Embassy of the United States Budapest, Hungary

Last Updated on 04/27/2012

• Visa Processing Fee
  For the month of May 2012, the 160 USD visa processing fee is 36,800 HUF, the 190 USD fee is 43,700 HUF.
  
  New Visa Processing Fees: Effective April 13, 2012, the Department of State will adjust visa processing fees. The fees for most non-immigrant visa applications and Border Crossing Cards will increase, while all immigrant visa processing fees will decrease. Please review the new fees.
• Attention! In order to schedule a non-immigrant visa interview appointment, you must first fill out a non-immigrant visa application (form DS-160). The barcode number from the confirmation sheet is required to book your appointment.
• Changes to Filing I-130 Petition Overseas
  Effective August 15, 2011, petitioners residing overseas will no longer be able to routinely file Forms I-130, Petitions for Alien Relative, with U.S. Embassies and Consulates except in locations where U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has a public counter presence within the Embassy or Consulate.  Petitioners residing overseas in countries where USCIS does not have a public counter presence will be required, starting August 15, 2011, to file their Forms I-130 by mail with the USCIS Chicago lockbox.  U.S. Embassies and Consulates that do not have a USCIS presence will only be able to accept and process Forms I-130 in exceptional circumstances. (more infromation about filing I-130 petitions)
• New fees for immigration applications and petitions
  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) informs customers that its new fee schedule goes into effect on November 23, 2010.  Applications or petitions filed on or after this date must include the new fee, or they will be rejected.  USCIS published the new fee schedule in the Federal Register(PDF 234K) on September 24, 2010, following a comprehensive review of public comments received after publication of the proposed rule this summer.  The new fee schedule increases application and petition fees by an average of about 10 percent but does not increase the naturalization application fee.
• The Embassy has recently learned of visa scams being perpetrated against Hungarian citizens interested in working as au pairs in the United States. Please be advised that applicants will never have to pay “processing fees” to the Embassy through Western Union.  In Hungary, visa fees are collected only at MKB bank or at the Embassy. Currently, the U.S. Department of State has authorized only thirteen organizations to bring au pairs to the United States. The full list of approved au pair organizations can be found on the web site of the U.S. Department of State: Designated Sponsors List
  
  If you have any questions about whether an au pair program is legitimate, please feel free to email the Embassy at USConsular.Budapest@state.gov.
• Legal Rights and Protections for Employment or Education-based Non-immigrants
  (A-3, B-1 personal or domestic employee, G-5, H, J or NATO-7 visas)
  Recent changes to U.S. law relate to the legal rights of certain employment or education-based non-immigrants under Federal immigration, labor, and employment laws, and the information to be provided about protections and available resources. As a temporary visitor to the U.S., it is important that you are aware of your rights, as well as protections and resources available when you come to work or study here. Review the Non-immigrant Rights, Protections and Resources pamphlet, online version (PDF 253K)or printer double-sided version (PDF 291K)