Visa Extensions and Registration
Those visitors not requiring a visa can stay up to three months (those with tourist visas one month), after which they are required to register with the police (see below). Applications for extensions must be made 48 hours before the visa expires, and you may be asked to show evidence of funds or proof of having exchanged money. In Budapest, go to the district police station ( keruleti rendorseg ) nearest to your place of residence; in provincial towns, apply to police headquarters ( fokapitanysag ). The process usually takes about fifteen minutes. A simpler method of extending your stay, whether you need a visa or not, is to leave the country, either by taking the bus to Vienna and spending the day there, or taking the train to Komarom, walking across the bridge to Slovakia, and then back again. After three months' stay, all visitors are required to register their address (and any subsequent changes of address) with the local police. In practice, however, registration need only concern those staying in "unofficial" accommodation (for example, with friends), since residents in hotels, hostels, pensions, guesthouses and campsites are automatically registered. Should you need to register, get an Alien's Registration Form ( Lakcimbej elento lap kulfoldiek reszere ) from any post office and have it countersigned by your host before taking it to the police station. Lost passports must be reported to the local police station. You then take the police report to your consulate, who can sort out your papers to leave the country or issue a new passport. You may need to go back to the police for an exit stamp in order to leave the country. Your consulate should be notified by the police if your passport is found.
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