Italy Embassy Budapest

Before your visit

• Good to know: Commercial Department: Stefánia út 95, 1143 Budapest, commerciale.ambbudapest@esteri.it. Italian Cultural Institute: Bródy Sándor utca 8, 1088 Budapest, tel. +36 1 483 2040, iicbudapest@esteri.it. Italian Trade Agency (ITA): Stefánia út 95, 1143 Budapest, tel. +36 1 266 7555, budapest@ice.it.
• Consular section: Jávor utca 4, 1143 Budapest, tel. +36 1 460 6234 / +36 1 460 6218, e-mail consolare.ambbudapest@esteri.it (according to the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade).

About the Italian Embassy in Budapest

The ambassador is Dr Giuseppe Scognamiglio; accreditation dated 7 October 2025. Three honorary consulates – in Nyíregyháza, Pécs and Szeged – support Italian citizens.

Documents checklist

Prepare these documents before your appointment. The lists are taken from official Italian sources:

Italian passport (application abroad)

• Registration in AIRE (registry of Italians resident abroad), with your current address, at the consulate for your area
• Book an appointment in the Prenot@mi system (adults and minors aged 12 or over) and apply in person – fingerprints are taken
• A recent colour photo, 35 × 40 mm, front-facing on a light background, taken within the last six months
• Your expired or expiring passport as proof of identity
• Passports are not renewed – a new passport is issued (valid 10 years for adults)
• Fee: about €116 (e.g. €116.20 at the Consulate General in Paris since 1 December 2025), often payable in local currency

Sources: Italian Consulate General in Paris – passports (esteri.it), Italian Embassy in Tunis – passports and documents (esteri.it) (checked October 2026). Requirements and fees can change and individual posts may ask for more – confirm the current list with the embassy before your visit.

Other consulates and embassies in Budapest

119 other countries are represented in Budapest, among them: Japan (embassy), Jordan (honorary), Kazakhstan (embassy), Kosovo (embassy), Kuwait (embassy), Kyrgyzstan (embassy), Kyrgyzstan (honorary), Laos (embassy), Latvia (embassy), Lebanon (embassy), Lesotho (honorary), Libya (embassy), Lithuania (embassy), Malaysia (embassy), Maldives (honorary), Malta (honorary), Mauritius (honorary), Mexico (embassy), Moldova (embassy), South Korea (embassy). The full list of all 120 missions is on the overview page for Hungary.

Closing days

The embassy 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 Italy’s national day (2 June).

Emergency assistance

In Hungary, call 112 for any emergency; the direct numbers are 104 for an ambulance, 105 for the fire service and 107 for the police. Hungarian citizens who need help in Italy can contact the Embassy of Hungary in Rome or the Consular Service of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (24-hour line +36 80 36 80 36).

Diplomatic missions of Italy in Hungary

Italy in Hungary

Measured in a straight line from Budapest, the nearest other Italian office is the Honorary Consulate in Szeged (about 160 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Budapest.

• Budapest – Embassy of Italy (this page)
• Nyíregyháza (210 km) – Honorary Consulate
• Szeged (160 km) – Honorary Consulate
• Pécs (170 km) – Honorary Vice Consulate