Contact Details of the Central Office


The National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing wishes to provide assistance in answering questions through detailed information on the stay of foreigners exceeding 90days within a 180-day period, issues related to reporting obligations and asylum on its website.

Please read the information below before writing an email to us:

1. Please take note of information materials provided on NDGAP’s website, under the “Residence in Hungary” and the “As a Refugee in Hungary” menu sections under which detailed description is available about the related procedures.

2. NDGAP’s obligation to provide information covers answering only inquires related to asylum and aliens policing procedures falling under the scope of the National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing. As described above, NDGAP does not provide information – amongst other – on the following topics:

· bordercrossing (please inquire about this topic from the body responsible for general police tasks)

· short-term visas (if needed) for a stay not exceeding 90 days within a 180-day period (please inquire from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade)

· acquiring Hungarian nationality, naturalization (please inquire from the competent Government Office or the Office of the President of the Republic).

3. It is not possible to book an appointment via email or telephone. We recommend you to use the “Booking an appointment” function available on our website. We inform you, that appointments are generally available 2 weeks ahead; therefore, we recommend you to check the module regularly as new time slots are opened continuously.

Due to data protection and confidentiality regulations it is not possible to provide information on ongoing aliens policing or asylum procedures via email. In case you would like to receive information on an ongoing case, please visit the regional directorate acting on your case during office hours or the foreign representation where you have submitted your application.

We hereby would like to draw attention to the fact that in case the information inquired in e-mail is available on our website or falls out of the competence of the National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing, our authority does not answer your email, in other cases answer is sent within the general deadline for case management.

National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing

Address: H-1117 Budapest, 60 Budafoki út

Postal Address: H-1903 Budapest, P.O. Box no. 314

Email: migracio@oif.gov.hu

Official gateway (’Hivatali kapu’): BAH - Országos Idegenrendészeti Főigazgatóság - Főigazgatóság 300262738 BAHGPFOI ORSZÁGOS IDEGENRENDÉSZETI FŐIGAZGATÓSÁG FOI 628239345

Call Center: +36 1 463 9292 (Mo-Thu: 8.00-16.00, Friday: 8.00-13.30)

Client Service Office no. I. of NDGAP and the Budapest and Pest Country Regional Directorate can be accessed by bus 33 and 133E from Budafoki út or by tram 1 from Szerémi út


Last edited: 2025.01.09. 12:58