Working Holiday Hungary form: how to complete it

The Hungarian application is NOT 100% online. The only thing you do online is book the appointment in the official appointment system of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; the residence permit application form is filled in by hand (blue pen) and submitted in person at the consulate in Buenos Aires. Here is how to book the appointment and how to fill in the form without mistakes.

Application platform: Hungarian consular appointment system (KonzInfo Időpontfoglalás) + in-person residence permit form.

Open the official form ↗

🪜 Step by step

Go to the appointment system

Open konzinfoidopont.mfa.gov.hu (KonzInfo Időpontfoglalás), the official appointment system of the Hungarian foreign ministry. At the top right, switch the language to Spanish so you can read everything clearly.

Choose the location: Buenos Aires

Select the Hungarian representation in Buenos Aires (Consulate / Consular Section). This is where you will submit everything in person.

Choose the right type of matter

For the type of application, select 'Visa application – residence application for more than 90 days'. This is the category that corresponds to the Working Holiday (long stay), not a short tourist visa.

Enter your personal details

Fill in your first name and surname EXACTLY as they appear in your passport, date of birth, passport number, e-mail and phone number. Use an e-mail you check often: that is where they confirm the appointment.

Choose a date and time

Select an available date. Remember the margin: you have to submit the application no later than about 90 days before your planned travel date. Note down and save the appointment confirmation.

Download and fill in the residence form

Get the official residence permit application form (the consulate tells you which one). Fill it in in block letters, with a blue pen, with no crossings-out. All details must match your passport.

Prepare the motivation letter

Write a short letter making it clear that the main purpose of the trip is holiday/tourism and that work will only be to fund your stay. It is a key document that the consulate reviews.

Organise your file (original + copy)

Put together a file with each document in original and copy: passport, photos, 3-month bank statement, insurance (min. EUR 30,000), ticket reservation, accommodation and criminal record check. A missing document can make you lose your appointment.

Go to the consulate and sign

On the day of your appointment, take everything to Suipacha 1111, 9th floor. Sign the form only when the official tells you to, and pay the fee by transfer.

Track the status and exchange on arrival

The decision takes between 15 and 75 days. Once the visa is approved and stamped, when you arrive in Hungary you have 30 days to exchange it for the residence permit (Pink Card) at the immigration authority.

🧾 Form fields, one by one

Type of matter / application

'Visa application – residence application for more than 90 days'. Do NOT choose a short tourist visa: the Working Holiday is a long stay.

Consular location

Hungary in Buenos Aires (Consular Section, Suipacha 1111, 9th floor, CABA).

Surname / First names

Exactly as they appear in your passport. Respect accents and order. Any difference from the passport delays the application.

Passport number

Exactly as it is, letters and numbers with no extra spaces. It must be valid for the whole stay and have 2 blank pages.

Purpose of stay

Working Holiday / Work and Holiday. In the motivation letter you state that the main purpose is tourism and that work is to fund yourself.

Address in Hungary / accommodation

The address of the accommodation booked for the first few days (hostel or apartment). It must match the proof of accommodation you attach.

Planned duration

Up to 12 months. The start date must be consistent with the appointment (no more than ~90 days from submission).

⚠️ Common mistakes to avoid

Choosing a short-stay visa (tourism) in the appointment system instead of 'residence application for more than 90 days'.
Filling in the form with details different from the passport, or with a pen of another colour / crossings-out.
Booking the appointment too close to the travel date: you have to apply no later than ~90 days before.
Bringing an incomplete bank statement (it doesn't cover the last 3 months) or one that doesn't show the recommended funds.
Taking out insurance that doesn't reach EUR 30,000 of coverage or doesn't include repatriation.
Forgetting that the visa has to be exchanged for the residence permit within 30 days of arriving in Hungary.

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The Hungary Working Holiday form, field by field

🪜 Step by step

🧾 Form fields, one by one

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