Hungarian-Georgian Translation Services in Tbilisi - For Stipendium Hungaricum, Hungarian Universities and Business

Hungarian and Georgian: scholarships, medicine and a special relationship

The Stipendium Hungaricum program has brought thousands of Georgian students to Hungarian universities since 2013, and Georgia remains one of its largest partner countries; Georgian doctors and dentists train at Semmelweis, Debrecen, Pécs and Szeged, Georgian engineers at BME, and Georgian economists at Corvinus. Hungarian companies in banking, pharmaceuticals, energy, water and IT operate in Georgia, Hungary's guest worker scheme has opened factory and logistics jobs to Georgians, and the two governments maintain unusually warm relations. Each connection produces documents in Hungarian - a language with no relatives in Europe, where surnames come first and dates are written year-month-day - that Georgian authorities need in Georgian, and documents in Georgian that Hungarian authorities need in Hungarian.

Hungary is unusual in Europe: for most official purposes, a hiteles fordítás (certified translation) of a foreign document may only be produced by the state's Országos Fordító és Fordításhitelesítő Iroda (OFFI), which holds a legal monopoly, though many procedures - Stipendium Hungaricum applications, university admissions, some Bevándorlási Hivatal files - accept translations certified by any qualified translator or by the applicant's own country. Georgia has the notarized translation. Our Hungarian team at David Agmashenebeli Ave 117 - Georgian sworn translators with Hungarian training, native Hungarian editors and a working relationship with OFFI for the cases where only its stamp will do - connects the two systems.

Translation directions for Hungarian

• Georgian → Hungarian: születési and házassági anyakönyvi kivonatok equivalents, erkölcsi bizonyítvány equivalents, diplomas and leckekönyvek, Georgian court decisions, Public Registry extracts, medical records and contracts leaving Georgia for Hungary. Notarized in Tbilisi and apostilled, prepared for OFFI certification where a Hungarian office requires it.
• Hungarian → Georgian: útlevelek and személyi igazolványok, vezetői engedélyek, anyakönyvi kivonatok, erkölcsi bizonyítványok, oklevelek, cégkivonatok, alapító okiratok, meghatalmazások, munkaszerződések and bankszámlakivonatok entering the Georgian system, always notarized in Georgia. Passports and driving licenses are translated from a photo without a visit.
• Hungarian ↔ English and Hungarian ↔ German: direct translation for Hungarian companies with English or German group reporting, for university programs taught in English, and for Hungarian-speaking regions of neighboring countries.

Hungarian name order (family name first) and the year-month-day date format are handled explicitly, with a note where a Georgian or Hungarian form expects the other convention, so names and dates are never reversed.

Which certification Hungarian authorities accept

Details are on the notarized and certified Hungarian translation page.

Pricing and turnaround for Hungarian-Georgian translation

Hungarian is priced at the standard per-page tariff (1,800 characters with spaces) with a modest supplement for the difficulty of the language, and fixed prices for passports, személyi igazolványok, driving licenses, anyakönyvi kivonatok and short igazolások. Stipendium Hungaricum and recognition packets are quoted as a bundle. Notary fees, apostille state fees, OFFI certification and courier charges to Hungary are itemized separately.

• Passport, személyi igazolvány, vezetői engedély, one certificate: 1-2 hours, notarized.
• Stipendium Hungaricum or visa file: same day or next day.
• Recognition packet (oklevél, leckekönyv, syllabus): 1-3 business days plus OFFI.
• Contracts, alapító okiratok, court files: 2-4 business days.
• Apostille on a Georgian document: add 1-5 business days.

Ordering from Tbilisi, from Hungary or from anywhere in Georgia

Clients in Tbilisi send a photo on WhatsApp for a quote within 15 minutes and bring the original to Agmashenebeli 117, near Marjanishvili Metro, where the translation is notarized while they wait. Passports and driving licenses are translated from the photo alone and delivered by courier, without a visit. Clients in Budapest, Debrecen, Szeged or Pécs who need a Georgian document usually have the original with family in Georgia; we collect it, translate, notarize, apostille, arrange OFFI certification where required and ship by DHL with tracking, which reaches Hungary in two to three days. Clients in Batumi, Kutaisi and the regions send originals by courier and receive the finished documents back while our regional offices are being renovated. Enquiries are answered in Hungarian or English.

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