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Hungary visa appointment from the UAE

Hungary applications from the UAE go through the VFS Global centres in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Appointments are released without notice and taken within minutes — we watch the calendar so you do not have to refresh it.

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What this route looks like

We have not published monitoring figures for this route — so instead of numbers, here is what is officially documented.

What we can tell you about this route

  • Visa types10 categories
  • Processing time15 calendar days
  • Centres2 centres — Dubai and Abu Dhabi

Monitoring on this route starts when you place a request. We will not quote you odds we have not measured.

Application centres

The same visa, the same fee — the difference is which building you attend, and how the calendar there has actually behaved.

CentreCalendar checksOpeningsLast opening
Dubainot watched yet
Abu Dhabinot watched yet

Visa types

The categories VFS Global accepts on this route. They are the same at every centre listed above.

Visa typeProcessing
Tourism15 calendar days
Business15 calendar days
EEA/EU Nationals (Short Stay upto 90 days)15 calendar days
Minors (Short Stay upto 90 days)15 calendar days
Family ReunificationApplications accepted at the Hungary Visa Application Cen…
StudyApplications accepted at the Hungary Visa Application Cen…
EmploymentApplications accepted at the Hungary Visa Application Cen…
ResearcherApplications accepted at the Hungary Visa Application Cen…
Investment, Property Related and Firm Establishment PeopleApplications accepted at the Hungary Visa Application Cen…
White CardApplications accepted at the Hungary Visa Application Cen…

Consular fees

As published by VFS Global. The fee depends on category, age and nationality, so the tables are reproduced rather than reduced to a single figure. The application centre charges its own service fee on top.

Charge TypeAmountRemarks
Visa FeesAED 389For each application
Children between 6-12 yearsAED 195For each application
Cape VerdeAED 258
Cape Verde Children between 6-12 yearsAED 129
Albanian, Ukrainian, Moldova, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonian (Former Yugoslav Republic), Bosnia and Herzegovina Nationals for short stayAED 152For each application
Service FeesAED 117.78For each application (all applicable taxes included)
Children between 6-12 yearsAED 195For each application
Cape VerdeAED 258
Cape Verde Children between 6-12 yearsAED 129
Service FeesAED 117.78For each application (all applicable taxes included)

Questions people ask about this route

How often do Hungary appointments open in the UAE?

We have not measured this route yet, so we will not quote you a number - the figures on our other pages are recorded, and inventing one here would make all of them worthless. What this route does have is 2 centres - Dubai and Abu Dhabi - each with its own calendar, and 10 visa categories to choose between, with a published processing time of 15 calendar days. The pattern everywhere we do measure is the same: appointments appear without notice, in batches, and are gone within minutes. Monitoring here starts when you place a request, and nothing is owed until one is booked.

Dubai or Abu Dhabi - which centre should I apply at?

Either. VFS Global publishes the same visa categories, the same fees and the same processing times for all of them on this route, so the only real difference is travel time on the day. We watch every centre listed above and take whichever opens first, unless you tell us one is out of the question.

How long does a Hungary visa take to process from the UAE?

VFS Global publishes this for the route: Applications accepted at the Hungary Visa Application Centre will be submitted on the next working day to the Embassy of Hungary for a decision. The visa processing time is a minimum of 15 calendar days, provided that a complete file is submitted. Please note: the process may take longer in certain cases. All visa decisions are solely at the discretion of the Embassy of Hungary, UAE. That clock starts at your appointment, not at your request to us - which is exactly why the appointment date is the part worth fighting for. An appointment six weeks out pushes the decision six weeks out with it.

What does it cost, and when do I pay?

Two separate things. The consular fee and the centre's service charge go to VFS Global and the consulate on the day - the published fee tables are above, and the amount depends on category, age and nationality. Our own fee is separate, quoted per request, and charged only after an appointment is booked and confirmed. If nothing opens, you owe nothing. Booking through the official system is free; what you are paying us for is the watching and the paperwork.

Do you need my VFS password or the code from my email?

No password, and the verification code stays with you. VFS now sends a one-time code at the confirmation step, and you are the one who reads it out at that moment - it takes a few seconds and it means nobody is acting as you behind your back. Any service asking you to hand over an account password on a web form should worry you, whoever it is.

Can you guarantee me an appointment?

No, and anyone who does is selling you something they do not control. The consulate decides how many appointments exist and when they appear; we control only how fast they are noticed and taken. What we can promise is the shape of the deal: we watch, and you pay if and only if an appointment ends up booked in your name.

Will this get my VFS account blocked?

Refreshing the booking page dozens of times an hour is what triggers the "unusual activity" and "permission issue" errors people run into - we have documented what each of those codes actually means. We work within what the account can take, which is the whole point of doing it with tooling instead of by hand at 3am. Your application is submitted through the official system like anyone else's.

Other routes

The same country of application, a different destination — or the same visa, applied for from somewhere else.

What we do

We watch these calendars continuously and book the moment an appointment opens. You pay after the booking is confirmed — if nothing opens, there is nothing to pay. We never ask for your VFS password, and the code from your email stays with you.

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