Obtaining Birth, Marriage, Divorce or Death Certificate : Hungary

Organization : Consular Service, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Facility : Obtaining Birth, Marriage, Divorce or Death Certificate
Country : Hungary
Website : http://www.mfa.gov.hu/
Terms & Conditions : https://www.statusin.org/uploads/28343-Birth.pdf

Obtaining Birth, Marriage Certificate :

In order to obtain records from Hungary, you have to supply us the following data and to send the application to the Consulate General of Hungary in Los Angeles.

Related : Ministry of Foreign Affairs Apply for Visa Hungary : www.statusin.org/28328.html 

Records can be requested only if the birth, marriage, divorce or death occurred in the present-day territory of Hungary. Please note that state, municipal, also called civil registering has been on since 1895.

The registers before this time were kept by churches, so requesting a record before 1895, always indicate the faith of the concerned persons.

Please always state your relationship to the person whose certificate you request. If not relative, state the purpose of obtaining the certificate. The consular fee is $64 per document it includes the fee and expenses levied by the Hungarian issuing authority.

Please send the consular fee in a money order or cashier’s check made out to the name of the Consulate General of Hungary in Los Angeles, and a self addressed and prepaid envelope.

The Consulate General can arrange for the returning the requested document by express mail services only if the necessary envelopes, fees, stamps, account numbers, etc. are provided.

Your request shall be forwarded to the competent Hungarian authority. Generally, it takes about 3-4 months to obtain the document, and you will be informed about the arrival of the requested certificate.

Birth record :
** Name (former or maiden name – if applicable)
** Place of birth (if Budapest*, the district too)
** Date of birth
** Father’s name
** Mother’s maiden name
** Purpose of the request

Marriage record :
** Name of the married couple (maiden name of the wife)
** Place of the marriage (if Budapest*, the district too)
** Date of the marriage
** Purpose of the request

Divorce record :
The same data as for the marriage record are required and the exact designation of the court proceeded on the divorce case and the number of the file.

Death record :
** Name (former or maiden name – if applicable)
** Place of death (if Budapest*, the district too)
** Date of death
** Purpose of the request
** Without designation, the overall search in the 23 districts of the capital requires 12 month at least.

How to request a certificate of good conduct from Hungary?
Please supply us with the following data that are required to obtain a certificate of good conduct from Hungary, and send your application to the Consulate General of Hungary in Los Angeles.

** Last name and first name
** Place and date of birth
** Mother’s maiden name
** Father’s name
** Period of stay in Hungary
** Purpose of your stay in Hungary
** Last address in Hungary

The consular fee is $94 per document it includes the fee and expenses levied by the Hungarian issuing authority. Please send the consular fee in a money order made out to the name of the Consulate General of Hungary in Los Angeles, and a self addressed and prepaid envelope.

The Consulate General can arrange for the returning the requested document by express mail services only if the necessary envelopes, fees, stamps, account numbers, etc. are provided. Generally, it takes about 3-4 months to obtain the document.

Contact Us :
Consular Services
1027 Budapest, Nagy Imre tér 4.,
Hungary.