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Schengen Information System

The Schengen Area

The free movement of persons is a fundamental right guaranteed by the EU to its citizens. It entitles every EU citizen to travel, work and live in any EU country without special formalities. Schengen cooperation enhances this freedom by enabling citizens to cross internal borders without being subjected to border checks. The border-free Schengen Area guarantees free movement to more than 400 million EU citizens, as well as to many non-EU nationals, businessmen, tourists or other persons legally present on the EU territory.

Today, the Schengen Area encompasses most EU States, except for Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Ireland, Romania and the United Kingdom. However, Bulgaria and Romania are currently in the process of joining the Schengen Area. Of non-EU States, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein have joined the Schengen Area.

The Schengen provisions abolish checks at the Union's internal borders, while tightening controls at the external borders, in accordance with a single set of rules.

What is the Schengen Information System?

The Schengen Information System (SIS) is the most widely used and largest information sharing system for security and border management in Europe. SIS enables competent national authorities such as the police and border guards, to enter and consult alerts on persons or objects. SIS is in operation in 30 European countries, including 26 EU Member States (only Ireland and Cyprus are not yet connected to SIS) and 4 Schengen Associated Countries (Switzerland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland).

EU MEMBER STATES WITH SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS:

• Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia are not yet part of the area without internal border checks (the 'Schengen area'). However, since August 2018, Bulgaria and Romania started using fully SIS. A Council Decision is still required for the lifting of checks at the internal borders of these two Member States. In the case of Croatia, there are still some restrictions regarding its use of Schengen-wide SIS alerts for the purposes of refusing entry into or stay in the Schengen area. Those restrictions will be lifted as soon as Croatia has become a part of the area without internal border checks.
• The United Kingdom operates SIS but, as it has chosen not to join the Schengen area, it cannot issue or access Schengen-wide alerts for refusing entry and stay into the Schengen area.
• Ireland and Cyprus are not yet connected to SIS. Ireland is carrying out preparatory activities to connect to SIS, but, as is the case for the UK, it will not be able to issue or access Schengen-wide alerts for refusing entry or stay. Cyprus has a temporary derogation from joining the Schengen area and is not yet connected to SIS.

An SIS alert does not only contain information about a particular person or object but also instructions for the authorities on what to do when the person or object has been found. The national SIRENE Bureaux located in each participating country serve as single points of contact for the exchange of supplementary information and coordination of activities related to SIS alerts.

On 9th April 2013 a more up-to-date system, called SIS II offering additional functionalities entered into operation.

A designated authority in each participating country has the responsibility for the operation of its section of the SIS.  The N-SIS II Office (Ministry of Interior, Deputy State Secretariat for Data Registers, Department for Schengen Matters and Users Management), oversees the data processing activities, and must ensure that such data is limited to one of the SIS’s defined purposes, such as border control, national security or law enforcement.

Should relevant information need to be transferred through the system, another authority acts as the central network exchange, SIRENE (Supplementary Information Request at National Entry) between the state and other cooperating countries.  In Hungary SIRENE Bureau is part of the International Law Enforcement Cooperation Centre (Hungarian National Police Headquarters).

In June 2018, the co-legislators reached political agreement on the new SIS package. The new functionalities in SIS will be implemented in different stages, with a requirement for the work to be completed by 2021.

The changes will entail enhancements in the following areas:

• Biometrics: SIS will contain palm prints, fingerprints, facial images and DNA concerning, for example, missing persons to confirm their identity.
• Counter-terrorism: More information will be shared on persons and objects involved in terrorism-related activities, allowing the authorities of the Member States to better pursue and prevent serious crimes and terrorism.
• Vulnerable persons: Competent authorities will have the possibility of entering preventive alerts in the system to protect certain categories of vulnerable persons (missing persons, children at risk of abduction or potential victims of trafficking in human beings or gender-based violence).
• Irregular migration: Return decisions and entry bans will be part of the information shared in the system to enhance their effective enforcement.
• Enhanced access for EU Agencies: Europol will now have access to all alert categories in the SIS while the European Border and Coast Guard Agency operational teams will be able to access SIS for the purpose of carrying out their tasks in the hotspots.

Moreover, the introduction since March 2018 of an AFIS (Automated Fingerprint Identification System) in SIS, and the resulting possibility of making searches using fingerprints, makes it even more difficult for criminals to move unnoticed across Europe.

Who is affected and what types of data are stored in the SIS?

The type of personal data stored in the Schengen Information System is defined by the Regulation (EC) No 1987/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on the establishment, operation and use of the second-generation Schengen Information System, and is collected in accordance with the relevant laws of member states, which in Hungary are: Act CLXXXI of 2012 on the exchange of information in the framework of the second-generation Schengen Information System and the Government Decree No. 15/2013. (28/I) on the detailed procedures of the exchange of information in the framework of the second-generation Schengen Information System.

Participating states may only collect data on:

• persons wanted for arrest in surrender or extradition procedure
• non-nationals for whom an alert has been issued for the purpose of refusing entry into the Schengen area
• missing persons, persons who need to be placed under protection
• witnesses or persons summoned to appear before judicial authorities in connection with a criminal matter, or those who are to be served with a criminal judgment or custodial sentence
• persons under discreet surveillance or specific checks
• documents, vehicles other objects specified in the legislation (firearms, boats, and identity documents), which are to be seized or used as evidence

It should be noted that personal data in the SIS may not pertain to one’s racial background, political, religious or other beliefs, health status or sex life.

Functionalities of the SIS II:

• Enhanced alerts on persons and objects: persons, vehicles, firearms, issued documents, blank documents, bank notes.
• New categories of alerts: stolen aircrafts, boats, boat engines, containers, industrial equipment, securities and means of payment.
• Direct queries in the central system.
• Linking of alerts on persons, objects & vehicles (e.g.: alert on a person and a vehicle).
• Biometric data (fingerprints and a photograph).
• European Arrest Warrant attached directly to alert for persons wanted for arrest for surrender or extradition.
• Information on misused identity preventing the misidentification.
• Notations regarding specific objects may be made in the SIS, provided such items were forfeited or presented as evidence in criminal proceedings.  Alerts may concern lost, stolen, misappropriated or invalidated

Who may use SIS data within participating states?

Each member state submits a list of competent institutions which are authorized to use data stored in the SIS to an EU Commission executive committee.  The system can be accessed locally by a variety of approved authorities.  Access is instant and direct.

Police, for example, may obtain SIS information for the purpose of protecting the legal order, national security or during the course of a criminal investigation.

Data that pertains to a refusal of entry into the Shengen zone, as well as specified types of lost, stolen or misappropriated goods may be accessed by:

• authorities responsible for issuing visas
• central authorities responsible for examining visa applications
• authorities responsible for issuing residence permits
• authorities responsible for the administration of legislation on aliens

Institutions in member states who are responsible for the issuance of vehicle registration certificates may also have access to data on stolen, misappropriated or invalidated vehicle registration certificates and license plates.  

Your Data Protection Rights and the SIS

In order to understand your data protection rights vis-à-vis the SIS, it helps to understand the various institutions involved in its implementation.

The European Data Protection Supervisor shall check that the personal data processing activities in the eu-LISA are carried out lawfully and ensure that an audit of the eu-LISA's personal data processing activities is carried out in accordance with international audit standards at least every four years.

The National Supervisory Authorities and the European Data Protection Supervisor shall cooperate actively and ensure coordinated supervision of SIS II. They shall meet at least twice a year. For the sake of transparency, a joint report of activities shall be sent to the European Parliament, the Council and eu-LISA every two years.

At the national level each signatory nation has a data protection authority that is tasked with the oversight of national data control issues.  In Hungary, the independent office of the National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information performs this function.

In accordance with EU and Hungarian laws, each person has the right to:

• access SIS-stored information related to the person
• request that inaccurate or false data is corrected
• request the removal of its unlawfully processed data
• turn to the courts or another competent authority to request the correction or removal of inaccurate data or petition for compensatory damages

In Hungary, anyone who is interested in knowing whether or not their data has been recorded in the SIS, or wishes to correct or have inaccurate data deleted should contact  any government office, police station or any Hungarian Embassy or Consulate and fill in a request for information form which is transferred to the SIRENE Bureau of the Hungarian National Police Headquarters:

 SIRENE Bureau

Address: 1139 Budapest, Teve u. 4-6.
Tel. : 443-5861
Fax : 443-5815
E-mail : nebek@nebek.police.hu 

Form for requesting information on the basis of Art. 26 of the Act CLXXXI of 2012 on the exchange of information in the framework of the second-generation Schengen Information System

The SIRENE Bureau has the right to refuse requests but is obliged to inform the person about the fact of and the reason for denial. Should you find that the SIRENE Bureau is not adequately responsive to your request, you then may turn to the Hungarian National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information:

National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information
Postal address: 1530 Budapest, Pf.: 5.
Office address: 1125 Budapest, Szilágyi Erzsébet fasor 22/C.
Tel: +36 1 391-1400
Fax: +36 1 391-1410
Email: ugyfelszolgalat@naih.hu
Web: http://naih.hu

VISA INFORMATION SYSTEM

The Visa Information System (VIS) allows Schengen States to exchange visa data. It consists of a central IT system and of a communication infrastructure that links this central system to national systems. VIS connects consulates in non-EU countries and all external border crossing points of Schengen States. It processes data and decisions relating to applications for short-stay visas to visit, or to transit through, the Schengen Area. The system can perform biometric matching, primarily of fingerprints, for identification and verification purposes.

Data is fed into the VIS by national authorities. The authorities with access to VIS must ensure that its use is limited to that which is necessary, appropriate and proportionate for carrying out their tasks. Furthermore, they must ensure that in using VIS, the visa applicants and holders are not discriminated against and that their human dignity and integrity are respected.

What kind of data is stored in the VIS database?

10 fingerprints and a digital photograph are collected from persons applying for a visa. These biometric data, along with data provided in the visa application form, are recorded in a secure central database.

10-digit finger scans are not required from children under the age of 12 or from people who physically cannot provide finger scans. Frequent travellers to the Schengen Area do not have to give new finger scans every time they apply for a new visa. Once finger scans are stored in VIS, they can be re-used for further visa applications over a 5-year period.

At the Schengen Area's external borders, the visa holder's finger scans may be compared against those held in the database. A mismatch does not mean that entry will automatically be refused - it will merely lead to further checks on the traveller’s identity.

In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 concerning the Visa Information System (VIS) and the exchange of data between Member States on short-stay visas (VIS Regulation) data is stored in the VIS database if:

• it is entered immediately upon application (Art.9)
• stored once a visa is issued (Art.10);
• the visa request examination process is discontinued (Art.11);
• the visa was refused (Art.12);
• the visa was revoked (Art.13);
• the visa is extended (Art.14).

Data stored into the database concerns the identity of the authority examining the application, elements (like date, type of the visa) on the application process itself, the name of the applicant, the purpose of the travel, the length of the stay, a photography and a fingerprint.

Data is kept in the VIS system for up to 5 years, but if the data subject obtains a Member State's citizenship, his record must be erased immediately.

Which countries use VIS and who operates it?

As a Schengen instrument, VIS applies to all Schengen States (Denmark has decided to implement it). The EU Agency for large-scale IT systems, eu-LISA, is responsible for the operational management of VIS.

Who can access VIS?

Competent visa authorities may consult the VIS for the purpose of examining applications and decisions related thereto.

The authorities responsible for carrying out checks at external borders and within the national territories have access to search the VIS for the purpose of verifying the identity of the person, the authenticity of the visa or whether the person meets the requirements for entering, staying in or residing within the national territories.

Asylum authorities only have access to search the VIS for the purpose of determining the EU State responsible for the examination of an asylum application.

In specific cases, national authorities and Europol may request access to data entered into the VIS for the purposes of preventing, detecting and investigating terrorist and criminal offences. (see Council Decision 2008/633/JHA of 23 June 2008 for further information).

What are the data subject's rights?

Visa applicants must be given appropriate information from the national authorities that handle their request for a visa. This information should cover the nature of the data that is collected, the purpose of the collection, the period of retention of the data, which information is compulsory for the visa application process and which one isn't, and who can be granted access to this data.

Data subjects have a right to access their data, and ask for correction of false information as well as request deletion of unlawfully collected data. Each State being responsible for the data it feeds into the VIS, data subjects who are victims of unlawful VIS data processing may sue for compensation.

National data protection authorities and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) cooperate to ensure the compliance of the VIS database with data protection rules.

In accordance with EU and Hungarian law, each person has the right to:

• access VIS-stored information related to the person
• request the correction of inaccurate or false data
• request the removal of its unlawfully processed data
• turn to the courts or another competent authority to request the correction or removal of inaccurate data or petition for compensatory damages

WHEN ABROAD

The request has to be lodged abroad to the authority that carries/carried on the procedure. More information can be found at the http://konzuliszolgalat.kormany.hu/en  webpage.

WHEN IN HUNGARY

The request has to be lodged in Hungary to the National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing

H-1117 Budapest, Budafoki út 60,

http://www.bevandorlas.hu/

E-mail: migracio@bah.b-m.hu

 
The authority has the right to refuse requests but is obliged to inform the person about the fact of and the reason for denial. Should you find that the authority is not adequately responsive to your request, you then may turn to the Hungarian National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information:

National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information
Postal address: 1530 Budapest, Pf.: 5.
Office address: 1125 Budapest, Szilágyi Erzsébet fasor 22/C.
Tel: +36 1 391-1400
Fax: +36 1 391-1410
Email: ugyfelszolgalat@naih.hu
Web: http://naih.hu

GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION

General Data Protection Regulation – information to be provided to visa applicants concerning the personal data provided upon application.

Information on the processing of your personal data

The collection of your personal data required by this application form, the taking of your photograph and the taking of your fingerprints are mandatory for the examination of your visa application. Failure to provide such data will result in the application being inadmissible.

The authorities responsible for processing the data in Hungary are: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, H-1027 Budapest, Bem rkp. 47., https://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-foreign-affairs-and-trade/missions, E-mail: konz@mfa.gov.hu; National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing, H-1117 Budapest, Budafoki út 60, http://www.bevandorlas.hu/, E-mail: migracio@bah.b-m.hu

Contact details of the data protection officers: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, H-1027 Budapest, Bem rkp. 47., DPO: Szilvia Molnár-Friedrich dr. , E-mail: kozadat@mfa.gov.hu; SzMolnar-Friedrich@mfa.gov.hu, Tel.: +36-1-458-1597; National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing, H-1117 Budapest, Budafoki út 60, DPO: Norbert Andó, E-mail: adatvedelem@bah.b-m.hu, Tel.: +36-1-463-9100

The legal basis for the collection and processing of your personal data is set out in Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 (VIS Regulation), Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 (Visa Code) and Council Decision 2008/633/JHA.

The data will be shared with the relevant authorities of the Member States and processed by those authorities for the purposes of a decision on your visa application.

The data and data concerning the decision taken on your application or a decision whether to annul, revoke or extend a visa issued will be entered into, and stored in the Visa Information System (VIS) for a maximum period of five years, during which it will be accessible to the visa authorities and the authorities competent for carrying out checks on visas at external borders and within the Member States, immigration and asylum authorities in the Member States for the purposes of verifying whether the conditions for the legal entry into, stay and residence on the territory of the Member States are fulfilled, of identifying persons who do not or who no longer fulfil these conditions, of examining an asylum application and of determining responsibility for such examination. Under certain conditions the data will be also available to designated authorities of the Member States and to Europol for the purpose of the prevention, detection and investigation of terrorist offences and of other serious criminal offences.

Your personal data might also be transferred to third countries or international organisations for the purpose of proving the identity of third-country nationals, including for the purpose of return. Such transfer may only take place under certain conditions (Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 (VIS Regulation)). You can contact the authority responsible for processing the data (see contact details above) to obtain further information on these conditions and how they are met in your specific case.

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (Articles 15 to 19 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation)) and the VIS Regulation (Article 38 of Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 (VIS Regulation)), you are entitled to obtain access to your personal data, including a copy of it, as well as the identity of the Member State which transmitted it to the VIS. You also have the right that your personal data which is inaccurate or incomplete be corrected or completed, that the processing of your personal data be restricted under certain conditions, and that your personal data processed unlawfully be erased.

You may address your request for access, rectification, restriction or erasure directly to the authority responsible for processing the data (see contact details above). Further details on how you may exercise these rights, including the related remedies according to the national law of the State concerned, are available on its website and can be provided upon request.

You may also address your request to any other Member State. The list of competent authorities and their contact details is available at: https://edpb.europa.eu/about-edpb/board/members_en

You are also entitled to lodge at any time a complaint with the national data protection authority of the Member State of the alleged infringement, or of any other Member State, if you consider that your data have been unlawfully processed. The data protection authority of Hungary is: Hungarian National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information, H-1125 Budapest, Szilágyi Erzsébet fasor 22/C; E-mail: ugyfelszolgalat@naih.hu, Website: http://www.naih.hu/

Please refer to the competent visa authority for information on the processing of other personal data that may be necessary for the examination of your application.

1. D visa - Long-term stay in Hungary

An applicant, wishing to enter to the territory of Hungary for a long-term (over 90 days) stay may submit an application for a residence permit at the competent Hungarian mission. In case of a positive decision, the applicant will receive D-type visa which entitles the visa holder to enter to the territory of Hungary within 3 months of the date of issue of the visa in order to receive his/her residence permit.

The rules of long-term stay over 90 days are determined by each Member State's own national legislation.

From 20 May 2011, D type visa applicants have to provide their biometric data – including fingerprints - at the time of submitting the application. Children under the age of 6 and those who are physically unable to give fingerprints are exempted from the fingerprinting obligation.

The applicant must submit the application in person. The passport and the decision on the residence permit application can be collected by a representative, presenting an authorization letter duly signed by the applicant and certified by notary public.

2. Places where you have to lodge your application

Nationals and/or residents of:

• India from the consular district of the Embassy of Hungary in New Delhi: Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, West-Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Sikkim, Chandigarh, Ladakh

• Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka staying legally in India

can submit a D visa application at the Embassy of Hungary in New Delhi.

Nationals and/or residents of:

• India from the consular district of the Consulate General of Hungary in Mumbai: Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Goa, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Telangana, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli 

can submit a D visa application at the Consulate General of Hungary in Mumbai. (Consulate General of Hungary, TCG Financial Centre, C-53/G-Block, Bandra-Kurla Complex, Mumbai – MH (Maharashtra) 400098, India: consulate.mum@mfa.gov.hu ).

Persons of other nationalities are required to be residents of India, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal or Sri Lanka with lawful stay.

3. Appointment

To schedule an appointment please write a request letter to the Embassy of Hungary: appointment.del@mfa.gov.hu

At the time of the appointment the D type visa application shall be lodged in VFS Office in the morning according to the email provided by the Embassy.

Address of the VFS Office: Mezzanine level Shivaji Stadium Metro station, Baba Kharak Singh Road, Connaught Place, New Delni, India, 110-001

The application fee must be paid at the VFS office only by card at the time of the appointment.

The biometric data is collected by VFS at the time of the appointment.

Please don’t forget to submit an extra set photocopy off all required documents, including all pages of your passport at VFS Global (photocopies can be black and white, but should be good resolution copies).

Copy of the entire passport must be submitted along with the original document.

Then the consular interview is at the Embassy of Hungary in Delhi next working day.

Address of the Embassy of Hungary in Delhi: 2/50-M, Niti Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, India, 110-021

3.1. Appointment for Sri Lankans

To schedule an appointment please write a request letter to the Embassy of Hungary: appointment.del@mfa.gov.hu

At the time of the appointment the D type visa application shall be lodged in VFS Office in Colombo in the morning according to the email provided by the Embassy.

Address of the VFS Office in Colombo: 675 Dr Danister De Silva Mawatha, Colombo 09. Sri Lanka.

The application fee must be paid at the VFS office only by card at the time of the appointment.

The biometric data is collected by VFS at the time of the appointment.

Please don’t forget to submit an extra set photocopy off all required documents, including all pages of your passport at VFS Global (photocopies can be black and white, but should be good resolution copies).

Copy of the entire passport must be submitted along with the original document.

Then the online consular interview might be taken with the Embassy of Hungary in Delhi. If there will be an interview then an appointment is being scheduled via VFS.

4. The grounds for applying a residence permit may be:

• Guest self-employment

Detailed information: https://oif.gov.hu/factsheets/residence-permit-for-guest-self-employment

Application form and inset: http://oif.gov.hu/forms

Checklist

• Guest investor

Detailed information: https://oif.gov.hu/factsheets/visa-for-guest-investors

Application form and inset: http://oif.gov.hu/forms

Checklist

• Seasonal employment

Detailed information: https://oif.gov.hu/factsheets/residence-permit-for-seasonal-employment

Application form and inset: http://oif.gov.hu/forms

Checklist

• Employment for the purpose of implementing an investment

Detailed information: https://oif.gov.hu/factsheets/residence-permit-for-employment-for-the-purpose-of-investment

Application form and inset: http://oif.gov.hu/forms

Checklist

• Employment

Detailed information: https://oif.gov.hu/factsheets/residence-permit-for-the-purpose-of-employment

Application form and inset: http://oif.gov.hu/forms

Checklist

• Residence permit for guest workers

Detailed information: https://oif.gov.hu/factsheets/residence-permit-for-guest-workers

Application form and inset: http://oif.gov.hu/forms

Checklist

• Hungarian Card

Detailed information: https://oif.gov.hu/factsheets/residence-permit-for-hungarian-card

Application form and inset: http://oif.gov.hu/forms

Checklist

• EU Blue Card

Detailed information: https://oif.gov.hu/factsheets/eu-blue-card

Application form and inset: http://oif.gov.hu/forms

Checklist

• Intra-corporate transfer

Detailed information: https://oif.gov.hu/factsheets/residence-permit-for-the-purpose-of-intra-corporate-transfer-and-permit-for-long-term-mobility

Application form and inset: http://oif.gov.hu/forms

Checklist

• Research or (long-term) mobility of researchers

Detailed information: https://oif.gov.hu/factsheets/the-residence-of-the-researcher-and-hisher-family-member

Application form and inset: http://oif.gov.hu/forms

Checklist

• Corporate card

Not applicable yet.

• National Card

Only applicable for nationals of Serbia and Ukraine

• Pursuing studies or student mobility

Detailed information and inset: https://oif.gov.hu/factsheets/residence-of-the-student-pupil

Application form: http://oif.gov.hu/forms

Checklist

• Seeking a job or starting a business

Not applicable for Embassy since valid residence permit for studies or research in Hungary is required.

• Training

 Detailed information: https://oif.gov.hu/factsheets/residence-permit-for-the-purpose-of-training

Application form and inset: http://oif.gov.hu/forms

Checklist

Traineeship

Detailed information: https://oif.gov.hu/factsheets/residence-permit-for-the-purpose-of-traineeship

Application form and inset: http://oif.gov.hu/forms

Checklist

• Official

Detailed information: https://oif.gov.hu/factsheets/residence-permit-for-official-purposes

Application form and inset: http://oif.gov.hu/forms

Checklist

• White Card

Detailed information: https://oif.gov.hu/factsheets/white-card-residency-for-digital-nomads

Application form and inset: http://oif.gov.hu/forms

Checklist

• Posted work

Not applicable for Embassy since it requires valid residence permit issued by an EU member state.

• Medical treatment 

Detailed information: https://oif.gov.hu/factsheets/residence-permit-for-the-purpose-of-medical-treatment

Application form and inset: http://oif.gov.hu/forms

Checklist

• Voluntary service

Detailed information: https://oif.gov.hu/factsheets/residence-permit-for-the-purpose-of-voluntary-activities

Application form and inset: http://oif.gov.hu/forms

Checklist

• Residence permit for reasons of Hungarian national interest

Detailed information: https://oif.gov.hu/factsheets/residence-permit-for-reasons-of-hungarian-national-interest

Application form and inset: http://oif.gov.hu/forms

Checklist

• Family reunification

Detailed information: https://oif.gov.hu/factsheets/residence-permit-for-the-purpose-of-family-reunification

Application form and inset: http://oif.gov.hu/forms

Checklist

 5. Decision, decision making, appeal

On the basis of the documents submitted by the applicant and sent by the consular section, the competent regional directorate of the National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing decides on the application for a residence permit and the issuance of a D-type visa.

An appeal against the rejection of the application may be lodged directly at the decision-making regional directorate or at the consular officer in person, within eight calendar days from notification of the decision.

Please be aware that VFS office does not deal with appeals, not even in Sri Lanka.

6. Notifications

Since the National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing of Hungary takes decision in D visa cases and the Embassy of Hungary in Delhi let the client know the decision as soon as it arrives therefore we do not reply e-mails related to enquiries about the status of the procedure.

We do not reply e-mails related to enquiries about information available on the website of the National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing of Hungary (http://oif.gov.hu/index.php?lang=en ).

We do not reply e-mails related to enquiries about information available on the website of the Embassy of Hungary in Delhi ( https://delhi.mfa.gov.hu/ ).

4. Other consular services

4.1. Registration of birth, marriage, divorce and death

4.1.1. Registration of a birth in Hungary

4.1.2. Voluntary acknowledgement of paternity

4.1.3. Registration of marriage concluded abroad

4.1.4 Registration of divorce

4.2. Legislations

4.2.1. Legalisation of signatures

4.2.2. Legalisation of translations

4.2.3. Legalisation of copies

4.2.4. Diplomatic legalisation

4.3. Applying for Certificate of Good Conduct (police clearance certificate - PCC)

4.1.1 Registration of A BIRTH in Hungary

The Hungarian citizens must register the birth of their children. The application may be lodged at the registrar offices in Hungary - as a general rule. 

The registration of a child’s birth outside Hungary can be registered with the Hungarian authorities also by application through the Embassy’s Consular Section. At the same time, an application for a passport can also be submitted (see note on Hungarian Passport). The procedure takes on average 2-4 months (without the passport procedure) but please note that the procedures could be longer!

Appointment:

You can schedule an appointment by email. Appointment request should address to consulate.del@mfa.gov.hu

Please note that both parents should appear in person when you lodge your application!

If the difference between the date of birth and the end of the former marriage of the mother is less than 300 days, the former husband will be registered as father. In this case the mother has right to apply to the court to change the name of the father after the first registration.

The required documents to be submitted with the application are as following:

1. The original birth certificate (i.e. full birth certificate, showing data for parents as well) This is required in ALL cases.
If your child was born in a country other than India you might need to get an Apostille or diplomatic legalisation from the country of birth. If your child was born in India you need to lodge a birth certificate with Apostille.

There is no need for translation
- if the birth certificate is issued in English, German or French language at the following documents,
- or the birth certificates is issued by other countries in two or more languages if one of them is English, German or French.

If the birth certificate is issued in different language a legalised translation should be presented. The translation could be prepared by the National Translation and Authentication Office (OFFI) – www.offi.hu , 1062 Budapest, Bajza utca 52, Tel: (36-1) 428-9600, Fax: (36-1) 428-9610 –, it does not need to be further legalised OR the translation should be legalised by the responsible Hungarian Consulate.

2. Parents’ marriage certificate (photocopy) OR Voluntary acknowledgement of paternity
If the parents’ marriage has not yet been registered in Hungary, it has to be undertaken together with the registration of the child’s birth. (See note on Registration of marriage concluded abroad)

The marriage certificate should be lodged with Apostille or diplomatic legalisation.

In case the parents have not concluded a marriage or did so only after the birth of the child, a Voluntary acknowledgement of paternity has to be made in person at the Consular Section. 

3. Application form - Completed and signed by both parents 
Please fill in the application form in Hungarian, with block capital letters and according to the conventions of the Hungarian language (name: surname followed by given name; date: year. month day., etc.). When signing the form, please make sure that the parent who is a Hungarian national signs according to the Hungarian usage, ie. surname first, given name second.

4. Proof of parents’ nationality 

ID Card or Passport. The parents should present valid, original passport documents. The copy is not accepted!

5. Request for registration in the Hungarian Registry of Personal Data and Address

a.) If the Hungarian parent has already officially informed the Hungarian authorities that he/she lives abroad or the Hungarian parent never lived in Hungary the child should be registered as a Hungarian citizen living abroad.  In this case you should fill in the form “Kérelem külföldön élő magyar állampolgárként történő nyilvántartásba vételhez”. The form can be downloaded from the website – “Form for registration as a Hungarian citizen living abroad”
For the application the copy of the Hungarian address card which involves „Külföldön élő magyar állampolgár” should be lodged as well. If you apply by post and you do not have address card you should send a short letter on the lack of it.

b.) If the Hungarian parent has address card which involves a Hungarian address the child should be registered as a Hungarian citizen living in Hungary. In this case you should fill in the form “Kérelem Magyarországon élő magyar állampolgárként történő nyilvántartásba vételhez”. The form can be downloaded from the website – “Form for registration as a Hungarian citizen living in Hungary”
For the application the copy of the Hungarian address card or a copy of the title deed or copy of the tenancy agreement should be lodged as well. If you apply by post and you do not have the above mentioned documents (address card, copy of the title deed or tenancy agreement) you should send a short letter on the lack of them.

6. Consular fee:

The registration of birth is free of charge.

If there is need for the voluntary acknowledgement of paternity an additional fee is payable as it is written on the website at the “Consular fees”. 

Please do not forget to provide a phone number and an e-mail address. 

Applications linked to closely related cases (e.g. registration of a marriage or application for Hungarian nationality) can be dealt with at the same time.

Should you need further information, please contact us by e-mail consulate.del@mfa.gov.hu

Most of the time our phone lines are very busy so please send us a mail. 

4.1.2. Voluntary acknowledgement of paternity

General information

In case the parents were not married when the child was born a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity is necessary for the registration of birth in Hungary. Voluntary acknowledgment of paternity can also be done before the birth of the child. You can download the necessary forms at the bottom of the page.

How to apply

In order to submit the application you have to come in person to the consulate for your appointment. Appointments can be booked by email to consulate.del@mfa.gov.hu .

For information about the fees please visit the following link on our website: “Consular fees”.

Requirements for the procedure

• Both parents should be present;

• Both parents should present their valid passports or ID cards. In case of third country nationals only passport is acceptable! Please note that photocopies are not acceptable! You should present your original ID card/passport;

• The original birth certificate of the child. It should be lodges with Apostille or diplomatic legalization.

• Filled out form in 1 copy (to download and print the form please scroll down). Please do not sign the form prior to the appointment, just make sure that all the relevant field are properly filled out with blue ink.

• Consular fee should be paid only by card.

• If the mother’s marital status is divorced the divorce should be verified with a marriage certificate or a court order. The documents should be lodged with Apostille or diplomatic legalization.

Further requirements for parents under 18
If the parents of the child are under 18 the legal representatives should appear in person at the Consulate. For the validity of the voluntary acknowledgment of paternity the father should be at least 16 years older than his child.

Form to be downloaded:

• to aknowledge a child to be born

• to acknowledge a child already born

4.1.3. Registration of marriage concluded abroad

Hungarian citizens should register their marriages concluded abroad. The application can be lodged at the register offices in Hungary, as a general rule. Application can also be lodged at the Consular Section of the Embassy.

Appointment:

You could schedule an appointment by e-mail to consulate.del@mfa.gov.hu. Please note that both parties/applicants should appear in person for the appointment!

Required documents:

1. Original marriage certificate (this is required in ALL cases)

If the marriage was concluded in abroad you might need to get an Apostille (India) or diplomatic legalisation (other countries than India) from the country of marriage. There is no need for translation if the marriage certificate is issued in English.

If the marriage certificate is issued in other languages a legalised translation should be enclosed. This document should be translated to Hungarian by the Hungarian Office for Translation and Attestation Ltd (http://www.offi.hu/en) or the translation can be legalised by the competent Hungarian Consulate. Please note the Embassy of Hungary does not provide translation services.

2. Copy of  birth certificate of the Hungarian party

3. Completed and signed application form.

Please fill in the application form in Hungarian with block capital letters in accordance with the rules of the Hungarian language.

4. Proof of marital status of the Hungarian national prior to the marriage

If you were divorced before getting married again: final court decision about the divorce (with legalised Hungarian translation). If the marriage was dissolved within the EU after 1 May 2004 please submit the certificate issued by the court in accordance with Brussels II regulation (Certificate referred to in Article 39 of Council Regulation 8EC) No. 2201/2003 of 27 November 2003 concerning judgments in matrimonial matters. This certificate does not need to be translated in Hungarian.

If you were widow(er) before getting married again: death certificate of the deceased spouse (with legalised Hungarian translation / Apostille (India) or diplomatic legalization (other countries than India)).

5. Proof of Hungarian nationality

Valid passport, valid identity card or certificate of nationality which has been issued within the past 3 years.

6. Proof of nationality in respect of the non-Hungarian party

Valid passport.

7. Certificate of marital status of the non-Hungarian party prior to the marriage

The non-Hungarian party has to present an official certificate on his/her previous family status (prior to the marriage). This document should be translated to Hungarian by the Hungarian Office for Translation and Attestation Ltd (http://www.offi.hu/en) or the translation can be legalised by the competent Hungarian Consulate. Apostille or diplomatic legalisation from the country of origin might also be necessary.

EU citizens are not required to present such a certificate.

8. Request for registration in the Registry of Personal Data and Address

The Hungarian national has to fill in point IV. of the application form in the following cases:

• if the Hungarian national does not have a valid Hungarian ID card
• AND he/she does not have a Hungarian address card with the remark “Külföldön élő magyar állampolgár”
• AND he/she has never lived in Hungary.

9. Consular fee:

For information about the fees please visit the following link: consular fees

Forms:

• Form for change of married name: formanyomtatvány
• Application form for registration of marriage
• Information sheet of Application form in English

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NOTICE!

Hungarian citizens should have all events (birth, marriage, divorce and death) registered that take place abroad. Applications may be lodged at the registrar offices in Hungary or through the Consular Section of the Embassy of Hungary.

Registrations are done and certificates are issued by the Government Office of the Capital City of Budapest. The Consular Section of the Embassy Of Hungary in New Delhi and Consulate General of Hungary in Mumbai are authorized to collect and forward applications only in India.

Government Office of the Capital City of Budapest (Budapest Főváros Kormányhivatala Hazai Anyakönyvi Osztály 2.)

1075 Budapest, Károly krt. 11.

email: hazaianyakonyv@bfkh.gov.hu;

Tel.: + 36 1 323-3176

Certificates issued by Hungary are trilingual (Hungarian, English and French) and typed.

4.1.4. Registration of divorce

Registration of divorce

NOTE! If the marriage was solemnised and terminated abroad and the marriage had not been registered in Hungary yet, the two applications (registration of marriage and divorce) should be submitted together. One appointment (for registration of marriage/divorce) is sufficient for submitting both applications.

To schedule an appointment please sent a request email to consulate.del@mfa.gov.hu

Necessary documents:

• original Hungarian marriage certificate;
• final court order on the divorce with Apostille (India) or diplomatic legalization (other countries than India);
• Hungarian translation of the court order;
• copy of the birth certificate of the Hungarian national;
• filled in and signed application form that can be downloaded at the bottom of this page;
• proof of Hungarian nationality of the Hungarian nationals;
• proof of ID and nationality for non-Hungarians;
• Brussel II certificate (if the marriage was dissolved within the EU after 1 May 2004). It is not required to be translated to Hungarian or English.;
• Consular fee (for information about the fees please visit the following link on our website: “Consular fees”).

Hungarian translation of the court order:
Translation should be done by the Hungarian Office for Translation and Attestation LTD in Hungary (http://www.offi.hu/en) or a translator. The Consulate does not prepare translations.

If the original document is not in English only translations made by the Hungarian Office for Translation and Attestation LTD or translations verified by the competent Hungarian Embassies are acceptable.

4.2.1. Legalisation of signatures

There are two ways to have your signature legalised by the Consular Section of the Embassy of Hungary in New Delhi:

• you sign the document in the presence of the consul; or

• you recognise the signature on the document as yours in the presence of the Consul.

Legalisation of a signature means that the consul checks the identity of the signatory person but does not take responsibility for the content of the document. The document should be prepared by the applicant in advance. The Consulate is not entitled to draw up the document.

Information on the expected timeline can be provided at the time of the application.

Appointment

To schedule an appointment please write a request letter to the consulate.del@mfa.gov.hu 

The applicant should appear in person at the Consulate and should present his/her original valid passport, ID card. Please note that your application will be rejected if you fail to present any of these documents.

For information about the fees please visit: “Consular fees”.

4.2.2. Legalisation of translations

The Consulate does not prepare translations (except for Certificate of Good Character).

The Consulate legalises translations English to Hungarian and Hungarian to English if the translation (prepared by a translator or by the applicant) should be used in Hungary and forms part of a consular procedure.

If you need an official translation that should be used in Hungary but does not form part of a consular procedure, you should contact the Hungarian Office for Translation and Attestation Ltd (http://www.offi.hu/en).

For information about the fees please visit: “Consular fees”.

A request for legalisation of translation should send a mail to consulate.del@mfa.gov.hu

4.2.3. Legalisation of copies

Legalisation of a copy:

The Consulate will legalises the copy of an original document only upon presentation of the original.

Certified copy: upon presentation of the original document, the Consulate makes a certified/legalised copy of it.

You can submit your application for legalisation in person (by appointment).

Information on the expected timeline can be provided at the time of the application.

For information about the fees please visit: “Consular fees”.

Please note that, fees vary on the number of pages of the document.

Applicants should present a valid proof of ID (ID card, passport) when attending the appointment.

A request mail could be sent to the consulate.del@mfa.gov.hu

4.2.4. Diplomatic legalisation

Legalization requests may be submitted to the Embassy of Hungary in person. For submission of the documents, appointment has to be booked through mail at consulate.del@mfa.gov.hu

Documents sent by post are not accepted for diplomatic legalization.

The Consular Section of the Embassy of Hungary in New Delhi provides for legalization of public documents issued by the authorities of Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka.

Distinction shall be made between legalisation procedures by Apostille Certificate and diplomatic legalisation. The authenticity of the signature, the capacity in which the person signing the public document has acted and where appropriate, the identity of the seal or stamp which it bears has to be certified by the responsible authority of the respective Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka in the first place. Only the Embassy of Hungary in New Delhi can legalize such endorsed public document for future use in Hungary.

Public documents of India do not need legalization by the Embassy of Hungary in New Delhi, because India since 2005 is a member of the Hague Convention of October 5 1961 that abolished the requirement of legalization of foreign public documents.

Apostille is acceptable in 105 member-countries of the Convention (For more info please visit the website: www.hcch.net). Any document Apostilled in one member country is acceptable in all the other 104 member-countries, signatory to the referred convention of 1961 thus greatly simplifying the process of attestation by making it needless to get the documents attested in each or for each of the countries separately. (Countries under Hague Convention is available at the following link)

Information on the expected timeline can be provided at the time of the application.

For information about the fees please visit: “Consular fees”.

Fees vary on the number of pages of the document.

Applicants should present a valid proof of ID (ID card, passport) when attending the appointment.

4.2.2. Legalisation of translations

The Consulate does not prepare translations (except for Certificate of good character).

The Consulate legalises translations English to Hungarian and Hungarian to English if the translation (prepared by a translator or by the applicant) should be used in Hungary and forms part of a consular procedure.

If you need an official translation that should be used in Hungary but does not form part of a consular procedure, you should contact the Hungarian Office for Translation and Attestation Ltd (http://www.offi.hu/en).

For information about the fees please visit: “Consular fees”.

A request for legalisation of translation should send a mail to consulate.del@mfa.gov.hu

4.2.3. Legalisation of copies

Legalisation of a copy:

The Consulate will legalises the copy of an original document only upon presentation of the original.

Certified copy: upon presentation of the original document, the Consulate makes a certified/legalised copy of it.

You can submit your application for legalisation either in person (by appointment) or by post. Please note that the Consulate can prepare the legalisation and post it to the applicant within 10 calendar days.

If you lodge your application by post, the consular services fee should be added along with the postal fee. Please make sure to include a self-addressed envelope, as well as a cover note with your phone number or e-mail address.

For information about the fees please visit: “Consular fees”.
Fees vary on the number of pages of the document. If you lodge your application by post the cumulated consular services fee to be paid is communicated by mail. The amount could be paid based on the previous mentioned mail.
 

Applicants should present a valid proof of ID (ID card, passport) when attending the appointment. If the application is sent by post a copy of proof of ID should be enclosed.

A request mail could be sent to the consulate.del@mfa.gov.hu

4.2.4. Diplomatic legalisation

Legalization requests may be submitted to the Embassy of Hungary in person or by post. For personally submission of the documents, appointment has to be booked through mail at consulate.del@mfa.gov.hu

The Consular Section of the Embassy of Hungary in New Delhi provides for legalization of public documents issued by the authorities of Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka.

Distinction shall be made between legalisation procedures by Apostille Certificate and diplomatic legalisation. The authenticity of the signature, the capacity in which the person signing the public document has acted and where appropriate, the identity of the seal or stamp which it bears has to be certified by the responsible authority of the respective Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka in the first place. Only the Embassy of Hungary in New Delhi can legalize such endorsed public document for future use in Hungary.

Public documents of India do not need legalization by the Embassy of Hungary in New Delhi, because India since 2005 is a member of the Hague Convention of October 5 1961 that abolished the requirement of legalization of foreign public documents.

Apostille is acceptable in 105 member-countries of the Convention (For more info please visit the website: www.hcch.net). Any document Apostilled in one member country is acceptable in all the other 104 member-countries, signatory to the referred convention of 1961 thus greatly simplifying the process of attestation by making it needless to get the documents attested in each or for each of the countries separately. (Countries under Hague Convention is available at the following link)

Please note that it takes 10 calendar days for the Consulate to prepare the legalisation and post it to the applicant.

If you lodge your application by post, consular services fee along with the postal fee is added. Please make sure to include a self-addressed envelope, as well as a cover note with your phone number or e-mail address.

For information about the fees please visit: “Consular fees”.
Fees vary on the number of pages of the document. If you lodge your application by post the cumulated consular services fee to be paid and its process will be communicated by mail.

Applicants should present a valid proof of ID (ID card, passport) when attending the appointment. If the application is sent by post a copy of proof of ID should be enclosed.

4.3. Applying for Certificate of Good Conduct (Police Clearance Certificate - PCC)

Based on data registered in Criminal Records the Criminal Records Authority issues the Official Certificate of Good Conduct (Police Clearance Certificate) 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 can 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.

Abroad the application can be submitted in person exclusively through the Hungarian diplomatic and Consular representations out of Hungary.

An Official Certificate of Good Conduct can be requested by filling the appropriate form at this end. Original passport is required at the time of filling for this kind of service.

Submission can be arranged through e-mail to consulate.del@mfa.gov.hu.

If you would like to apply for the certificate, the official data sheet for the “certificate of good conduct” has to be filled and signed. Please complete the form in Hungarian and in block letters, in accordance with the rules of the Hungarian language.

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 services fee of this service consists: Consular fee, certified translation to foreign language, Certificate copy.

For information about the fees please visit: “Consular fees”.

The procedure takes about a week. Please enclose a self-addressed envelope.

Forms: 

Datasheet Official Certificate of Good Conduct

Instructions for completing application form (english)

MAGYARORSZÁG NAGYKÖVETSÉGE ÚJDELHI KONZULI RÉSZLEG

Cím:  2/50M, Niti Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, Delhi 110021

Telefon: +91-11-2688-1135

Nyitvatartás:

Hétfő- Csütörtök: 09:00-17:30

Péntek: 09:00-15:00

Konzuli kerület:

• India: Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, West-Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Sikkim, Chandigarh, Ladakh
• Banglades, Maldiv-Szigetek, Nepál, Srí Lanka

MAGYARORSZÁG FŐKONZULÁTUSA MUMBAI

Cím: TCG Financial Centre, #803, 8th Floor, C53, G Block, BKC, Bandra East, Mumbai 400 098

Telefon: +91-22-6770-1637

Nyitvatartás:

Hétfő-Csütörtök: 9:00-17:30

Péntek: 9:00-15:00

Konzuli kerület:

• India: Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Goa, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Telangana, Lakshadweep 

TISZTELETBELI KONZULOK- Magyarország Nagykövetsége Újdelhi

India / Chandigarh

Tiszteletbeli konzul: Mr. Aditya Surpal

Titkárság: Ms. Amanjot Kaur, titkárságvezető

Címe: House No. 12, Sector 5, Chandigarh 160015, Chandigarh

Telefonszám munkaidőben: +916283370413

E-mail: asurpal@honconsulhungary.co.in; info@honconsulhungary.co.in

Nepál / Kathmandu

Tiszteletbeli főkonzul: Mr. Arun Kumar Chaudhary

Irodavezető: Mr. Ram B. Bista

Címe: Chaudhary Towers, Jhamsikhel, Lalitpur, Nepal

P.O.Box: 4869Tel: (+977) 1 5545891-5

Fax: (+977) 1 5546223

Mobil: (+977) 98510-20111

E-mail: info@hungarianconsulate.org.np

Web: www.hungarianconsulate.org.np

Banglades / Dhakka

Tiszteletbeli konzul: Mr. Azam J Chowdhury

Irodavezető: Mr. Nawadir Ali Khan

Címe: East Coast Centre, SW (G)-8, Bir Uttam Mir Shawkat Road, Gulshan 1, Dhaka 1212

Telefon: (+88) 02 9884312

Mobil: (+88) 01717640483

E-mail: nawadir.ali@ecg.com.bd

Web: www.ecg.com.bd/hungary-consulate/

Maldív-szigetek / Malé

Tiszteletbeli főkonzul: Mr. Mohamed Ali Janah

Címe: HRC Building, H. Thiyaramaa, Boduthakurufaanu Magu, Male' 20009, Maldives

Telefon: (+960) 333-1777

FAX: (+960) 332-5601

Mobil: (+960) 777-1797

E-mail: janah@maj-official.com / bureau@maj-official.com

Honlap: www.maj-official.com

TISZTELETBELI KONZULOK - Magyarország Főkonzulátusa Mumbai

India / Chennai

Tiszteletbeli konzul: M. A. Alagappan

Irodavezető: Surekha Johnson asszony

Címe: 10 Chittaranjan Road, Teynampet, Chennai 600 018
Telefon: (+91) 44-2435-7051

Mobil: (+91) 98-40071224

Fax: (+91) 44-2535-9772
E-mail: alagappanma@corp.murugappa.com; SurekhaJ@corp.murugappa.com

2.1 A KONZULÁTUS ÉRDEKVÉDELMI FELADATAI

A konzulátus érdekvédelmi feladatait a konzuli védelemről szóló 2001. évi XLVI. törvény, illetve a törvény végrehajtásáról szóló 17/2001. (XI.15.) KüM rendeletben foglaltak alapján látja el.

Kérjük, hogy a jogszabályokat olvassa el, mielőtt a konzulátus segítségét kéri valamely ügy intézésében.

A külföldre utazó, illetve külföldön tartózkodó magyar állampolgárok saját magukért, illetve a gondozásukban, felügyeletük alatt álló személyekért maguk felelősek. A konzuli védelem feltételezi a felelős állampolgári magatartást, és szükség esetén az együttműködést a konzulátus munkatársaival.

A konzulátus a magyar közigazgatás részeként működő hivatal, munkatársai kormánytisztviselők, akikre – bizonyos eltérésekkel – a kormánytisztviselőkre Magyarországon is irányadó jogszabályok vonatkoznak. A konzulátuson nem tudunk az állampolgároknak szállást és étkezést, illetve egyéb szociális ellátásokat biztosítani. A segítségre szoruló állampolgároknak elsősorban abban tudunk segítséget nyújtani, hogy saját helyzetüket maguk, illetve családtagjaik, rokonaik, ismerőseik segítségével megoldják.

Indiában sajnos nincsen egységes nyilvántartás, amelyben akár név, lakcím, akár rendőrségi adatok alapján egy családja látóköréből eltűnt, esetlegesen őrizetbe vett személyt keresni tudnánk.

Külön felhívjuk a figyelmet arra, hogy munkaidőn túl, illetve hétvégén, ünnepnapokon (a nyitvatartási rend tartományonként és felekezetenként is változhat) a konzulátus sem tud ilyen ügyekben intézkedni, mert az indiai hivatalok és hatóságok is zárva tartanak.

Amennyiben egy magyar állampolgár anyagi segítségre szorul, családja, rokonai, ismerősei a Western Union pénzküldő szolgáltatás segítségével tudnak azonnal pénzt küldeni számára.