Hungary’s visit/tourist visa in €90? Easy steps and requirements

 

Hungary’s visit/tourist visa in €90? Easy steps and requirements

Hungary is a central European country with a possibility to get its visit/tourist visa in just €80. The visit visa steps and requirements are easy to follow and fulfill.
“the currency used is Hungarian forint and the total population is 9.78 Million (2017). Budapest is the capital and visited by many people each year. The visa is called “C”-type, short term valid for less than 90 days”.
The visit visa of Hungary is a Schengen visa that allows you to travel to a total of 26 European countries which are Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden as well as Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and Lichtenstein.
Hungary joined the Schengen Area on 21 December 2007 and since then it has been issuing Schengen visas. As per 2018 statistics, the success ratio of tourist visa has been 96% (applied 228,793 and issued 210,827).
Find here a Hungarian embassy or consulate in your country of residence.
Schengen visa application form
Complete details of travel and tourism in Hungary.
Important destinations to visit in Hungary
Complete practical details of Hungary

Important documents to apply
Schengen visa application form
Filled and signed the application form (you can download the form here)

• Passport

Valid passport with the previous (old) passports (at least 2 empty pages in the valid passport are needed!). Currently, only computerised passports are accepted.

• Photos

2passport sized photographs must be as per these requirements.

• Covering letter

Write in this letter your personal travel details. You may mention in this your detailed plan of visiting your desired Schengen states. Furthermore, you must also mention here how will you accommodate yourself in Hungary during your stay, how much money will you be able to spend during your visit, in your absence, who will take care of your business if you have one, your country ties and financial means details, etc.

• Flight booking

Travel to and from Hungary details. Booking of flights must be attached to your visa application.

• Hotel confirmation

Hotel booking confirmation in Hungary and any other Schengen state you want to visit.

• Valid insurance

Medical insurance for Schengen visa. Minimum coverage of at least 30,000 EUR (equivalent to 50,000 USD). It should cover all member states of the Schengen Area.
Cover any expenses which might arise in connection with repatriation for medical reasons, urgent health attention and/or emergency hospital treatment or death.

• Bank statement about the last 6 months

As an applicant, you must provide a bank statement of your personal account. In addition, tax returns, and national tax number.

• Personal financial means

If you are employed, you should provide a leave letter from the employer, salary slips and other details. In case you are self-employed, your tax details, business details and type of business you do.
According to country-wise, you may need other documents to satisfy the visa officer such as family registration certificate, marriage registration certificate, and local id documents.
In the case of visiting friends, acquaintances: a letter of invitation issued and endorsed by the Office of Immigration and Nationality or the letter of invitation in the form of a public
notarial document and a photocopy of the personal identification document/passport of the inviting party in Hungary.
How to apply for a visa?
In each country, the Hungarian embassy asks for different procedures to apply for the visa. In most case the following steps are required:

• you send an email for an appointment of visa application submission
• you gather documents and reach on the day of the appointment
• you may be asked for an interview
• once the application has been submitted, you are asked to pay for the application fees
• in the time of 15 to 30 days, you get the visa approval
• after getting a sticker stamped on your passport, you can travel to Hungary as per you desired travel dates

What happens if your visa application is denied?
In most cases, if your visa application is denied, you are given 8 days to apply for a written appeal against the negative decision of the visa officer. The appeal requires you to pay for an extra €40.