How to travel to Hungary this summer

Do I need to be vaccinated? Do I need to take a PCR test? Do I have to go to quarantine? Here is everything you need to know about travelling to Hungary this summer. 

After reaching the magic number of 5,5 million administered coronavirus vaccines, Hungary decided to ditch the masks in public places. The country is more than ready to welcome tourists this summer season by being the “safest green zone country” in the region.

Where do we still have to wear a mask? 

It means that everything is given for you to spend some time in the Hungarian capital or on the beach at one of Hungary’s beautiful lakes. 

444.hu collected all necessary details that you should consider before travelling to Hungary.

Since June 23,

there are no more restrictions or obligatory quarantine times for anyone travelling on the motorway from Austria, Slovakia, Romania, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. 

The details below are in effect if you would travel from Ukraine or by plane. 

Hungarian citizens and their families without Hungarian citizenship

Hungarian citizens and their legitimate family members who do not possess Hungarian documentation, fall under the same category. 

 These family members are: 

• Spouse (confirmed partner) 
• Direct kinship
• An adopted child, stepchild or a child he raises as his own
• Adoptive parent, stepparent, or foster parent 
• Sibling

In the case of a civil partnership, a verifying document authenticated by a notary is necessary. In all the other cases, a copy of the birth certificate confirming the kinship needs to be presented at the border. 

If the travelling Hungarian citizen or his family member have received the vaccine, the only question left is where he received it and with which vaccine he was inoculated. 

If someone was vaccinated in Hungary, only two documents need to be presented: the immunity certificate and a travelling document.

In case someone was vaccinated abroad, and he is entitled to the EU vaccine certificate, he, as well can enter the country without any restrictions.

It means that in both cases, there is no need for quarantine. 

If someone is not entitled to an EU vaccine certificate, he can still enter Hungary, however, only with the goal to acquire the Hungarian immunity certificate for the vaccine he had received.

In this case, the passenger has two options. He is either obligated, before travelling, to register online for obtaining the certificate, or he needs to present himself at a Government Window (Kormányablak) no later than 48 hours after entering the country. If this does not happen, quarantine is in effect. 

The list of the accepted vaccines is the following:

• Pfizer 
• AstraZeneca
• Sinopharm
• Sutnik V
• Johnson&Johnson
• Moderna

Moreover, the country in which he had received the vaccine, needs to be included on the following list:

• European Union
• OECD
• NATO member state
• Russian Federation 
• People’s Republic of China
• United Arab Emirates
• The Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States
• Kingdom of Bahrain

Any person under the age of 18 is allowed to travel without restrictions if he is accompanied by an adult who complies with these criteria. 

If you are not vaccinated, of course, you can still enter Hungary. However, it will be a little bit more complicated. 

You either spend ten days in quarantine, or you have three options to avoid it:

• A negative PCR test in English or Hungarian, taken no earlier than 72 hours before travelling
• You can justify it with a PCR test that you have been through Covid-19, 15-180 days before travelling. The document justifying your claim needs to be printed, signed and it needs to contain the following statement: „Kijelentem, hogy az általam felmutatott igazoláson közöltek a valóságnak mindenben megfelelnek, és a közölt adatok teljeskörűek, hiánytalanok” (I hereby state that everything included on this documentation is correct and reflects the truth, no further data or information is needed)
• If you have a business trip, you simply need a confirmation document that you need to print and sign. You can find the document here

Foreign citizens

All foreign citizens can enter Hungary without restrictions if they arrive on business or have the EU immunity certificate.

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Source: 444.hu, tasz.hu