The Honorary Consulate of Hungary in Cleveland is an honorary consular post of Hungary in Walton Hills, Ohio (serving the Cleveland area). 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 Consulate General of Hungary in Chicago.
Contact Details
| Address | 14530 Alexander Road, Walton Hills, OH 44146, United States |
| Telephone | +1 440-488-7882 |
| hccleveland93@gmail.com | |
| Honorary Consul | Dr. Csaba Géza Krasznai |
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 office is in Walton Hills, south-east of Cleveland.
- The honorary consul works under the supervision of the Hungarian Consulate General in Chicago.
- Services: according to the Hungarian foreign ministry, the honorary consulate can issue consular certificates.
- Location: The honorary consulate is in the Hub Park area of Walton Hills, Ohio, about 18 km in a straight line from the centre of Cleveland; the nearest large airport is Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE), about 24 km away. (distances: OpenStreetMap, airports: FAA passenger boarding data CY 2025)
About the Honorary Consulate of Hungary in Cleveland
The honorary consul is Dr. Csaba Géza Krasznai, according to the Hungarian foreign ministry. 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, Ohio belongs to the consular district of the Consulate General of Hungary in Chicago, according to the Hungarian foreign ministry. The honorary consulate in Cleveland can help with first steps and pass on documents, but it does not replace that office.
Contact details of the Hungarian Consulate General in Chicago, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: 303 East Wacker Drive, Unit 2050, Chicago, IL 60601, United States
- Telephone: +1 312-344-1290
- Email: mission.chi@mfa.gov.hu
- Website: chicago.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 Cleveland
5 other countries are represented in Cleveland: Germany (honorary), Luxembourg (honorary), Romania (honorary), Serbia (honorary), Slovenia (consulate general).
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 +1 440-488-7882 or contact the Consulate General of Hungary in Chicago. 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 Cleveland, the nearest other Hungarian office is the Honorary Consulate (New York) in Buffalo (about 280 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Embassy in Washington, D.C. (about 490 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Cleveland.
- Washington, D.C. (490 km) – Embassy of Hungary in the United States
- Chicago (490 km) – Consulate General (Illinois)
- Houston (1,790 km) – Consulate (Texas)
- Los Angeles – Consulate General (California)
- Miami (1,750 km) – Consulate (Florida)
- New York (650 km) – Consulate General (New York)
- Atlanta (890 km) – Honorary Consulate (Georgia)
- Buffalo (280 km) – Honorary Consulate (New York)
- Charlotte (700 km) – Honorary Consulate (North Carolina)
- Cleveland – Honorary Consulate (this page)
- Daytona Beach (1,370 km) – Honorary Consulate (Florida)
- Denver (1,970 km) – Honorary Consulate (Colorado)
- Derry (870 km) – Honorary Consulate (New Hampshire)
- Hamden (730 km) – Honorary Consulate (Connecticut)
- Honolulu – Honorary Consulate (Hawaii)
- Indianapolis (420 km) – Honorary Consulate (Indiana)
- New Orleans (1,490 km) – Honorary Consulate (Louisiana)
- Philadelphia (580 km) – Honorary Consulate (Pennsylvania)
- Saint Louis Park (1,020 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).
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