Hungary citizenship: required documents
The documents you'll gather for Hungary citizenship by descent, by route and by ancestor. Your exact list is generated from your lineage in the wizard.
Simplified Naturalization (Honosítás)
Hungarian citizenship via the 2010 simplified naturalization pathway (Act XLIV of 2010, amending Act LV of 1993). Requires a conversational Hungarian language interview at the consulate. No government application fee.
You
- •EHON Application Form (Honosítási Kérelem)
- •Your Full Birth Certificate
- •Current US Passport — Copy
- •FBI Background Check (with Apostille + OFFI Translation)
- •Passport-Sized Photographs
- •Marriage Certificate (if applicable) — if_married
- •Divorce Decree / Final Judgment of Dissolution (if applicable) — if_divorced
- •Consulate Travel Planning Note (if applicable)
Your qualifying ancestor
- •Hungarian Ancestor's Birth Certificate (Születési Anyakönyvi Kivonat)
- •Proof of Ancestor's Hungarian Citizenship
- •Pre-1895 Church Baptism / Parish Records (if applicable)
- •Name Discrepancy Explanation / Névmódosítás Documentation (if applicable)
- •Trianon 'Opt' Documentation (Ceded Territory Research) (if applicable)
Each ancestor in the chain
- •Birth Certificate
- •Marriage Certificate (if applicable) — if_married
- •Divorce Decree (if applicable) — if_divorced
See if you qualify for Hungary citizenship
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