Hungarian Consulate General in Yekaterinburg

Russian citizens need a visa for Hungary, obtained before travel. Check with the Hungarian consulate general in Yekaterinburg whether visas are handled at its counter or by an appointed visa centre.

In 2025, Hungary’s consulate general in Yekaterinburg received 3,057 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 2,776. 263 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 8.7%. In 2024 the rate was much the same, 7.9%. Applications fell by 4% compared with 2024 (3,183).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 6.9% (2023) to 8.7% (2025).

Hungary issues Schengen visas at 4 locations in Russia; this office handled 11% of their 28,540 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Moscow 8.2%, Saint Petersburg 2.3% and Kazan’ 5.0%, which makes Yekaterinburg the highest 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.

Multiple-entry visas made up 24.4% of those issued. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Russia.

The Hungarian embassy is in Moscow, about 1,424 km away. Besides the Hungarian consulate general in Yekaterinburg, Hungary has 2 other missions in Russia. Consulates: Saint Petersburg. Russia in turn has 2 missions in Hungary, its embassy being in Budapest.

About the Hungarian consulate general in Yekaterinburg

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Hungary in Yekaterinburg. Its work is consular: passports and documents for its own citizens and, often, visas for visitors.

Address and contact

The record for the Hungarian consulate general in Yekaterinburg includes an official website.

Hungarian citizens travelling to Russia

Russia requires a visa from Hungarian citizens, available online as an e-Visa for up to 30 days.

When the Hungarian consulate general in Yekaterinburg is closed

Expect the Hungarian consulate general in Yekaterinburg 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 Yekaterinburg

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

Near the Hungarian consulate general in Yekaterinburg

The Hungarian consulate general in Yekaterinburg has 8 other foreign missions within 1 km, in a diplomatic quarter.