Legalisation of signatures, translations and copies of documents
You can apply for legalisation at one of our consular offices or at our honorary consuls.
Legalisation at the Consulate
Appointment:
Appointments can be booked directly through our Appointment Booking System: https://konzinfobooking,mfa.gov.hu
Legalisation of signatures
There are two ways to have your signature legalised by the consul or honorary consul:
- you sign the document in the presence of the consul; or
- you recognise the signature on the document as yours in the presence of the consul.
Legalisation of a signature means that the consul checks the identity of the signatory person but does not take responsibility for the content of the document. The document should be prepared by the applicant in advance. The Consulate is not entitled to draw up the document. Information on the expected timeline can be provided at the time of the application. In order to avoid any inconvenience you are kindly requested to inform the consulate in advance on the number of the documents to be signed.
The applicant should appear in person at the Consulate and should present his/her valid passport, ID card or driving licence. Please note that your application will be rejected if you fail to present one of these documents.
For information about the fees please visit the Consular fees” section. (Fees vary on the basis of the number of the documents/signatories).
In case you would like to sign on behalf of a company (or other organisation) you should present the certificate of incorporation of the company. Certificate of incorporation shall have been issued within the previous 30 days.
Legalisation of translations
The Consulate legalises translations English to Hungarian and Hungarian to English if the translation (prepared by a NAATI translator) should be used in Hungary and forms part of a consular procedure. The Consulate does not prepare translations (except for Certificate of good character).
Should you need an official translation to be used in Australia please contact an official NAATI official translator. List of translators can be found on our website.
If you need an official translation that should be used in Hungary but does not form part of a consular procedure you should contact the Hungarian Office for Translation and Attestation Ltd (http://www.offi.hu/en)
You should submit the original document together with the translation.
In accordance with Paragraph 2 of Article 5 of Regulation 1/2002 (23. January 2002) of KÜM-IM the consular officer may refuse to legalise translations which require specialized language skills.
For information about the fees please visit the Consular fees” section. (Fees vary on the basis of the number of the documents/signatories).
Applicants should present a valid proof of ID (ID card, passport or driving license) when attending the appointment. If the application is sent by post a copy of proof of ID should be enclosed.
Legalisation of copies
Legalisation of a copy: the Consulate legalises the copy the applicant made of an original document, upon presentation of the original.
Certified copy: upon presentation of the original document, the Consulate makes a certified/legalised copy of it.
You can submit your application for legalisation either in person (by appointment).
For information about the fees please visit the Consular fees” section. (Fees vary on the basis of the number of the documents/signatories).
Applicants should present a valid proof of ID (ID card, passport or driving license) when attending the appointment. If the application is sent by post a copy of proof of ID should be enclosed.
Legalisation at the Honorary Consuls
Appointment
For appointment please contact the Honorary Consuls. Contact details can be found on our website.
Legalisation of signatures
Legalisation of a signature means that the honorary consul checks the identity of the signatory person but does not take responsibility for the content of the document. The document should be prepared by the applicant in advance. The honorary consul is not entitled to draw up the document.
The applicant should appear in person at the Honorary Consulate and should present his/her valid passport, ID card or driving licence. Please note that your application will be rejected if you fail to present one of these documents.
In case you would like to sign on behalf of a company (or other organisation) you should contact on of our consular offices in Canberra, Sydney or Melbourne only.
Honorary Consuls have different authorisation for the legalisation of signatures.
All of the Honorary Consuls can legalise the signature in the following cases:
• the document is written only in English or
• the document is written in English and in Hungarian.
Legalisation of translations
The Honorary Consuls are not authorised to legalise translations.
Legalisation of copies
Legalisation of a copy: the Honorary Consul legalises the copy the applicant made of an original document, upon presentation of the original.
Certified copy: upon presentation of the original document, the Honorary Consulate makes a certified/legalised copy of it.
You can submit your application for legalisation in person and and should present your valid passport, ID card or driving licence.
Legalisation by Notaries Public
Signatures and copies can be legalised by Notaries Public, as well.
The seal and the signature of the Notary Public concerned must be legalised by the Conulate, as well (ie. diplomatic legalisation) for additional fee.
If you wish to ask for the assistance of a Notary Public please note that the Consulate can accept legalisations only from those Notaries Public whose sample of seal and signature are in possession of the Consulate. You can find the list of Notaries Public on the website.
For diplomatic legalisation you should send the following documents to the Consulate:
the document(s) on which the seal and the signature of the Notary Public should be legalised;
copy of your passport, ID card or driving licence;
Consular fee –(Postal Order payable to the ‘Embassy of Hungary’);
