The Honorary Consulate of Hungary in Charlotte is an honorary consular post of Hungary in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is run by an honorary consul – a volunteer, not a career diplomat – who helps Hungarian citizens locally; passports, visas and most other formal consular services are handled by the Embassy of Hungary in the United States.
Contact Details
| Address | 7327 Westcott Terrace, Charlotte, NC 28270, United States |
| Telephone | +1 980-500-2231 |
| charlotte.hungary@diplo.network | |
| Website | hungary.diplo.network/charlotte |
| Honorary Consul | Christian I. Domeny |
| Consular district | North Carolina and South Carolina |
Opening Hours
No regular opening hours are published by the Hungarian foreign ministry. Call or e-mail the honorary consulate to arrange a visit.
Location of the Honorary Consulate
Before your visit
- The honorary consul works under the supervision of the Hungarian Embassy in Washington.
- Services: according to the Hungarian foreign ministry, the honorary consulate can issue consular certificates.
About the Honorary Consulate of Hungary in Charlotte
The honorary consul is Christian I. Domeny, according to the Hungarian foreign ministry. The honorary consulate’s consular district covers North Carolina and South Carolina. It is one of 15 honorary consulates of Hungary in the United States listed by the Hungarian foreign ministry. Hungary also has 5 career consular posts in the United States and its embassy in Washington, D.C. In Hungary, the United States is represented by the U.S. Embassy in Budapest (hu.usembassy.gov), according to the Congressional Directory.
Which Hungarian office handles passports and visas?
For passports, visas and other formal consular services, North Carolina belongs to the consular district of the Embassy of Hungary in the United States, according to the Hungarian foreign ministry. The honorary consulate in Charlotte can help with first steps and pass on documents, but it does not replace that office.
Contact details of the Hungarian Embassy in Washington, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: 1500 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20005, United States
- Telephone: +1 202-362-6730
- Email: info.was@mfa.gov.hu
- Opening hours: Monday to Thursday 09:00–17:30; Friday 09:00–15:00
- Website: washington.mfa.gov.hu
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 Hungary and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Hungarian 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.
Other consulates in Charlotte
4 other countries are represented in Charlotte: El Salvador (consulate general), Germany (honorary), Italy (honorary), Luxembourg (honorary).
Closing days
Honorary consuls set their own office hours; the honorary consulate is usually closed on US federal holidays, whose dates are published by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, and may also close on public holidays of Hungary.
Emergency assistance
In an emergency, Hungarian citizens in the consular district can call the honorary consul on +1 980-500-2231 or contact the Embassy of Hungary in the United States. In the United States, dial 911 for an ambulance, the fire service or the police (GOV.UK travel advice). US citizens who need consular help in Hungary can contact the U.S. Embassy in Budapest.
Diplomatic missions of Hungary in the United States
Hungary in the United States
Measured in a straight line from Charlotte, the nearest other Hungarian office is the Honorary Consulate (Georgia) in Atlanta (about 360 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Embassy in Washington, D.C. (about 530 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Charlotte.
- Washington, D.C. (530 km) – Embassy of Hungary in the United States
- Chicago (940 km) – Consulate General (Illinois)
- Houston (1,490 km) – Consulate (Texas)
- Los Angeles – Consulate General (California)
- Miami (1,050 km) – Consulate (Florida)
- New York (850 km) – Consulate General (New York)
- Atlanta (360 km) – Honorary Consulate (Georgia)
- Buffalo (870 km) – Honorary Consulate (New York)
- Charlotte – Honorary Consulate (this page)
- Cleveland (700 km) – Honorary Consulate (Ohio)
- Daytona Beach (670 km) – Honorary Consulate (Florida)
- Denver (2,180 km) – Honorary Consulate (Colorado)
- Derry (1,180 km) – Honorary Consulate (New Hampshire)
- Hamden (970 km) – Honorary Consulate (Connecticut)
- Honolulu – Honorary Consulate (Hawaii)
- Indianapolis (690 km) – Honorary Consulate (Indiana)
- New Orleans (1,040 km) – Honorary Consulate (Louisiana)
- Philadelphia (730 km) – Honorary Consulate (Pennsylvania)
- Saint Louis Park (1,510 km) – Honorary Consulate (Minnesota)
- San Francisco – Honorary Consulate (California)
- Seattle – Honorary Consulate (Washington)
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Details checked on 22 October 2026. Sources: Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade – Konzinfo, Hungarian missions abroad (United States) (accessed 22 October 2026), U.S. Office of Personnel Management – Federal Holidays, GOV.UK foreign travel advice: USA (getting help), hungary.diplo.network/charlotte.
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