Hungary family visit visa
Required documents, fees and processing time for a Hungary family visit Schengen visa when you apply from Ireland.
SCHENGEN · VISA C✈ DOCUMENTS
🇭🇺 Hungary·····✈·····🇮🇪 from Ireland
To
Hungary
Type
C · FAMILY
Apply at
IE
Centre
VAC
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Action neededVisiting family / friends — short stay (Type C) · applying from Ireland.
Documents ready00 / 14
Competent authority
Embassy of Hungary in Dublin (final decision); applications lodged via VFS Global Dublin.
Application centre
VFS Global (Dublin)
Recommended — commonly expected even when not on the official list
Travel itineraryA day-by-day plan of your trip to attach to the application.
Fees
Consular (Type C)
€90
Service fee
€30
Est. total (adult)
€120
Long stay (Type D)
—
The short-stay (Type C) consular fee is harmonised at €90 for adults across all Schengen states; collected in EUR · centre: VFS Global.
Fee notes
Hungary applications processed via VFS Global Dublin. Service fee ~€30 (estimate; VFS Ireland fees vary by client). Type D not confirmed.
Timeline
high confidenceProcessing
15–45 days
End-to-end
4–10 weeks
Centre
VAC
Appointment wait
Notoriously hard — Dublin Hungary slots among the scarcest; commonly 2-6 weeks to catch a slot, worse around Easter, Jul-Aug and Christmas.
Application centre
VFS Global Dublin — acts on behalf of the Embassy of Hungary. Applications forwarded to the Hungarian Consulate on the next working Friday.
Timeline notes
VFS/embassy state a MINIMUM processing of 20 working days (~4 weeks) once received by the Hungarian Embassy — longer than the 15-calendar-day norm — and applications leave Dublin only weekly. Slowest of the Irish channels.
Funds to show
high confidenceThe amount you must be able to prove, per the Schengen Borders Code reference amount. It depends only on the destination — not on your nationality or where you apply.
Per day
€40
Minimum
—
In EUR ≈
as shown
Notes
Decree of Minister of Interior No. 9/2024: reference amount is EUR 40 per each day of planned stay. Hungary denominates this figure in EUR even though the national currency is the forint (HUF).
Consulates apply discretion and may expect a buffer above this figure — treat it as a floor, not a guarantee.
Funds source ↗⚠ Special cases & caveats
- Third-country nationals resident in IrelandValid IRP required, valid more than 1 month beyond the return date.
- Host sponsoring the tripIn Hungary an official letter of invitation (verified by the immigration authority) may be required, or the host must show proof of financial means to support the visitor.
- Minors under 18 travelling to relativesBirth certificate and consent from non-travelling parent(s), plus copies of parents' passports.