Applying for an Official Certificate of Good Conduct
Based on data registered in Criminal Records the Criminal Records Authority issues the Official Certificate of Good Conduct for applicants upon request to establish or maintain a legal relationship as well as to certify conditions defined by the law. The Official Certificate of Good Conduct is issued exclusively on the basis of data registered in the Criminal Records Register, the certificate excludes data related to the Offence Register.
The application for the certificate may be submitted in Hungary
- by mail (the application form is available at post offices)
- in person orally in the Customer Service Centre (1133 Budapest, Visegrádi utca 110–112.)
- electronically for customers having Customer Gate login or registration through the Web Assistant application or the mobile application OkmányApp.
Abroad the application can be submitted in person and exclusively via Hungarian diplomatic and consular Abroad representations.
An Official Certificate of Good Conduct can be requested by filling the appropriate form. This kind of service needs your appearance and presenting your passport, so please note that a prior appointment has to be requested. Appointment can be arranged by e-mailing to consulate.del@mfa.gov.hu.
The Official Certificate of Good Conduct is a public document issued only in Hungarian in a form of electronic public document. Should you request a legalised translation of the Hungarian document to English, an additional fee is applicable. Certificate of good character issued by Hungary is valid for 90 days.
The consular fee of this service (Consular fee, Certified translation to foreign language, Certificate copy) is Rs. 5150, and has to be paid by bank card.
The procedure takes about 1 week as a general rule.
Please enclose a self-addressed, prepaid envelope.
Forms:
Datasheet Official Certificate of Good Conduct
Instructions for completing application form (english)
