whereTOemigrate
Get your free results
HU country scene

Schengen C visa — cultural or sporting event

HungaryShort stays and visits

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

Official link

Explore pathways in Hungary Read the five questions ↓

For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

The permission is a short-stay uniform Schengen visa (C), issued for single, double or multiple entries. The official source does not state which nationalities require this visa.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • The page does not state which nationalities need a C visa (no nationality matrix); it is the consular page of the Hungarian Embassy in Kuwait.
  • A visa is only a preliminary permission for entry: the traveller may be asked at the border to prove the conditions of entry and stay and may be returned if unable — offsets in notas.md.
  • Regime-level sentence shared by all four C-visa vias of this lot.
  • chars 678-777
    **2.)** Short stay uniform visa (C): Authorize the bearer for a single, double or multiple entries.

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

This route covers cultural activities and sport activities.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • On the page the 'Cultural activities' line itself describes sports-event documents (accreditation, sport club, Olympic committee, Ministry of Sport); this looks like a source-side wording issue and is recorded in notas.md.
  • chars 4253-4604
    • Cultural activities: accreditation proving the participation in the sports event or contract with the Hungarian sport club, or the certificate issued by the delegating sport club / Olympic committee / Ministry of Sport, etc. • Sport activities: agency contract with the Hungarian service provider, invitation letter issued by the host organization.

What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

Maximum 90 days for an uninterrupted stay; for interrupted stays, a total of at most 90 days within a period of 180 days, which the page counts from the date of first entry. The official source does not state the visa validity period.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • Visa validity period is not stated.
  • The page's wording counts the 180 days from the date of first entry; it does not describe a rolling-window formulation.
  • Regime-level sentence shared by all C-visa purposes.
  • chars 778-985
    In case of an uninterrupted stay, a stay of **maximum 90 days**. While in case of an interrupted stay, a stay of altogether maximum 90 days within the period of 180 days counted from the date of first entry.

What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

For every purpose, applicants must show proof of sufficient financial means for the duration of the intended stay, such as bank account statements of all accounts for up to 6 months. Event evidence is accreditation for the event, a contract with the Hungarian sport club or a certificate from the delegating club, Olympic committee or Ministry of Sport, or an agency contract with the Hungarian service provider and an invitation letter from the host organisation.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • Event-specific documents (accreditation, sport-club contract or delegating-body certificate; agency contract and host invitation) are in the R2 citation.
  • Travel document: at least two blank pages, issued within the previous 10 years, valid at least three months after the intended departure; passport-size colour photo not older than 6 months — offsets in notas.md (R5 citation).
  • Lack of adequate and valid travel medical insurance is a refusal ground — offsets in notas.md.
  • The supporting-document list is non-exhaustive and set by the consul; further documents may be requested — offsets in notas.md.
  • chars 4853-5026
    In every purpose should be submitted proof of sufficient financial means for the duration of the intended stay such as: bank account statements of all account up to 6 months
  • chars 4253-4604
    • Cultural activities: accreditation proving the participation in the sports event or contract with the Hungarian sport club, or the certificate issued by the delegating sport club / Olympic committee / Ministry of Sport, etc. • Sport activities: agency contract with the Hungarian service provider, invitation letter issued by the host organization.

Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

An application is admissible only if lodged within six months of the intended visit, with a fully and legibly completed signed application form (downloadable at konzuliszolgalat.kormany.hu), a valid travel document with at least two blank pages, issued within the previous 10 years and valid at least three months after the intended departure, a passport-size colour photo not older than 6 months, biometric data collected where applicable, and the visa fee paid. The official source does not state where to apply or when a stay can be extended or changed.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • The decision must by law be taken within 15 calendar days, extendable to a maximum of 45 calendar days in individual cases — offsets in notas.md.
  • Extension or change of a stay is not addressed on the page.
  • The page is the Hungarian Embassy in Kuwait's consular page; the office where to apply is implied, not stated.
  • The supporting-document list is non-exhaustive and set by the consul; on refusal the fee is not reimbursed — offsets in notas.md.
  • Regime-level block shared by all C-visa purposes.
  • chars 987-1984
    The Visa application is admissible only if­: a) the application is lodged within the period of six months from the intended visit. b) the applicant  presents a wholly and legibly completed, signed application form The application form could be downloaded: [https://konzuliszolgalat.kormany.hu/visa-application-forms](https://konzuliszolgalat.kormany.hu/visa-application-forms) . c) the applicant shall present a valid travel document satisfying the following criteria: \- it shall contain at least two blank pages \- it shall have been issued within the previous 10 years \- its validity shall extend at least three months after the intended date of departure from the territory of the member States or, in the case of several visits, after the last intended date of departure from the territory of the Member States; d) the applicant shall present passport-size colour photo (not older than 6 months); \- biometric data have been collected (if applicable) \- visa fee has been collected.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

Explore more pathways in Hungary · All pathways

Your story.
Your next step.

Explore pathways in Hungary →