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Benefits
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Hungarian passport and ID
Hungarian citizens can have a passport and identity card, both of which prove citizenship.
An expired passport can prove citizenship for one year after it expires, but documents must be replaced when they expire.
Live in Hungary for life
Hungarian citizenship gives you the right to live in Hungary indefinitely, with no minimum stay.
You can enter and return without conditions, and leave with a valid travel document, although a court or criminal case can restrict travel.
Work in Hungary
Hungarian citizens can work or run a business in Hungary without a work permit.
Get help abroad
Hungarian consulates may help in emergencies, including lost documents, detention, illness, accidents or evacuation.
If Hungary has no accessible consulate outside the EU, another EU country's consulate may help.
Fees may apply, and personal costs are not necessarily paid.
Vote and run for office
Adult Hungarian citizens can vote and stand in parliamentary, local and European Parliament elections, subject to address, registration and court restrictions.
Citizens abroad without a Hungarian home address can vote by post in parliamentary elections after registering.
Those with one generally vote at a Hungarian mission after registering there.
Use public healthcare
You can use public healthcare if you have the required health entitlement, such as through work, a pension, certain benefits or health-service contributions.
Citizenship alone does not guarantee free care.
Receive social support
You may qualify for social insurance payments, such as sickness or maternity benefits, if you are insured.
Pensions, family benefits, education support and other assistance have their own conditions, such as residence, income or insurance history.
How to apply
Applying at a consulateApplying at a consulate
Find your consulate
Find the Hungarian embassy or consulate that covers the place where you live.
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Download the application form
Download the simplified naturalisation application form and, if needed, the forms to register your birth and marriage in Hungary.
Download the formsGather your documents
Prepare the required documents for the consulate.
See required documentsFill in the forms
Fill in the citizenship form and any birth or marriage registration forms you need. Wait to sign until the official tells you to do so.
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Prepare your application online
If you want to prepare your application online, register with Konzinfo Ügysegéd or Konzinfo Start, enter your information and upload your documents. Download the application with its QR code to bring to the consulate.
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Book an appointment
Use the Hungarian consular appointment system to book a visit at your consulate.
Book an appointmentGo to your appointment
Bring your completed forms, identity document and original documents to the consulate, and sign when the official asks you to. The official will check your Hungarian in conversation and may take your photograph and fingerprints.
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Wait for the decision
Wait for the decision on your application and respond if the office asks for more documents or information. You can ask your consulate about your application.
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Take the citizenship oath
After approval, take the oath or affirmation at the Hungarian municipal office or consulate you chose in your application. You become a Hungarian citizen on that day and can then apply for a Hungarian passport.
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Documents needed
Family certificates and recordsFamily certificates and records
Birth certificates
Bring your original birth certificate or a certified copy. If you are applying after five years of marriage because you have a child together, also bring your child's birth certificate. Bring the originals even if you submit certified copies.
Marriage certificates
Bring your original marriage certificate or a certified copy. If you were previously divorced, also bring the final divorce judgment; if a previous spouse died, bring their death certificate. Bring the originals even if you submit certified copies.
Spouse's citizenship records *
Bring proof that your spouse is currently a Hungarian citizen. Ask your receiving office which documents it accepts.
* Only if your receiving office asks for proof of your spouse's citizenship.
Spouse's declaration *
Your Hungarian spouse can provide a separate declaration that your marriage is valid and still existing and that they consent to your application. Ask your receiving office how to prepare it.
* Only if your spouse does not sign the application at the receiving office.
Considerations
Things to think aboutThings to think about
Citizenship and tax residence
Hungarian citizenship can make you a tax resident, generally bringing tax on worldwide income.
A citizen with another citizenship and no registered home in Hungary is an exception to that citizenship rule.
Tax residence and treaties also affect liability.
Defence and military service
In a state of war, adult men with a permanent home in Hungary may have to serve in the military; those who object on grounds of conscience may serve unarmed.
Adult citizens with a permanent home in Hungary may also be assigned defence or civil-defence work under emergency rules.
Citizenship can be lost
You can give up citizenship if you already have or can acquire another citizenship, once the President issues a certificate.
It can be taken away if obtained unlawfully, but not after 20 years.
If you also hold citizenship from outside the EU, it may be suspended for up to ten years for conduct threatening public order, public safety or national security.
Discuss
Online communitiesOnline communities
Immigration Forum Hungary for Foreigners /nVisa/
English Facebook group for people living in Hungary interested in Hungarian citizenship
Join on FacebookImmigration Journey in Hungary
English Facebook group for people living in Hungary interested in Hungarian citizenship
Request to joinHungarian Citizenship Exam (Alkotmányos alapismeretek vizsga)
English Facebook group for people interested in Hungarian citizenship
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