Dear Clients!
The Consular Section of our Consulate General receives its clients as the following.
Monday - Thursday 9AM – 12PM, 2PM – 4PM;
All administration at our Consulate General requires an appointment in advance.
The appointment is booked directly on: https://visa.vfsglobal.com/chn/en/hun/attend-centre or https://konzinfobooking.mfa.gov.hu/
Those applicants who have obtained the Hungarian permanent residency through the LMÁK program, for the extension of the permanent residency please use the visa.shg@mfa.gov.hu e-mail address for appointment. The above mentioned type of case is still not available in the online appointment booking system.
Please always bring the the confirmation of the appointment with you to the administration!
The appointment must always be booked under the name of the client. Each client can book only one appointment for a specific case. If someone books more than one appointment, some of the appointments will be cancelled without warning. If someone does not show up at the scheduled time and does not inform our Consular Department of their absence in advance, their further bookings will be rescheduled without warning.
Detailed information for booking the most common cases:
1./ Residence permit
Third-country nationals wishing to stay in Hungary for more than three months can apply at VFS Global's visa centers: https://visa.vfsglobal.com/chn/en/hun/attend-centre. Detailed information about the procedure and the documents to be attached can be found at http://oif.gov.hu/.
2./ Residence permit initiated by the employer on the Enter Hungary page
If the third-country nationals' application for a stay in Hungary for more than three months was completed by their future employer in Hungary, make an appointment to record the biometrics and receive the visa by selecting "Biometrics and acceptance for employer-initiated D-application (D-kiv)".
3./ Schengen C visa
Customers wishing to stay in Hungary for less than three months can submit their visa applications primarily at the VFS Global visa centers or, under certain conditions, at the consulate. Detailed information about the procedure and the documents to be attached can be found at https://konzinfo.mfa.gov.hu/utazas-magyarorszagra.
Make an appointment by selecting "Schengen visa application for family members of EEA citizens" or "Schengen visa application for Chinese Public Affairs Passport holders (PE)".
Updated: 11 March, 2024
