What does citizenship by descent cost?

Government & filing

• FBI Identity History Summary fee$18

  Source: federalrecords.fbi.gov. Required for all honosítás applicants. Allow 10–14 weeks processing. State background checks (states of residence 6+ months) are typically free or $0–$30.

documents

• US vital record (certified copy)×3$30–$150

  Varies by state and county

• Hungarian civil registry record (anyakönyvi kivonat)×3$0–$53

  Request from the anyakönyvi hivatal (civil registry office) in the ancestor's birth municipality, or from the Magyar Nemzeti Levéltár (MNL). Many records are free; certified copies may cost €5–€15.

processing

• Federal apostille (US Dept of State — for FBI check)$8

  FBI Identity History Summary requires a US Department of State apostille — not a state Secretary of State apostille. Source: US Dept of State apostille fee schedule.

• Apostille (on US vital records)×3$30

  Required on all US-issued vital records (birth cert, marriage cert, divorce decree). State Secretary of State apostille. Hungarian-issued documents do not need apostilles.

• OFFI-certified Hungarian translation×3$180–$450

  All US-issued documents must be translated by OFFI (Országos Fordító és Fordításhitelesítő Iroda) or an OFFI-certified translator. Generic certified translators are NOT accepted. OFFI-certified translators in the US typically charge $60–$150 per document. Hungarian-issued documents need no translation.