travel. Check …
Read More»By U.S. Embassy Budapest | 20 January, 2021 | Topics: Consular Affairs, Emergency Services, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Non immigrant Visas, Travel & Tourism, U.S. & Hungary, Visas
The Federal Voting Assistance Program and the Department of State’s page on Absentee Voting Information are the most up-to-date voting information resources for Americans living abroad. Please visit these websites to learn about deadlines and procedures for registering and voting. Overseas U.S. citizens usually need to register every year, which means mailing in your Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) so that you’re …
Read More»By U.S. Embassy Budapest | 24 September, 2020 | Topics: Elections, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News
Health Alert issued on July 17, 2020
Read More»By U.S. Embassy Budapest | 17 July, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Consular Affairs, Health Issues, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News | Tags: Coronavirus, COVID-19, health
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Budapest, Hungary, July 10, 2020 Location: Hungary The Department of State has issued a Global Level 4 Health Advisory advising U.S. citizens to avoid all international travel due to the global impact of COVID-19. International commercial flight options currently exist in Hungary. U.S. citizens who wish to return to the United States should make commercial …
Read More»By U.S. Embassy Budapest | 10 July, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Consular Affairs, Health Issues, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, U.S. & Hungary
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Budapest, Hungary June 26, 2020 Location: Hungary The Department of State has issued a Global Level 4 Health Advisory advising U.S. citizens to avoid all international travel due to the global impact of COVID-19. International commercial flight options currently exist in Hungary. U.S. citizens who wish to return to the United States should make commercial …
Read More»By U.S. Embassy Budapest | 26 June, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Consular Affairs, Europe & Eurasia, Health Issues, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. & Hungary
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Budapest, Hungary June 19, 2020 Location: Hungary The Department of State has issued a Global Level 4 Health Advisory advising U.S. citizens to avoid all international travel due to the global impact of COVID-19. International commercial flight options currently exist in Hungary. U.S. citizens who wish to return to the United States should make commercial …
Read More»By U.S. Embassy Budapest | 19 June, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Consular Affairs, Emergency Services, Europe & Eurasia, Health Issues, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, U.S. & Hungary
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Budapest Location: Hungary June 12, 2020 The Department of State has issued a Global Level 4 Health Advisory advising U.S. citizens to avoid all international travel due to the global impact of COVID-19. International commercial flight options currently exist in Hungary. U.S. citizens who wish to return to the United States should make commercial arrangements …
Read More»By U.S. Embassy Budapest | 12 June, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Consular Affairs, Emergency Services, Health Issues, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, U.S. & Hungary
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Budapest Location: Hungary June 5, 2020 The Department of State has issued a Global Level 4 Health Advisory advising U.S. citizens to avoid all international travel due to the global impact of COVID-19. International commercial flight options currently exist in Hungary. U.S. citizens who wish to return to the United States should make commercial arrangements …
Read More»By U.S. Embassy Budapest | 5 June, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Consular Affairs, Emergency Services, Europe & Eurasia, Health Issues, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. & Hungary
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Budapest, Hungary May 29, 2020 The Department of State has issued a Global Level 4 Health Advisory advising U.S. citizens to avoid all international travel due to the global impact of COVID-19. International commercial flight options currently exist in Hungary. U.S. citizens who wish to return to the United States should make commercial arrangements as …
Read More»By U.S. Embassy Budapest | 29 May, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Consular Affairs, Emergency Services, Europe & Eurasia, Health Issues, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. & Hungary, U.S. Citizen Services
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Budapest, Hungary May 22, 2020 The Department of State has issued a Global Level 4 Health Advisory advising U.S. citizens to avoid all international travel due to the global impact of COVID-19. International commercial flight options currently exist in Hungary. U.S. citizens who wish to return to the United States should make commercial arrangements as …
Read More»By U.S. Embassy Budapest | 22 May, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Consular Affairs, Emergency Services, Europe & Eurasia, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. & Hungary, Visas
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Budapest, Hungary May 15, 2020 Location: Hungary The Department of State has issued a Global Level 4 Health Advisory advising U.S. citizens to avoid all international travel due to the global impact of COVID-19. International commercial flight options currently exist in Hungary. U.S. citizens who wish to return to the United States should make commercial arrangements …
Read More»By U.S. Embassy Budapest | 15 May, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Consular Affairs, Emergency Services, Europe & Eurasia, Health Issues, Immigrant Visas, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Non immigrant Visas, U.S. & Hungary, Visas
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Budapest, Hungary May 8, 2020 Location: Hungary The Department of State has issued a Global Level 4 Health Advisory advising U.S. citizens to avoid all international travel due to the global impact of COVID-19. International commercial flight options currently exist in Hungary. U.S. citizens who wish to return to the United States should make commercial arrangements …
Read More»By U.S. Embassy Budapest | 8 May, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Emergency Services, Europe & Eurasia, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. & Hungary
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Budapest, Hungary April 9, 2020 Location: Hungary Event: International commercial flight options currently exist in Hungary. U.S. citizens who wish to return to the United States should make commercial arrangements as soon as possible unless they are prepared to remain abroad for an indefinite period. The U.S. government has no plans …
Read More»By U.S. Embassy Budapest | 9 April, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Europe & Eurasia, Health Issues, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, U.S. & Hungary, U.S. Citizen Services
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Budapest, Hungary April 3, 2020 Location: Hungary Event: International commercial flight options currently exist in Hungary. U.S. citizens who wish to return to the United States should make commercial arrangements as soon as possible unless they are prepared to remain abroad for an indefinite period. The U.S. government has no …
Read More»By U.S. Embassy Budapest | 3 April, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Europe & Eurasia, Health Issues, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, U.S. & Hungary, U.S. Citizen Services
We know that many people have questions related to COVID-19. We are regularly updating information on our website. For U.S. citizens: If you are a U.S. citizen in Hungary, for more information, please visit: https://hu.usembassy.gov/covid-19/ For foreign citizens: For foreign citizens with questions about traveling to the U.S., you can find more information here: https://hu.usembassy.gov/visas/ Proclamation—Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Certain Additional Persons Who Pose a Risk of Transmitting 2019 Novel Coronavirus (Issued on: …
Read More»By U.S. Embassy Budapest | 14 March, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Consular Affairs, Emergency Services, Europe & Eurasia, Immigrant Visas, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Non immigrant Visas, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. & Hungary, Visas
You meet someone special on a dating website. Soon he wants to move off the dating site to e-mail or phone calls. He tells you he loves you, but he lives far away — maybe for business, or because he’s in the military. Then he asks for money. He might say it’s for a plane ticket …
Read More»By U.S. Embassy Budapest | 1 August, 2018 | Topics: Messages for U.S. Citizens, News | Tags: FBI, scam
Tourist Advisory for Hungary U.S. citizens planning to travel to Hungary should acquaint themselves with common tourist scams and areas with a high incidence of theft. Since we would like you to have an enjoyable trip to Hungary, this advisory has been issued in the hope that with advance warning, you can avoid potential theft …
Read More»By U.S. Embassy Budapest | 31 July, 2017 | Topics: Messages for U.S. Citizens
Effective August 15, 2011, petitioners residing overseas will no longer be able to routinely file Forms I-130, Petitions for Alien Relative, with U.S. Embassies and Consulates except in locations where U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has a public counter presence within the Embassy or Consulate. Petitioners residing overseas in countries where USCIS does not …
Read More»By U.S. Embassy Budapest | 22 March, 2017 | Topics: Exclude, Messages for U.S. Citizens
Filing an I-130 Petition Overseas Except under exceptional circumstances, petitioners residing overseas in countries where USCIS does not have a public counter presence (such as Hungary) are required to file their Forms I-130 by mail with the USCIS Chicago lockbox. (More information about Filing I-130 Petitions can be found on our Immigrant Visa web page.) The Internal …
Read More»By U.S. Embassy Budapest | 9 January, 2017 | Topics: Exclude, Messages for U.S. Citizens
U.S. citizens are advised to be aware of the following demonstrations expected to take place in Hungary. Unless otherwise noted, all demonstrations will occur in Budapest. Date Event Details Wednesday, March 15, 2017 Organizer: Government Time: 09:00 – 10:30 Where: Kossuth tér, district 5 (Parliament) Number of expected participants: not available After the event …
Read More»By U.S. Embassy Budapest | 30 September, 2016 | Topics: Messages for U.S. Citizens
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will implement enhanced security measures at certain airports overseas with direct flights to the United States. Please visit the DHS website for more information.
Read More»By U.S. Embassy Budapest | 6 July, 2014 | Topics: Messages for U.S. Citizens