Visiting Family/Friends

• Applicants will be paying a service fee of 19 CAD / 13 EURO (inclusive VAT)
• The applicable Visa Fee and Service fee are as per the current rate of exchange set by the Embassy of Hungary. They are subject to change without any notice.
• All the Fees are non-refundable

The visa is free of charge for

• children under the age of 6 travelling with their own passports,
• family members of EU/EEA citizens* either travelling together with their EU/EEA national family members or travelling in order to meet their EU/EEA national family members
• researchers having a valid contract with a research institution in Hungary,
• pupils, students and their teachers travelling for study reasons,
• representatives of non-profit organizations under the age of 25 participating and attending seminars, conferences, sport, cultural or educational events organized and held by NGOs,
• Belarus citizens between the age of 6 and 12 years,
• Turkish citizens between the age of 6 and 12 years,
• Belarus participants aged 25 years or less in seminars, conferences, sport, cultural or educational events organized by non-profit organizations.

* Family members of Hungarian citizens are not exempted from the payment of visa fee.

Additional documents required:

• When visiting relatives or friends, please submit an invitation letter;

The applicant is also expected to provide Information enabling an assessment of the applicant’s intention to leave the territory of the Member States before the expiry of the visa applied for.

Note: We regret we cannot accept photographs that do not meet these requirements

Please provide one recent photograph (not more than 6 months old) of yourself, which should not have been used previously in the passport. The photograph should be in colour and:

• Taken against a white background so that features are distinguishable and contrast against the background.
• Clear share quality and with the 80% face in focus.
• Printed on normal photographic paper (camera print).
• Full face, non-smiling [without glasses, a hat/cap or other head covering, unless the applicant wears such items because of their religious belief or ethnic background]
• Please stick the Photograph on the Visa Application Form.

Note: Please follow these instructions carefully. If photographs presented do not meet these requirements your application will be considered incomplete. A photo booth meeting these requirements is available at the centre.