What happens if I do not collect my passport?

It is cancelled. The Embassy states that passports unclaimed after one (1) year will be cancelled per Department Order No. 2021-012. That is a rule most posts do not publish, and the consequence is a fresh application at full fee.

How much is a Philippine passport in Budapest?

US$60.00. Replacing a lost valid or expired ePassport is US$150.00, and replacing a green, brown, MRP type or older passport is US$90.00. An affidavit of loss is a further USD $25.00.

Why are the fees in dollars and not forint?

Because the dollar is the underlying schedule. Each Budapest page quotes the dollar figure and links separately to updated consular fees in Hungarian forint. Where it does print both, US$25.00 appears as 8,250.00 HUF, which is a conversion of 330 forint to the dollar.

What does notarial work cost?

US$25.00 for each document. Certification of legal capacity is USD 25.00 and notarization of an affidavit is USD 25.00. Civil registry is also US$25.00.

Can I get something faster?

Yes. The Embassy publishes 25 USD with release in 3 working days, or an additional 10 USD for expedite processing with release the following working day after submission. That is a clear price for time: 10 dollars buys back two working days.

How much is dual citizenship?

US$50 for the principal applicant and US$25 for each minor child, the same base rates published at the US posts.

What is the $20.00 on the passport page?

A further passport route the Embassy lists at that figure without a description on the page read for this guide, so nothing here states what it covers.

Are Budapest's fees the same as other posts?

Yes. US$60.00 passport, US$150.00 lost ePassport, US$90.00 older passport type, USD $30.00 travel document, US$25.00 notarial and US$50.00 dual citizenship principal all match the base schedule published at Honolulu and Houston.

Philippine Embassy Budapest: Fees and the 1-Year Rule

Department of Foreign Affairs · consular

Quick answer

The Philippine Embassy in Budapest prices in US dollars: US$60.00 for a passport, US$150.00 for a lost ePassport and US$25.00 for most notarial and civil registry work. A passport left unclaimed for one year is cancelled.

Sourced

Every figure on this page is from Philippine Embassy Budapest's own published documents.

Last verified 2 Sep 20264 sources, listed below

Passport1 · Notarial2 · Civil Registry3 · Dual Citizenship4. PHGuides is independent and not affiliated with DFA.

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Budapest is one of the few European posts that publishes its schedule in US dollars rather than local currency, and links out separately to a forint conversion. That makes it the cleanest European statement of the network’s base rates.

It also publishes a rule almost no other post does: a passport left unclaimed for one year is cancelled.

The one-year rule

The Embassy states that passports unclaimed after one (1) year will be cancelled per Department Order No. 2021-012.

The consequence is not a storage fee or a reminder. The document is destroyed and the applicant starts again at US$60.00, having already paid US$60.00 for the passport that was cancelled. It is the only post covered on this site that publishes this rule, though the Department Order it cites applies more widely.

Passport fees

Service	Fee
Passport	US$60.00
Lost valid or expired ePassport	US$150.00
Green, brown, MRP type of passport or older	US$90.00
Affidavit of loss	US$25.00
Travel document	USD $30.00
Further passport route, undescribed on the page	$20.00

Losing an ePassport comes to US$175.00 once the affidavit is added, against US$60.00 for an ordinary one, a multiple of 2.92.

Budapest splits its lost-passport fee by document type rather than by status, so the older green, brown or MRP passport is US$90.00 where the ePassport is US$150.00, a difference of US$60.00.

Requirement checklists are in the passport renewal abroad guide.

Notarial, civil registry and citizenship fees

Service	Fee
Notarial, each document	US$25.00
Certification of legal capacity	USD 25.00
Notarization of affidavit	USD 25.00
Civil registry	US$25.00, published elsewhere as 8,250.00 HUF
Regular processing	25 USD, released in 3 working days
Expedite processing	additional 10 USD, released the following working day
Dual citizenship, principal applicant	US$50
Dual citizenship, each minor child	US$25

The expedite line is the most useful thing on the schedule. 10 USD takes a document from 3 working days to the following working day, so the price of two working days is stated outright rather than implied.

A family of four reacquiring citizenship pays US$50 for the principal and US$25 for each of three children, or US$125. What the process involves is in the dual citizenship guide, and the Philippine-side record in the PSA birth certificate guide.

The forint conversion, where it is published

Service	Dollars	Forint	Implied rate
Civil registry	US$25.00	8,250.00 HUF	330

That is the only line where Budapest prints both currencies on the same page. Every other fee gives the dollar figure and a link to a separate forint page, so the 330 rate is derived from a single published pair rather than stated by the Embassy, and it should be treated as such.

The base dollar schedule itself is set out in the Philippine Consulate Honolulu guide, and the same rates appear in Houston.

What this page does not cover

Budapest publishes no street address, telephone number or office hours on the consular pages read for this guide, and its contact details are behind JavaScript-obfuscated email fields that did not render. Its visa page carried no fees when read. The $20.00 passport route is listed without a description, so this page does not say what it buys.

Frequently asked questions

What happens if I do not collect my passport?: It is cancelled. The Embassy states that passports unclaimed after one (1) year will be cancelled per Department Order No. 2021-012. That is a rule most posts do not publish, and the consequence is a fresh application at full fee.
How much is a Philippine passport in Budapest?: US$60.00. Replacing a lost valid or expired ePassport is US$150.00, and replacing a green, brown, MRP type or older passport is US$90.00. An affidavit of loss is a further USD $25.00.
Why are the fees in dollars and not forint?: Because the dollar is the underlying schedule. Each Budapest page quotes the dollar figure and links separately to updated consular fees in Hungarian forint. Where it does print both, US$25.00 appears as 8,250.00 HUF, which is a conversion of 330 forint to the dollar.
What does notarial work cost?: US$25.00 for each document. Certification of legal capacity is USD 25.00 and notarization of an affidavit is USD 25.00. Civil registry is also US$25.00.
Can I get something faster?: Yes. The Embassy publishes 25 USD with release in 3 working days, or an additional 10 USD for expedite processing with release the following working day after submission. That is a clear price for time: 10 dollars buys back two working days.
How much is dual citizenship?: US$50 for the principal applicant and US$25 for each minor child, the same base rates published at the US posts.
What is the $20.00 on the passport page?: A further passport route the Embassy lists at that figure without a description on the page read for this guide, so nothing here states what it covers.
Are Budapest's fees the same as other posts?: Yes. US$60.00 passport, US$150.00 lost ePassport, US$90.00 older passport type, USD $30.00 travel document, US$25.00 notarial and US$50.00 dual citizenship principal all match the base schedule published at Honolulu and Houston.