Registration of a birth in Hungary
- Hungarian citizens should register the birth of their children. The application may be lodged at the registrar offices in Hungary - as a general rule.
- The registration of a child’s birth outside of Hungary may be registered with the Hungarian authorities also by application through the Embassy’s Consular Section. At the same time, an application for a passport may also be submitted (see note on Hungarian Passport). The procedure of the registration takes on average about 2-4 months (without the passport procedure).
- Please do not buy any ticket before the end of the procedure as the Consulate cannot guarantee the length of the procedure neither of the registration nor of the application for passport.
Appointment:
Appointments shall be booked for each and every consular affair.
- You can ask an appointment directly through our online booking system.
- Please kindly do remember, if you wish to registrate your childs birth and prior the procedure of the voluntary acknowledgement of paternity, do book appointments for BOTH registrations.
- Please note that both parents should appear in person when filing application.
- If the difference between the date of birth and the end of the former marriage of the mother is less than 300 days, the former husband will be registered as father. In this case the mother has right to apply to the court to change the name of the father after the first registration.
I/A. Registration of a child born in marriage
Appointment booking: Registration (birth) + passport (under 18 years of age) or Registration of marriage/BÉT + birth + passport (under 18 years of age) case type
Required documents:
CHANGE! From March 15, 2024! A multilingual birth certificate alone is not sufficient!
Required documents:
- Original birth certificate of the child (uittreksel uit de geboorteakte or akte van geboorte) IS NOT SUFFICIENT ON ITS OWN!!!
- and you MUST bring the multilingual form (meertalig modelformulier vertaalhulp) issued by the competent Dutch authority (gemeente – Dutch local government), which is not the same as the international multilingual birth certificate or certified Hungarian translation.
Data sheet for the domestic registration of a birth that took place abroad, completed but not signed
Parents' valid passport or identity card
Original residence card of Hungarian citizen parents, if available
In the case of a passport application, an official passport photo for children under 6 years of age (passport photo)
If the parents' marriage abroad has not yet been registered in Hungary, an application for domestic registration of the marriage
Registration form
I/B. Registration of children born out of marriage
In view of the change in the relevant Dutch regulations effective from January 1, 2023, a declaration of paternity made in the Netherlands, accompanied by a certified Hungarian translation, is acceptable for the registration of the birth in Hungary.
Please note! If the birth took place before January 1, 2023, regardless of the Dutch declaration of paternity, it is still necessary to make a full declaration of paternity at the embassy. In this case, please select the following in the appointment booking system: Paternity acknowledgment + birth registration + passport
Required documents:
ONLY for children born after January 1, 2023 – Dutch declaration of paternity, with a certified Hungarian translation.
ONLY for children born before January 1, 2023 – Protocol on paternity declaration completed for the child, but not signed
CHANGE! From March 15, 2024! A multilingual birth certificate alone is not sufficient!
Required documents:
- Original birth certificate of the child (uittreksel uit de geboorteakte or akte van geboorte) NOT SUFFICIENT ON ITS OWN!!!
- you MUST also bring the multilingual form (meertalig modelformulier vertaalhulp) issued by the competent Dutch authority (gemeente – Dutch local government) or a certified Hungarian translation.
Data sheet for registering a birth abroad, completed but not signed
Parents' valid passport or identity card
Original residence card of Hungarian citizen parents, if available
In the case of a passport application, an official passport photo (pasfoto) for children under 6 years of age
Registration form
If the mother is divorced and the divorce is not registered in Hungary, a final court judgment with a certified Hungarian translation
If the mother is widowed and the death is not registered in Hungary, a death certificate
If the father or mother is a minor (under 18 years of age) and not married, both parents of the minor must also be present.
II. Registration
In connection with the registration, it is mandatory to register the child, during which the child's data is entered into the Hungarian personal data and address register. The child's address must match at least one of the parents' registered addresses.
Registration as a Hungarian citizen living in Hungary: If both parents are Hungarian citizens living in Hungary, the child must be registered at the Hungarian address of one of them.
Registration as a Hungarian citizen living abroad: this option can be chosen if one of the parents does not have a Hungarian address (the address card shows a "foreign address" or the parent is not a Hungarian citizen).
Consular fees:
The registration of birth is free of charge.
For the voluntary acknowledgement of paternity an additional fee to perform.
Applications linked to closely related cases (e.g. registration of a marriage or application for Hungarian nationality) might be dealt with at the same time if there are appointments booked for each.
Contact:
As all our phone lines are very busy for any further information please contact us exclusively via e-mail: consulate.hga@mfa.gov.hu.
Forms to fill:
The forms are prepared and should be filled out in Hungarian language.
Form for registration as a Hungarian citizen living in Hungary