Documents for Hungary

Hungary has the most distinctive official-translation system in the EU: for most state procedures a “hiteles fordítás” can be issued only by the state office OFFI. At the same time, the apostille is mostly not needed here — Ukraine and Hungary have a legal-assistance treaty. Understanding these two facts saves both time and money.

How it works in practice

• State procedures (citizenship, civil registry, some migration matters) — require a hiteles fordítás from OFFI. We prepare the base translation and documents so OFFI certification passes without rework.
• Employers, schools, hospitals, banks — often accept a notarized translation from Ukraine: noticeably cheaper and faster. The rule stands: ask your institution in writing which format it accepts.
• The apostille — usually waived under the legal-assistance treaty; if a specific institution insists, we affix it in Ukraine.

The most frequent documents: birth and marriage certificates, diplomas, police clearance, employment paperwork.

Documents the other way: from Hungary to Ukraine

Hungarian documents used in Ukraine likewise mostly need no apostille under the same treaty — a notarized Ukrainian translation suffices. We produce it in Kyiv from scans; the package ships by Nova Poshta.

A power of attorney from Hungary for use in Ukraine follows “template from a Ukrainian notary → certification at a Hungarian notary → back-translation” — shown in detail in our cross-border PoA case.

How MovaPro helps

We’ll tell you whether your case needs the apostille and OFFI; produce a notarized translation in Kyiv; and add the apostille where required. Scans by email or messenger, a quote within 15 minutes.