Hungary Consulate Seattle

Before your visit

• The office is on Mercer Island, east of Seattle.
• The honorary consul works under the supervision of the Hungarian Consulate General in Los Angeles.
• Services: according to the Hungarian foreign ministry, the honorary consulate can issue consular certificates.
• Location: The honorary consulate is in Mercer Island, Washington, about 10 km in a straight line from the centre of Seattle; the nearest large airport is Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), about 12 km away. (distances: OpenStreetMap, airports: FAA passenger boarding data CY 2025)

About the Honorary Consulate of Hungary in Seattle

The honorary consul is Katalin Pearman, according to the Hungarian foreign ministry. The honorary consulate’s consular district covers Washington and Idaho. 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, Washington belongs to the consular district of the Consulate General of Hungary in Los Angeles, according to the Hungarian foreign ministry. The honorary consulate in Seattle can help with first steps and pass on documents, but it does not replace that office.

Contact details of the Hungarian Consulate General in Los Angeles, as listed on its page in this directory:

• Address: 11766 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 410, Los Angeles, CA 90025, United States
• Telephone: +1 310-473-9344
• Email: mission.los@mfa.gov.hu
• Website: losangeles.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 Seattle

19 other countries are represented in Seattle: Austria (honorary), Canada (consulate general), Czech Republic (honorary), El Salvador (consulate general), Estonia (honorary), Germany (honorary), Iceland (honorary), India (consulate general), Ireland (honorary), Italy (honorary), Japan (consulate general), Luxembourg (honorary), Mexico (consulate), Monaco (honorary), Philippines (consulate general), Poland (honorary), South Korea (consulate general), 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 +1 206-554-9199 or contact the Consulate General of Hungary in Los Angeles. 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 Seattle, the nearest other Hungarian office is the Honorary Consulate (California) in San Francisco (about 1,090 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Consulate General (California) in Los Angeles (about 1,540 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Seattle.

• Washington, D.C. – Embassy of Hungary in the United States
• Chicago – Consulate General (Illinois)
• Houston – Consulate (Texas)
• Los Angeles (1,540 km) – Consulate General (California)
• Miami – Consulate (Florida)
• New York – Consulate General (New York)
• Atlanta – Honorary Consulate (Georgia)
• Buffalo – Honorary Consulate (New York)
• Charlotte – Honorary Consulate (North Carolina)
• Cleveland – Honorary Consulate (Ohio)
• Daytona Beach – Honorary Consulate (Florida)
• Denver (1,640 km) – Honorary Consulate (Colorado)
• Derry – Honorary Consulate (New Hampshire)
• Hamden – Honorary Consulate (Connecticut)
• Honolulu – Honorary Consulate (Hawaii)
• Indianapolis – Honorary Consulate (Indiana)
• New Orleans – Honorary Consulate (Louisiana)
• Philadelphia – Honorary Consulate (Pennsylvania)
• Saint Louis Park (2,230 km) – Honorary Consulate (Minnesota)
• San Francisco (1,090 km) – Honorary Consulate (California)
• Seattle – Honorary Consulate (this page)