Hungary Consulate New Orleans

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 does not issue consular certificates.
• Location: The honorary consulate is in the Storyville area of New Orleans, Louisiana, about 1.4 km in a straight line from the centre of New Orleans; the nearest large airport is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), about 19 km away. (distances: OpenStreetMap, airports: FAA passenger boarding data CY 2025)

About the Honorary Consulate of Hungary in New Orleans

The honorary consul is Dr. Andrea Zsombok, according to the Hungarian foreign ministry. The honorary consulate’s consular district covers the states of Louisiana and Mississippi. 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, Louisiana belongs to the consular district of the Embassy of Hungary in the United States, according to the Hungarian foreign ministry. The honorary consulate in New Orleans 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 New Orleans

16 other countries are represented in New Orleans: Austria (honorary), Cyprus (honorary), Dominican Republic (consulate general), France (consulate general), Germany (honorary), Iceland (honorary), Ireland (honorary), Italy (honorary), Mexico (consulate), Monaco (honorary), Norway (honorary), Panama (consulate), Serbia (honorary), Spain (honorary), Sweden (honorary), Switzerland (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 +1 504-710-0182 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 New Orleans, the nearest other Hungarian office is the Consulate (Texas) in Houston (about 510 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from New Orleans.

• Washington, D.C. (1,550 km) – Embassy of Hungary in the United States
• Chicago (1,340 km) – Consulate General (Illinois)
• Houston (510 km) – Consulate (Texas)
• Los Angeles – Consulate General (California)
• Miami (1,080 km) – Consulate (Florida)
• New York (1,880 km) – Consulate General (New York)
• Atlanta (680 km) – Honorary Consulate (Georgia)
• Buffalo (1,750 km) – Honorary Consulate (New York)
• Charlotte (1,040 km) – Honorary Consulate (North Carolina)
• Cleveland (1,490 km) – Honorary Consulate (Ohio)
• Daytona Beach (880 km) – Honorary Consulate (Florida)
• Denver (1,740 km) – Honorary Consulate (Colorado)
• Derry (2,200 km) – Honorary Consulate (New Hampshire)
• Hamden (2,000 km) – Honorary Consulate (Connecticut)
• Honolulu – Honorary Consulate (Hawaii)
• Indianapolis (1,150 km) – Honorary Consulate (Indiana)
• New Orleans – Honorary Consulate (this page)
• Philadelphia (1,750 km) – Honorary Consulate (Pennsylvania)
• Saint Louis Park (1,690 km) – Honorary Consulate (Minnesota)
• San Francisco – Honorary Consulate (California)
• Seattle – Honorary Consulate (Washington)