Hungarian Consulate General in Chicago

No visa is needed by US citizens for Hungary, for stays of up to 90 days.

2025 figures: 156 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Hungary’s consulate general in Chicago, and 152 visas were issued. 3 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 1.9%. That is barely different from 2024 (0.5%). Applications fell by 29% compared with 2024 (220).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 0.5% (2024) to 1.9% (2025).

Hungary issues Schengen visas at 4 locations in the United States; this office handled 18% of their 863 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Washington D.C. 2.5%, Los Angeles 0.9% and New York 1.8%. 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 the United States, 4.9% of applications were refused in 2025; Hungary’s rate worldwide was 13.0%. Hungary received the 19th largest number of applications of the 28 Schengen states represented here.

29.6% 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 the United States.

For matters it cannot handle, the Hungarian embassy in Washington D.C. (955 km) is responsible. Besides the Hungarian consulate general in Chicago, Hungary has 4 other missions in the United States. Consulates: Miami and Pittsburgh. The United States in turn has an embassy in Budapest.

About the Hungarian consulate general in Chicago

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Hungary in Chicago. Consulates handle passports, civil registration and, for many countries, visa applications for their district.

Address and contact

Address: East Wacker Drive 303, 60601 Chicago. The record for the Hungarian consulate general in Chicago includes a phone number and an official website.

Hungarian citizens travelling to the United States

Hungarian citizens do not need a visa for the United States, but they need an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) before departure; it covers stays of up to 90 days.

When the Hungarian consulate general in Chicago is closed

The Hungarian consulate general in Chicago closes on the United States’ public holidays, the next being Veterans Day on Wednesday 11 November 2026 and Thanksgiving Day on Thursday 26 November 2026, and usually on holidays of Hungary such as Christmas Day (Karácsony) on Friday 25 December 2026.

Before visiting the Hungarian consulate general in Chicago

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

Near the Hungarian consulate general in Chicago

Within 1 km of the Hungarian consulate general in Chicago there are 24 other foreign missions.