On these pages you will find out more about the services offered by the Embassy, as well as information on British activities in Hungary. You will also find many links to related UK Government and other sites.

 

We very much appreciate any comments and are happy to answer your questions. If you would like to contact us please use our feedback page which has been developed especially for this purpose.

The Embassy's Consular and Visa Section's opening hours are now 09.30 to 12.30, Monday to Friday.  Due to changes in our procedures, we are no longer able to issue UK visas on the same day. And from 30 June UK visas will be decided in Warsaw

 

Due to an emergency exercise on Thursday 22 May, the consular and visa section of the British Embassy will be open from 11.00-13.00 only.

Greetings! This is a new experiment for us. We aim to produce a new blog page every week. Maybe more when we are doing especially exciting things. But it won’t always be me – sometimes my British and Hungarian colleagues will be doing the writing. We’ll keep it short and try not to bore you. More...

HE Greg Dorey is appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Hungary. My Dorey took up his appointment on 3 December 2007.

The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has launched a new blogging platform. This is a new platform for UK Ministers to engage in a dialogue about international affairs and the work of the FCO. To begin with there will be six bloggers including Foreign Secretary David Miliband, and Europe Minister Jim Murphy, as well as staff from throughout the organisation. The FCO has also launched a new YouTube video channel and Flickr photo account.

Advice for travellers to Hungary: safety, local laws and customs, entry requirements, health and more: FCO Travel Advice

 

Read the latest Press Release on Travel Advice issued by the British Embassy.

 

Both the FCO and Direct Gov websites have a wealth of information for Britons thinking of moving abroad or currently living abroad. They cover a range of topics from education and health to pensions and pets.

Watch videos of the Royal Family on the official channel of the British Monarchy.

Glasgow will host the 2014 Commonwealth Games following an announcement in Colombo, Sri Lanka that the Scottish city had beaten off competition from Abuja, Nigeria for the right to host the Games. More...

Climate change is the greatest environmental challenge facing the world today. Since the industrial revolution human activities have compounded natural climate change by increasing carbon emissions in the atmosphere. This legacy has produced an unprecedented rise in average global temperature. Find out how UK institutions and citizens are dealing with this challenge.