The Honorary Consulate of Austria in Szombathely is a volunteer-run office that assists Austrian citizens in the area; passport and visa applications go to the Austrian Embassy in Budapest.
Contact Details
| Address | Honvéd tér 2, 9700 Szombathely, Hungary |
| Telephone | +36 94 312 356 |
| vmkik@vmkik.hu | |
| Head of Mission | Károly Zsolt Balogh, Honorary Consul |
Opening Hours
No regular opening hours are published. Contact the consulate by phone or e-mail to arrange a visit.
Location of the Consulate
Which Austrian office issues passports and visas?
Passports and other formal consular services for Austrian citizens are handled by the Austrian Embassy in Budapest.
Contact details of the Austrian Embassy in Budapest, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Benczúr utca 16, 1068 Budapest, Hungary
- Telephone: +36 1 479 7010
- Email: budapest-ob@bmeia.gv.at
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00–11:00
- Website: www.bmeia.gv.at/oeb-budapest
What can an honorary consul do?
An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by Austria and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Austrian citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.
Closing days
The honorary consulate is normally closed on the public holidays observed in Hungary – New Year’s Day (1 January), the 1848 Revolution Memorial Day (15 March), Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday, Labour Day (1 May), Whit Sunday and Whit Monday, St Stephen’s Day – the State Foundation Day (20 August), the 1956 Revolution Memorial Day (23 October), All Saints’ Day (1 November) and Christmas (25 and 26 December). Christmas Eve (24 December) is also a day off in 2026. When a holiday falls on a Tuesday or Thursday, the Hungarian government usually turns the Monday or Friday in between into a rest day (in 2026: 2 January and 21 August), so many offices close on those days as well. It is usually also closed on Austria’s national day (26 October).
Austrian missions in Hungary
Measured in a straight line from Szombathely, the nearest other Austrian office is the Honorary Consulate in Győr (about 93 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Embassy in Budapest (about 180 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Szombathely.
- Budapest (180 km) – Embassy of Austria
- Győr (93 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Nyíregyháza (390 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Pécs (180 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Szeged (290 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Szombathely – Honorary Consulate (this page)
- Veszprém (99 km) – Honorary Consulate
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Details checked on 15 October 2026. Sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary – Diplomatic Corps database (as of 14 October 2026). Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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