Consular Section, Embassy of Japan in Hungary

The Consular Section of Japan’s Embassy in Hungary centralizes Japanese documents, civil-status filings, certificates and visas in Budapest. Its website separates those services from Hungarian immigration procedures and explains which applications may be handled online.

Address: 1125 Budapest, Zalai út 7. Telephone: +36 1 398 3100; email: consul@bp.mofa.go.jp. Most visits are booked by phone or email with a name, contact details, purpose and up to three proposed dates; overseas voting is the stated exception. Visa counter hours are Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. and 1:30–4:00 p.m., except holidays.

Services include new, renewed, changed and lost passports; residence, birth, marriage and signature certificates; family and nationality notifications; eligible e-certificates; overseas voting and residence registration; safety, driving-licence and My Number guidance; school textbooks; and Japanese visas. Visa applicants usually need legal residence in Hungary and personal attendance; eligibility depends on the case.

Services listed by the office

• New, renewed, changed and lost passports, plus return travel documents.
• Residence, birth, marriage, signature and other certificates; some in electronic form.
• Birth, marriage, nationality and other family notifications.
• Overseas residence registration, voting, safety information and driving-licence guidance.
• Japanese visas and school textbooks for eligible applicants.