Consular Services
Federal Benefits
- Appointment System for American Citizen Services
Beginning July 1st, 2009, for non-emergency matters, only customers with appointments will be admitted into the Consular Section. To make an appointment regarding Social Security benefits please call the (36-1) 475-4453 phone number.
The Federal Benefits Unit provides assistance with Social Security and Department of Veterans Affairs benefits, to include the following:
- Filing Social Security claims for retirement, survivors and disability benefits;
- Filing Department of Veterans Affairs claims for compensation, pension, education, survivor and burial benefits;
- Assist beneficiaries of pensions from the Office of Personnel Management, Washington, D.C. and the Railroad Retirement Board;
- Beneficiary status change transactions, i.e., notice of changes of address, non-receipt of payment, etc.;
- Medicare enrollments and cancellations;
- Earnings record inquiries;
- Appointment of representative payees for incapable beneficiaries;
- Assistance in obtaining birth, marriage, divorce and death records and medical evidence when necessary for claims; and
- Social Security Number Applications: For a first-time applicant, one must submit an original birth certificate as well as proof of U.S. citizenship. A parent may apply for a child under eighteen (18) years of age, in which case, the parent's identification must be verified by a passport or Hungarian ID card. An original marriage and/or change of name certificate must be submitted in change of name cases. All first-time applicants twelve (12) years or older must appear in person at the Embassy. For replacement SSN cards, a U.S. passport is generally sufficient for re-application.