Hungarian Embassy in Washington D.C.

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

2025 figures: 243 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Hungary’s embassy in Washington D.C., and 234 visas were issued. 6 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 2.5%. The refusal rate fell by 3.3 points from 5.8% in 2024. Applications rose by 19% compared with 2024 (205).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 2.5% (2025) to 5.8% (2024).

Hungary issues Schengen visas at 4 locations in the United States; this office handled 28% of their 863 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Los Angeles 0.9%, New York 1.8% and Chicago 1.9%, which makes Washington D.C. 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 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.

65.0% 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.

The Hungarian embassy in Washington D.C. is one of 5 missions of Hungary in the United States. Consulates: Chicago, Miami and Pittsburgh. The United States in turn has an embassy in Budapest.

About the Hungarian embassy in Washington D.C.

It appears in official lists as Embassy of Hungary in Washington D.C.

Address and contact

Address: Rhode Island Avenue Northwest 1500, 20005 Washington. The record for the Hungarian embassy in Washington D.C. includes a phone number, an e-mail address and an official website.

Hungarian citizens travelling to the United States

Before flying to the United States, Hungarian citizens must obtain an ETA online; stays of up to 90 days are allowed.

When the Hungarian embassy in Washington D.C. is closed

The next closures of the Hungarian embassy in Washington D.C. for public holidays in the United States are Veterans Day on Wednesday 11 November 2026 and Thanksgiving Day on Thursday 26 November 2026; it may also close for Christmas Day (Karácsony) on Friday 25 December 2026.

Before visiting the Hungarian embassy in Washington D.C.

Current procedures for the Hungarian embassy in Washington D.C., including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.

Near the Hungarian embassy in Washington D.C.

Within 1 km of the Hungarian embassy in Washington D.C. there are 46 other foreign missions.