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Hungarian immigration authority: refusals of consulate applications are served by public notice, and the appeal deadline runs from then
On 28 September 2026 Hungary's National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (OIF) published a notice for applicants who file at a consulate. If the authority refuses an application or terminates the procedure, it serves the decision by public notice, and the appeal deadline runs from that service.
Summary
In brief
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Scope: applications filed at a consulate for issuing, replacing or exchanging a residence permit, and for extending a national settlement permit issued in the national economic interest.
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Reason given: postal delivery to a foreign address cannot be tracked.
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The date of service is the 15th day after the public notice is published on the website.
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Appeals in residence permit cases may be filed within 8 days of service; for a refused extension of the national settlement permit, within 15 days.
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The consulate informs the applicant, but legal effects are tied solely to the public notice.
Background
What happened
According to the OIF notice, if the authority refuses an application filed at a consulate for issuing, replacing or exchanging a residence permit, or for extending a national settlement permit issued in the national economic interest, or terminates the procedure, it serves the decision by public notice, because postal delivery to a foreign address cannot be tracked.
When sending the decision, the authority also notifies the consulate, which informs the applicant that a decision has been served by public notice. The appeal deadline, however, runs from the date of service by public notice. That date is the 15th day after publication on the website; in residence permit cases an appeal may be filed within 8 days of service, and within 15 days where an extension of the national settlement permit is refused. The decision is also served on the authorised representative or legal representative. The OIF asks applicants to check the public notices regularly.
The notice cites no legal provision and does not say whether this is a new practice or a description of an existing one.
For you
What it means for you
- Deadline: if you apply at a consulate, the appeal deadline does not run from the day the consulate informs you but from service by public notice; 8 days is short.
- Monitoring: after filing, check the OIF public notices regularly, or leave this to your authorised representative.
- Representation: decisions are also served on your authorised representative, who can therefore learn of them in time; in the cases we handle, we monitor the notices and deadlines.
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