Hungary : Help and advice abroad

Public employment services

The Hungarian Public Employment Service  has offices throughout the country and provides information on job seeking and vacancies.

You can get contact details for European Employment Service advisers in Hungary through the EURES - European Job Mobility Portal. EURES advisers are trained specialists who provide information and guidance to jobseekers interested in working in a range of European countries, including Hungary.

Higher education careers support

Overseas students studying at any of the higher education establishments offering careers services, for example the Central European University Business School, Corvinus University of Budapest and Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), may access the resources and support offered. Services include career guidance, CV and cover letter writing, company and industry information, and contact with companies through alumni.

Help in an emergency

When things go wrong in Hungary, British nationals can call upon the support of the British Embassy Hungary . The Embassy can also, in certain circumstances, help EU or Commonwealth nationals whose country does not have a local diplomatic or consular office. Things they may be able to advise and support you with include:

• replacement passports;
• information about transferring funds;
• assistance for victims of serious crimes or if you’re hospitalised;
• help for people with mental illness;
• providing details of lawyers, interpreters, doctors and funeral directors;
• support and help in a range of other cases, such as child abductions, death of relatives overseas, missing people and kidnapping;
• contacting friends and family at your request;
• special arrangements in terrorism cases, civil disturbances or natural disasters.

They cannot interfere with criminal or civil court proceedings, another country’s immigration procedures, give legal advice, investigate crimes or search for missing persons, arrange better hospital or prison treatment than that offered to locals, pay bills or give you money or make travel and business arrangements on your behalf.

The emergency contact numbers in Hungary are:

• 112 - emergency (general);
• 107 - police;
• 104 - ambulance;
• 105 - fire department.