Schengen Visa

Visa appointment booking at Consular Office of Embassy in Ottawa: https://konzinfobooking.mfa.gov.hu/home  or at

BLS Hungary Visa application centre in Ottawa: https://hungary.blsinternational.com/canada/

If no empty slots are available you should try again later as new empty slots are provided on a continuous basis. 

Booking made on test site of konzinfo (konzinfobookingtest) will not be considered valid and hence the client will not be received.

For detailed information about issuance of Schengen visa you can read EU Regulation 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a community code on visas (Visa Codex)

Please be advised that a Schengen visa does not confer an automatic right of entry into the Schengen area to the holders of Schengen visa since conditions of entry other than holding a Schengen visa must also be satisfied (see: Article 5 of Schengen Borders Code).

What is a Schengen visa, do I need one?

Find out here.

I am visiting two or several Schengen countries. Which is responsible for my visa application?

If the visit includes more than one destination, the country whose territory constitutes the main destination of the visit in terms of the length or purpose of stay is responsible for the visa application. Examples:

• You are sent by your company on a 3-day business trip to Budapest. You decide to take 2 days off and use your weekend to see Prague. Since the main purpose of your travel is doing business, Hungary is responsible.
• You are visiting your brother, who lives in Hungary, and your sister, who lives in the Netherlands. You plan to spend 6 days with your brother, and 4 days with your sister. The purpose of stay is the same, visiting family, but you will spend more time in Hungary. Hungary is responsible.

If no main destination can be determined, the country whose external border the applicant intends to cross in order to enter the territory of the Schengen area is responsible. Example:

• You fly in to Budapest for a Danube river cruise. You will spend 2 days is Hungary, 2 in Slovakia, 2 in Austria and 2 in Germany. Hungary is responsible as the country which you will enter first.

Who can apply? Where can I apply for a Schengen visa in Canada?

You can only apply in Canada if you are legally resident in Canada, meaning if

• you are a permanent resident or
• you have a study permit or work permit 

In any other cases, e.g. if you live in the United States, you cannot apply in Canada. Exceptions can only be made in well justified cases, especially if in your country of citizenship there is no Hungarian consulate or consulate representing Hungary where you could apply, and you are a visitor in Canada.

If you are eligible to apply you can apply at the Embassy of Hungary in Ottawa. Please note that the Consulate General in Toronto or Consulate General in Montreal or Vice Consulate in Vancouver do not issue Schengen visas.

When to apply?

It is strongly recommended to apply for a visa as early as possible. The application has to be lodged within the period of 15 days to 6 months prior to the intended date of departure. 

Please note that visa applications are considered submitted when all the admissibility criteria are met. The date of the admissible visa application is considered the first day of the processing time that is normally 15 days but can be a maximum of 45 days. The Embassy will decide on admissibility of applications and the 15 days deadline commences on the day when the application is declared admissible by the Embassy.

Admissibility criteria are as follows:

— the application has been lodged within the period of 15 days to 6 months prior to the intended date of departure,

— the application contains:

•          application form filled out and signed by the applicant,
•          travel document with at least two blank pages (its validity shall extend at least three months after the intended dateof departure from the territory of the Member  States and it shall have been issued within the previous 10 years),
•          a passport photo

— the biometric data of the applicant have been collected*, and

— the visa fee has been collected.

* Biometric data are, in principle, to be collected every 59 months, starting from the date of the first collection

Will I have to apply in person?

Yes. We will capture your biometrics for the Visa Information System. If the consul deems necessary, you might have to come back again for a visa interview.

If you have previosly applied for a Schengen visa at the Hungarian Embassy in Ottawa, and your fingerprints were collected in the last 59 months, and travelling to Ottawa would be inconvenient for you, you might request a permission to lodge your visa application by mail by sending us an email to consulate.ott@mfa.gov.hu.

However, if you are a first time applicant at the Embassy of Hungary in Ottawa, you have to apply in person.

Appointment booking for Embassy of Hungary in Ottawa: 

https://konzinfobooking.mfa.gov.hu/home

Summer time (from March to July) is a busy visa period. You are invited to try to make an appointment again later if no open slot is available.

How much is the visa fee?

As of Decenber 1, 2024 the normal visa fee is 137 CAD which is subject to change. Please verify the current fee amount by consulting the table of consular fees available in Hungarian on this site.

A reduced fee of 69 CAD has to be paid

• by children between the ages of 6 and 12

A reduced fee of 54 CAD has to be paid

• by citizens of countries which the European Union has concluded visa facilitation agreements with the exception of Russian citizens who currently pay 137 CAD.

Special visa fees may apply to citizens of Gambia and Cape Verde.

All visa fees are payable by credit/debit card only. We do not accept cash and cheques.

 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.

Which form shall I fill out?

This Schengen visa application form. Make sure that it is complete and signed. Please, do not staple your documents.

What are the requirements for my passport?

Your passport

• must have been issued within the past 10 years,
• must have 2 blank pages (adjacent pages preferably, but not necessarily), and
• must be valid for at least 3 months after the end of your visit.

What are the requirements for travel medical insurance?

You shall present a travel medical insurance that is

• valid for the whole Schengen Area,
• has a minimum coverage of 30 thousand EUR (around 43 thousand CAD).

Please present a detailed policy for verifying the above requirements, and also your provincial health card, if necessary. Please note that your application is inadmissible if you do not present a travel medical insurance when submitting it.

What supporting documents are required?

1. Proof of financial means (e.g. the 3 latest bank statements, proof of employment or 3 latest pay slips, proof of income. If you are self-employed a business license and tax return forms),

2. Confirmed return flight ticket reservation,

3. Proof of accomodation,

4. Other supporting documents concerning the purpose of travel, for example:

• When visiting relatives or friends, please submit an invitation letter;
• For tourism, please submit confirmed hotel reservations, stating name, address and telephone number of the hotel, including confirmation number and/or proof of group travel participation, etc.
• If the purpose of your trip is business, please present a letter of support from the company concerned in the Schengen country where you travel to, and a letter from your employer stating your position within the company and the reason for your business travel. Either letter should clarify who is responsible for expenses and where you will be staying (such as a hotel reservation).

The applicant is 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.

The specific requirements depend on the purpose of travel, the length of intended stay and the personal circumstances of the applicant. Please bear in mind that the consul may require additional documents anytime during the visa procedure and applicants may be called for a personal interview, as well.

You shall present the original and submit a photocopy of each document.

What if I am a family member of a non-Hungarian EU/EEA citizen?

The follwing persons qualify as family members:

• the spouse;
• the partner with whom the EEA citizen has contracted a registered partnership, on the basis of the legislation of any EEA country, if the legislation of the host Member State treats registered partnership as equivalent to marriage;
• the direct descendants who are under the age of 21 or are dependent as well as those of the spouse or partner as defined above; or
• the dependent direct relatives in the ascending line and those of the spouse or partner as defined above.

​If you are a family member of an EU/EEA citizen, and you are travelling together or you wish to join him or her in Europe

• the Schengen Visa is free of charge for you,
• you do not need a travel medical insurance, although it is still recommended to have one,
• supporting documents are your EU/EEA national family member's passport or ID card, an official certificate of the relationship, and a flight ticket is you are travelling together, or an invitation letter from the family member, if not.

Where do I find more information?

At the website of the Hungarian Consular Service. We have provided the most basic and Canada-specific information here, but we strongly recommend studying that site before you apply for a Schengen Visa.

How do I get my visa?

You can collect your passport at the Embassy during regular business hours without a prior appointment. 

If you are not able to collect your passport in person, please provide a prepaid, trackable self-addressed envelope.

Rejection of visa application

An appeal may be submitted against a rejected visa application within 8 days as of the delivery of the decision on rejection to the applicant. A fee is payable upon appeal. The decision on the rejection of the visa shall state the reasons for the negative decision.

In case of visa rejection the applicant will be duly informed by the Embassy of her/his rights concerning the submission of an appeal.

Applicants may submit complaints regarding the conduct of the staff of the consular section of the Embassy or the application process at consulate.ott@mfa.gov.hu 

Visa Information System (VIS) and Schengen Information system (SIS) 

For more information with respect to data protection and requesting information of data stored on VIS and SIS please read: https://konzinfo.mfa.gov.hu/en/data-protection