Hungarian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnamese citizens must obtain a visa before travelling to Hungary. Check with the Hungarian consulate general in Ho Chi Minh City whether visas are handled at its counter or by an appointed visa centre.

2025 figures: 1,173 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Hungary’s consulate general in Ho Chi Minh City, and 942 visas were issued. 222 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 19.1%. The refusal rate rose by 6.2 points from 12.9% in 2024, a sharp increase. Applications fell by 45% compared with 2024 (2,141).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 10.6% (2023) to 19.1% (2025).

Hungary issues Schengen visas at 2 locations in Vietnam; this office handled 44% of their 2,658 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Hanoi 17.4%, which makes Ho Chi Minh City 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 Vietnam, 9.4% of applications were refused in 2025; Hungary’s rate worldwide was 13.0%. Hungary received the 9th largest number of applications of the 16 Schengen states represented here.

19.6% 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 Vietnam.

For matters it cannot handle, the Hungarian embassy in Hanoi (1,145 km) is responsible. The Hungarian consulate general in Ho Chi Minh City is one of 2 missions of Hungary in Vietnam. Vietnam in turn has an embassy in Budapest.

About the Hungarian consulate general in Ho Chi Minh City

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

Address and contact

Address: 21st Floor, LIM Tower, 9-11 Ton Duc Thang Street, Saigon Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The record for the Hungarian consulate general in Ho Chi Minh City includes an official website.

Hungarian citizens travelling to Vietnam

Hungarian citizens do not need a visa for Vietnam: stays of up to 45 days are visa-free.

When the Hungarian consulate general in Ho Chi Minh City is closed

The Hungarian consulate general in Ho Chi Minh City closes on Vietnam’s public holidays, the next being New Year's Day (Tết dương lịch) on Friday 1 January 2027 and Reunification Day on Friday 30 April 2027, and usually on holidays of Hungary such as Christmas Day (Karácsony) on Friday 25 December 2026.

Before visiting the Hungarian consulate general in Ho Chi Minh City

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

Near the Hungarian consulate general in Ho Chi Minh City

Within 1 km of the Hungarian consulate general in Ho Chi Minh City there are 6 other foreign missions.