Hungarian Consulate General in Saint Petersburg

Russian citizens must obtain a visa before travelling to Hungary. Whether the Hungarian consulate general in Saint Petersburg takes applications itself or through a visa centre is set out on its official website.

2025 figures: 5,101 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Hungary’s consulate general in Saint Petersburg, and 4,909 visas were issued. 113 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 2.3%. The refusal rate fell by 2.2 points from 4.5% in 2024. Applications rose by 14% compared with 2024 (4,488).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 2.3% (2025) to 4.5% (2024).

Hungary issues Schengen visas at 4 locations in Russia; this office handled 18% of their 28,540 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Moscow 8.2%, Yekaterinburg 8.7% and Kazan’ 5.0%, which makes Saint Petersburg the lowest of the group. Each office serves the applicants who live in its own consular district, so the rates also reflect who applies where, not only how strictly files are assessed.

Across all Schengen consulates in Russia, 6.4% of applications were refused in 2025; Hungary’s rate worldwide was 13.0%. Hungary received the 5th largest number of applications of the 26 Schengen states represented here.

50.2% of the visas issued here were multiple-entry visas, valid for several trips. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Russia.

For matters it cannot handle, the Hungarian embassy in Moscow (631 km) is responsible. The Hungarian consulate general in Saint Petersburg is one of 3 missions of Hungary in Russia. Consulates: Yekaterinburg. Russia in turn has 2 missions in Hungary, its embassy being in Budapest.

About the Hungarian consulate general in Saint Petersburg

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Hungary in Saint Petersburg. A consulate does consular work for a region: passports, certificates and help for nationals in difficulty.

Address and contact

Address: улица Марата 15, 191025 Saint Petersburg. The record for the Hungarian consulate general in Saint Petersburg includes an official website.

Hungarian citizens travelling to Russia

Hungarian citizens need an e-Visa for Russia, applied for online before travel and valid for up to 30 days.

When the Hungarian consulate general in Saint Petersburg is closed

Expect the Hungarian consulate general in Saint Petersburg to be shut on New Year's Day on Friday 1 January 2027 and New Year holiday on Saturday 2 January 2027, and often on Christmas Day (Karácsony) on Friday 25 December 2026, a holiday in Hungary.

Before visiting the Hungarian consulate general in Saint Petersburg

Current procedures for the Hungarian consulate general in Saint Petersburg, including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.

Near the Hungarian consulate general in Saint Petersburg

Within 1 km of the Hungarian consulate general in Saint Petersburg there are 3 other foreign missions.