A non-Hungarian citizen is eligible for simplified naturalisation if
- he or any of his ancestors was a Hungarian citizen or if he serves reason to believe his or her origin is from Hungary,
- he proves his sufficient knowledge of the Hungarian language,
- he has no criminal record and is not under prosecution,
- his naturalisation does not violate the public and national security of Hungary.
The simplified naturalization procedure does not automatically lead to receive a Hungarian passport; every citizen must apply for one in a special procedure after acquisition of citizenship. Simplified naturalisation is merely a possibility. To apply for citizenship is a matter of individual discretion.
On avoiding and preventing problems related to insufficient command of language and abuses experienced during the simplified naturalization procedure, we would like to draw to your attention that when applying for Hungarian citizenship in the simplified naturalization procedure, one of the basic legal requirements is to understand and communicate in Hungarian language on a sufficient level, to be able to present the application for naturalization independently, without external assistance, and to answer the questions asked by the officer independently, in short sentences. In case your command of Hungarian language does not reach the sufficient level, you can’t expect a positive decision.
Which documents shall I submit for the verification of my citizenship?
Hungarian law stipulates that all vital statistics events of a Hungarian citizen (birth, marriage, divorce, death) are registered in Hungary. Therefor you also have to submit the forms for registration of your birth / marriage / divorce – and the relevant unabridged certificate affixed with Apostille attestation from the Competent Authority in case they were issued elsewhere than Hungary . Please check the relevant descriptions on our website regarding to those cases.
For the simplified naturalization procedure the certificates must have an official translations to Hungarian.
For secure an appointment for this procedure please send an email to konz.prt@mfa.gov.hu
