Hungarian President Sulyok strips a dozen people of their Hungarian citizenship — here’s how you may lose yours too

Losing your Hungarian citizenship isn’t as difficult as you might think—if you meet certain conditions. On Monday, President Sulyok revoked the citizenship of 12 individuals who had earned it through questionable means. Here’s why, and how this could happen to you.

President Sulyok withdraws a dozen Hungarian citizenships

According to 24.hu, the Hungarian President’s resolutions on this matter were published in the Hungarian Official Gazette the day before yesterday. These official documents don’t provide detailed explanations for each case, but the overarching reason is clear: these individuals obtained citizenship by deceiving the authorities.

The resolutions list only the individual’s name, place and date of birth, previous official names, and country of birth. The decisions are also signed by Gergely Gulyás, Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office.

Why Hungarian citizenship could be taken away

Hungarian law stipulates that those who acquire citizenship by providing false information or withholding important facts can lose it.

The Hungarian citizenship is popular, so there are many fraudsters

You can read the resolutions here. The first resolution concerns the appointment of new judges; the rest pertain to citizenship withdrawals. On Monday, 12 people lost Hungarian citizenship: individuals born in Romania, the former Yugoslavia, the Soviet Union, and Israel.