Dear Clients,

We hereby inform you that citizenship, native registry and change of name matters previously assigned to the Office of Immigration and Nationality are transferred to the Prime Minister’s Office and to the Government Office of the Capital City Budapest as of 1 January 2017. From this date our new name is Immigration and Asylum Office.

From 1 January 2017, the Department of Citizenship and Native registry of the Government Office of the Capital City Budapest is responsible for citizenship matters and for change of name procedures and acts as a registration authority for applications for gender or forename changes.

Contacts of the Department of Citizenship and Native registry of the Government Office of the Capital City Budapest:

Phone: +36 1 550 1221

Address: 1364 Budapest, Pf. 234.

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From 1 January 2017, the State Secretariat for Territorial Administration of the Prime Minister’s Office acts as the central governing body for native registry matters and as the registration authority for applications for registration of forenames not included in the register of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

Contacts of the State Secretariat for Territorial Administration of the Prime Minister’s Office:

Address: 1357 Budapest, Pf. 6.

Phone: +36 1 795 5000

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Pending cases are transferred to the abovementioned competent authorities.

Your understanding and cooperation is appreciated.