Budapest
WhatsApp Business API for Indian teams with students in Budapest
Every Indian student in Budapest comes with a second phone in India. The student needs enrolment and exam reminders; the parents need fee receipts. Same placement, two contacts, two rate lines.
A Budapest business
- Hi! I've landed in Budapest for semester one. The enrolment desk wants my insurance certificate.
- Welcome to Budapest! Your certificate is attached as a PDF, with the enrolment-week checklist.
- Thanks. Can my father in Pune get the fee receipts too?
- Yes. Once he opts in from our form, receipts go to his +91 number in Hindi.
For India-based admissions consultancies, edtech firms and student-services providers with students in Budapest: how to message the student on a +36 number and the parents on a +91 number, what each costs, when a reminder should land on Budapest time, and which template languages fit.
Market brief
Why Indian students end up in Budapest
The scholarship, the university and the community, from the official pages.
- 01
Hungary's Stipendium Hungaricum programme lists India among its sending partners, with the University Grants Commission as the responsible authority.[2]
- 02
For Indian applicants the programme offers full-degree bachelor studies mainly in natural and life sciences, information technology, economics, business and management, and engineering.[2]
- 03
The scholarship covers tuition fees and supports accommodation costs, and the programme works with over 100 sending partners on five continents.[1],[2]
- 04
Semmelweis University in Budapest, which describes itself as Hungary's oldest medical university in biomedical sciences with over 250 years of history, has students from some 130 countries.[3]
- 05
India's Ministry of External Affairs counts 9,700 overseas Indians in Hungary as of January 2026: 8,700 Indian citizens and 1,000 people of Indian origin.[4]
- 06
Budapest had 1,675,777 residents on 1 January 2026, out of Hungary's 9,488,428.[5]
See it work
The student in Budapest, the parent in India
Compare the two contacts a single placement creates. Almost every row is different, which is why they should never share one record.
Most counselling desks start with one phone number per placement and find out the hard way that it is not enough. A student who switches to a Hungarian SIM moves to the Hungary rate and to Budapest's clock; the parent stays on the India rate and Indian time. Mixing them sends exam reminders to Pune at the wrong hour and fee receipts to a student who never asked for them.
Keep a student record and a parent record linked by the placement, each with its own country code, opt-in and template language. Your CRM can send to either through the developer API.
One placement, two WhatsApp contacts
Compared on
The student in Budapest
A +36 number on a Hungarian SIM
The parent in India
A +91 number at home
- The student in Budapest+36 and the mobile digits, saved with the country codeThe parent in India+91 and ten digits
- The student in BudapestHungaryThe parent in IndiaIndia
- The student in BudapestCET or CEST, 4h30 or 3h30 behind IndiaThe parent in IndiaIST all year
- The student in BudapestEnglish (en), or Hungarian (hu) for local contactsThe parent in IndiaHindi (hi), English (en_IN) or another Indian language on Meta's list
- The student in BudapestEnrolment checklists, exam and residence-permit remindersThe parent in IndiaFee receipts, payment due dates, travel confirmations
- The student in BudapestGiven by the student on your formThe parent in IndiaGiven separately by the parent; the student's opt-in does not cover them
Verdict
Message both, but store and bill them as two contacts: two opt-ins, two clocks, two rate lines.
Verdict: Message both, but store and bill them as two contacts: two opt-ins, two clocks, two rate lines.
Industries
Indian businesses with students and travellers in Budapest
- 01
Admissions consultancies and edtech
Counsellors guiding applicants to Hungarian universities, including scholarship applicants, carry them from shortlist to enrolment.[2]
On WhatsApp: Application and document checklists · Interview and deadline reminders · Arrival and enrolment-week instructions
- 02
Student banking, forex and insurance
Banks and insurers in India serving students abroad message both the student and the family that pays.
On WhatsApp: Remittance and card alerts · Policy certificates as PDFs · Renewal reminders before each semester
- 03
Travel firms
Agents booking students home for the holidays, and families out to visit, send tickets and changes where they will be read.
On WhatsApp: E-ticket delivery · Schedule-change alerts · Visit itineraries for parents
Templates for the Budapest end and the Indian end
Meta approves each language version separately; most desks need two or three.
Inside the 24-hour window, counsellors can reply in any language the student or parent writes in. InfiQ's own support team works India time, in English and Hindi.
| Language | Meta code | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| English | en | Students on English-taught programmes in Budapest |
| Hungarian | hu | Landlords, local partners and Hungarian contacts |
| Hindi | hi | Parents and families in India |
| English (India) | en_IN | Receipts and formal notices to families |
Prices in ₹ and HUF
What a message to a Budapest number costs
Budapest numbers are billed at Hungary's line of Meta's rate card: ₹7.56 for marketing, ₹3.07 for utility, ₹3.07 for authentication and ₹3.07 for each service reply, in rupees before GST. Plans start at ₹999 a month.
Snapshot rates · as of 20 Oct 2026, 00:02 UTC
Lite
₹999 / month≈ Ft 3,407 HUF
₹833 / month, billed yearly≈ Ft 2,841 HUF
Everything a growing business needs to run WhatsApp properly.
Growth
₹2,999 / month≈ Ft 10,229 HUF
₹2,499 / month, billed yearly≈ Ft 8,523 HUF
Lite, plus the API, automation and team scale serious senders need.
Enterprise
Custom volume pricing, custom SLA and dedicated infrastructure.
Per message to Budapest · Hungary
| Category | ₹ INR | HUF |
|---|---|---|
| Marketing | ₹7.5596 | Ft 25.8 |
| Utility | ₹3.0700 | Ft 10.5 |
| Authentication | ₹3.0700 | Ft 10.5 |
| Service | ₹3.0700 | Ft 10.5 |
Per-message rates for all 47 markets, in ₹ and HUF
| Market | Marketing | Utility | Authentication | Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Ft 18.5₹5.4352 | Ft 7.8₹2.2874 | Ft 7.8₹2.2874 | Ft 7.8₹2.2874 |
| Bangladesh | Ft 22.0₹6.4397 | Ft 1.1₹0.3254 | Ft 1.1₹0.3254 | Ft 1.1₹0.3254 |
| Brazil | Ft 18.7₹5.4970 | Ft 2.0₹0.5981 | Ft 2.0₹0.5981 | Ft 2.0₹0.5981 |
| Chile | Ft 26.7₹7.8162 | Ft 6.0₹1.7585 | Ft 6.0₹1.7585 | Ft 6.0₹1.7585 |
| Colombia | Ft 3.7₹1.0993 | Ft 0.241₹0.0706 | Ft 0.241₹0.0706 | Ft 0.241₹0.0706 |
| Egypt | Ft 19.3₹5.6629 | Ft 1.1₹0.3167 | Ft 1.1₹0.3167 | Ft 1.1₹0.3167 |
| France | Ft 25.8₹7.5588 | Ft 9.0₹2.6393 | Ft 9.0₹2.6393 | Ft 9.0₹2.6393 |
| Germany | Ft 41.0₹12.0088 | Ft 16.5₹4.8386 | Ft 16.5₹4.8386 | Ft 16.5₹4.8386 |
| Hong Kong | Ft 22.0₹6.4397 | Ft 7.8₹2.2867 | Ft 7.8₹2.2867 | Ft 7.8₹2.2867 |
| Hungary | Ft 25.8₹7.5596 | Ft 10.5₹3.0700 | Ft 10.5₹3.0700 | Ft 10.5₹3.0700 |
| India | Ft 3.2₹0.9435 | Ft 0.662₹0.1941 | Ft 0.478₹0.1402 | Ft 0.495₹0.1450 |
| Indonesia | Ft 12.3₹3.6133 | Ft 7.5₹2.1979 | Ft 7.5₹2.1979 | Ft 7.5₹2.1979 |
| Iraq | Ft 10.2₹2.9992 | Ft 2.4₹0.6943 | Ft 2.4₹0.6943 | Ft 2.4₹0.6943 |
| Israel | Ft 10.6₹3.1045 | Ft 1.6₹0.4662 | Ft 1.6₹0.4662 | Ft 1.6₹0.4662 |
| Italy | Ft 23.8₹6.9847 | Ft 9.0₹2.6369 | Ft 9.0₹2.6369 | Ft 9.0₹2.6369 |
| Kazakhstan | Ft 18.1₹5.3098 | Ft 5.4₹1.5824 | Ft 5.4₹1.5824 | Ft 5.4₹1.5824 |
| Kuwait | Ft 23.8₹6.9671 | Ft 13.2₹3.8671 | Ft 13.2₹3.8671 | Ft 13.2₹3.8671 |
| Malaysia | Ft 25.8₹7.5644 | Ft 4.2₹1.2314 | Ft 4.2₹1.2314 | Ft 4.2₹1.2314 |
| Mexico | Ft 11.9₹3.4877 | Ft 2.5₹0.7471 | Ft 2.5₹0.7471 | Ft 2.5₹0.7471 |
| Morocco | Ft 12.4₹3.6425 | Ft 6.9₹2.0218 | Ft 6.9₹2.0218 | Ft 6.9₹2.0218 |
| Netherlands | Ft 47.9₹14.0494 | Ft 15.0₹4.3987 | Ft 15.0₹4.3987 | Ft 15.0₹4.3987 |
| Nepal | Ft 22.0₹6.4397 | Ft 1.0₹0.2990 | Ft 1.0₹0.2990 | Ft 1.0₹0.2990 |
| Nigeria | Ft 15.5₹4.5421 | Ft 2.0₹0.5898 | Ft 2.0₹0.5898 | Ft 2.0₹0.5898 |
| Oman | Ft 10.2₹2.9992 | Ft 7.4₹2.1709 | Ft 7.4₹2.1709 | Ft 7.4₹2.1709 |
| Pakistan | Ft 14.2₹4.1620 | Ft 4.5₹1.3200 | Ft 4.5₹1.3200 | Ft 4.5₹1.3200 |
| Peru | Ft 21.1₹6.1843 | Ft 9.0₹2.6392 | Ft 9.0₹2.6392 | Ft 9.0₹2.6392 |
| Poland | Ft 11.0₹3.2105 | Ft 3.7₹1.0702 | Ft 3.7₹1.0702 | Ft 3.7₹1.0702 |
| Qatar | Ft 10.2₹2.9992 | Ft 3.6₹1.0547 | Ft 3.6₹1.0547 | Ft 3.6₹1.0547 |
| Romania | Ft 25.8₹7.5596 | Ft 8.7₹2.5436 | Ft 8.7₹2.5436 | Ft 8.7₹2.5436 |
| Russia | Ft 24.1₹7.0520 | Ft 12.0₹3.5173 | Ft 12.0₹3.5173 | Ft 12.0₹3.5173 |
| Saudi Arabia | Ft 17.2₹5.0537 | Ft 3.2₹0.9401 | Ft 3.2₹0.9401 | Ft 3.2₹0.9401 |
| Singapore | Ft 22.0₹6.4397 | Ft 4.8₹1.4072 | Ft 4.8₹1.4072 | Ft 4.8₹1.4072 |
| South Africa | Ft 11.4₹3.3385 | Ft 2.9₹0.8369 | Ft 2.9₹0.8369 | Ft 2.9₹0.8369 |
| Spain | Ft 21.2₹6.2161 | Ft 6.0₹1.7578 | Ft 6.0₹1.7578 | Ft 6.0₹1.7578 |
| Sri Lanka | Ft 22.0₹6.4397 | Ft 0.600₹0.1759 | Ft 0.600₹0.1759 | Ft 0.600₹0.1759 |
| Turkey | Ft 3.3₹0.9587 | Ft 0.270₹0.0792 | Ft 0.270₹0.0792 | Ft 0.270₹0.0792 |
| Ukraine | Ft 25.8₹7.5596 | Ft 8.9₹2.6138 | Ft 8.9₹2.6138 | Ft 8.9₹2.6138 |
| United Arab Emirates | Ft 17.2₹5.0537 | Ft 4.7₹1.3811 | Ft 4.7₹1.3811 | Ft 4.7₹1.3811 |
| United Kingdom | Ft 19.0₹5.5795 | Ft 6.6₹1.9346 | Ft 6.6₹1.9346 | Ft 6.6₹1.9346 |
| North America | Ft 7.5₹2.1976 | Ft 1.0₹0.2989 | Ft 1.0₹0.2989 | Ft 1.0₹0.2989 |
| Rest of Africa | Ft 6.8₹1.9796 | Ft 1.2₹0.3516 | Ft 1.2₹0.3516 | Ft 1.2₹0.3516 |
| Rest of Asia Pacific | Ft 25.3₹7.4057 | Ft 3.4₹0.9938 | Ft 3.4₹0.9938 | Ft 3.4₹0.9938 |
| Rest of Central & Eastern Europe | Ft 25.8₹7.5596 | Ft 6.3₹1.8595 | Ft 6.3₹1.8595 | Ft 6.3₹1.8595 |
| Rest of Latin America | Ft 22.2₹6.5048 | Ft 3.4₹0.9934 | Ft 3.4₹0.9934 | Ft 3.4₹0.9934 |
| Rest of Middle East | Ft 11.8₹3.4490 | Ft 2.7₹0.7998 | Ft 2.7₹0.7998 | Ft 2.7₹0.7998 |
| Rest of Western Europe | Ft 17.8₹5.2054 | Ft 5.1₹1.5019 | Ft 5.1₹1.5019 | Ft 5.1₹1.5019 |
| Other | Ft 18.1₹5.3098 | Ft 2.3₹0.6769 | Ft 2.3₹0.6769 | Ft 2.3₹0.6769 |
Plan prices are monthly, in rupees, excluding GST; yearly billing is two months free. Messages are charged per delivered message on top of the plan, at the rate for the recipient’s country. Full details: InfiQ pricing. The same fee reminder sent to a parent's +91 number costs ₹0.19, the India utility rate. Forint and euro amounts in the converter are for budgeting; InfiQ invoices in rupees.
Work out your own monthly cost by message type.
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What a counselling desk runs on InfiQ
- Shared team inbox
One WhatsApp number answered by a team: 10 users on Lite and 25 on Growth, agent and manager roles, transfers, private notes, labels and canned replies.
Counsellors share one number; a student's thread passes from the admissions counsellor to the arrival team with its history intact.
- Consent records and opt-out enforcement
Each contact's opt-in source and time are recorded, STOP replies are enforced at platform level (even against later imports), and the audit trail exports.
Student and parent opt-ins are stored separately with their source and time, and a STOP from either is enforced on that contact.
- Broadcast campaigns
Send approved template campaigns to up to 2,00,000 contacts per broadcast, with segments, scheduling and delivery analytics.
Semester-start and exam-week reminders go to opted-in students on Budapest time, not on the Indian office clock.
- InfiQ Flows chatbot builder
A no-code builder for automated conversations (27 blocks, versioned publishing with rollback), priced per flow; the Growth plan includes one.
A no-code flow answers the same arrival questions, documents and dates, before a counsellor picks up.
Nearby
City pages near Budapest
The nearest city pages, in Hungary and in neighbouring countries.
Hungary's consent rule for electronic advertising and the Hungary rate apply nationwide; the Hungary guide covers them in full.
Guides for Budapest teams
Questions Budapest businesses ask
Our counsellors place students at medical universities in Budapest. Can one account message the students and their parents in India?+
Stipendium Hungaricum applicants ask us about their application on WhatsApp. Can we send them reminders?+
Students in Budapest switch to Hungarian SIM cards. What happens to their WhatsApp contact?+
Our team sends reminders at 9 a.m. India time. Is that a good hour for students in Budapest?+
Should reminders to Indian students in Budapest be in Hungarian?+
Our student-services company has registered a branch in Budapest to meet arriving students. Can that branch hold the InfiQ account?+
Sources
Facts on this page were checked against these sources on the dates shown. Page updated 2026-10-20.
- [1]Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship programme · Stipendium Hungaricum (Government of Hungary) · read 2026-10-20
- [2]Sending partners: India · Stipendium Hungaricum (Government of Hungary) · read 2026-10-20
- [3]Semmelweis University (English site) · Semmelweis University · read 2026-10-20
- [4]Population of Overseas Indians (as of January 2026) · Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India · read 2026-10-20
- [5]Population by region, 1 January · Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · read 2026-10-20
- [6]tzdb 'europe' file: Europe/Budapest and EU summer-time rules · IANA Time Zone Database · read 2026-10-20
Keep Budapest students and their families informed
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