Dear Applicants,

The Embassy of Hungary in the State of Qatar hereby would like to announce that from 7th of October, 2024 the visa application process will be outsourced to VFS Global. The visa outsourcing will include all C type, short term Schengen visas for Hungary, Denmark and Latvia as well as the D type, long term national visas for Hungary. Please note that in the future, in case of visa application the applicant has to visit the VFS Hungary Visa Application Center in Doha.

For appointment booking please visit the website of the VFS Hungary Visa Application Center: https://visa.vfsglobal.com/qat/en/hun/book-an-appointment

VFS Hungary Visa Application Center

Address

Office No. 102., 1st Floor, Building No. 282 (Al Nuaimi Building), Old Airport Road, Zone 45, Doha, Qatar

 

Helpline through: https://webapp.weblinq.io/openwidget/?id=589d028d-7ed3-447a-b24c-98b465318cff#login

Email: info.hungaryQatar@vfshelpline.com

Website: https://visa.vfsglobal.com/qat/en/hun/  

Office Timings: 09:00 to 17:00 hrs (Sunday to Thursday, Except Consular/National Holidays)
Submission Time: 09:00 to 14:00 hrs

Passport Collection: 15:00 to 16:30 hrs
 

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Embassy of Hungary - Consular Section contact information:

The Consular Section is closed on Hungarian and Qatari public holidays.

  • Hungarian public holidays in 2024:
    • January 1st
    • March 15th
    • March 29th
    • April 1st
    • May 1st
    • May 20th
    • August 20th
    • October 23rd
    • November 1st
    • December 24-26th

Visa services

Qatari nationals, as well as third country nationals legally residing in these countries and in case of their country of origin has no visa waiver agreement with Hungary are required to apply for a visa to Hungary. Please note that our Consular Section handles D-type applications only for Hungary. We do not represent Denmark and Latvia in D-type (long term) visa cases, only in C-type (short term Schengen) visa cases. Long-term visa applications for these countries should be submitted at their respective embassies in one of the nearest countries.

Regulations on a stay exceeding 90 days fall within the competence of national authorities, therefore there is no uniform procedure among the Schengen Member States. Foreign nationals requesting entry to Hungary with a purpose of a long stay may submit a residence permit application at a Hungarian Consulate operating in the country of residence.  The General-Directorate for Aliens Policing of Hungary makes a decision in residence permit applications.

Please be informed that as of December 2023, the law regarding national visas has changed, therefore resulting in changes to the types of visas as well as the visa application form. You can download the new visa form from here. For more information, please visit the website of the General-Directorate for Aliens Policing.

In the case of a successful application, the applicant will receive a visa valid for a single entry and a stay of 30 days in Hungary, where the request for the issuance of the residence permit could be lodged at the local unit of the General-Directorate for Aliens Policing. 

A valid residence permit from one of the Schengen countries can be used as a short stay visa within the Schengen Area. 

Important: "Enter Hungary" online platform

  • As of 1 January 2019, applications for a residence permit for the purpose of employment, intra-corporate transfer, EU Blue Card or family reunification (issue or extension)  can only be submitted electronically – with the employee’s and family member's prior written consent – via Enter Hungary by those employers and host organisations specified in Act II of 2007 on the Admission and Right of Residence of Third-Country Nationals Paragraph (4) of Article 86/J. Employers and host organisations must register in order to use Enter Hungary which can be initiated by the employing or hosting institution with their Business Gateway access (Cégkapu).
  • As of 1 January 2019, also natural person clients or their authorized legal representatives may submit an application for a residence permit (issue or extension) electronically via Enter Hungary. In case the application is filed with foreign representations (consulates) or the grounds of the application are circumstances requiring special attention, application shall not be submitted electronically.
  • For the purpose of fast and efficient administration Immigration and Asylum Office ensures the possibility of electronic administration for certain types of cases in addition to those specified in the law. For this purpose, the website Enter Hungary was created.

  

Submission of an appeal

In case of a visa refusal, the applicant may lodge an appeal to seek annulment of the decision by means of a petition to be handed over personally to the Consular Section of the Hungarian Embassy or to the BLS International within 8 days after notification (by phone/ by mail/personally) of the refusal. The appeal has no special form and formalities but must be dated and signed by the appellate. It will be reviewed and a decision will be made. The fee of the appeal is 160 EUR in D-type visa cases.