citizenship

29/06/2017

99-year-old woman becomes Hungarian citizen for the third time

Changes in history: sometimes you are a Hungarian citizen, sometimes you are not...
09/05/2017

Over 950,000 get Hungarian citizenship since 2010, says deputy PM

Fully 950,000 people have been granted Hungarian citizenship in a fast-track procedure
09/04/2017

Dual Hungarian citizenship doesn’t threaten Ukrainian unity, MP says

The Hungarian government understands and respects Ukraine's stand on the matter of dual citizenship, but..."
31/03/2017

Solution on horizon on Ukraine-Hungarian dual citizenship issue?

"It appears there is a solution in sight regarding the dual citizenship issue affecting Hungarians in Ukraine"
30/03/2017

Orbán, Poroshenko discuss dual citizenship of Hungarians in Ukraine

In their talks on the sidelines of the European People's Party congress in Malta
24/03/2017

Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister advocates simpler rules for voting by mail at 2018 elections

"The current regulations for voting by mail were overcomplicated"
19/03/2017

Egyptian Jesuit priest P. Henri Boulad took the Hungarian citizenship oath

Theologian P. Henri Boulad is one of the world's most renowned Jesuit professors
10/03/2017

Brazilian and Bosnian football players became Hungarian citizens

The duo received their Hungarian passports and will now be available for the national side :)
22/02/2017

Russians, Ukrainians procuring Hungarian passports should provide photo ID, says opposition MP

Russians, Ukrainians procuring Hungarian passports should provide photo ID, says opposition MP #Ukraine #Russia #Hungary #passport
23/12/2016

US basketball player Yvonne Turner becomes Hungarian citizen

The 29-year old player of Uniqa Sopron Yvonne Turner took the Hungarian citizenship oath on Monday and is ready to play in the Hungarian national team. […]
26/11/2016

Hungarian passport is ranked among the world’s thirty most powerful ones

The world has changed a great deal since the communist era 30 years ago when Hungarian citizens like citizens of other communist countries were allowed to […]
10/11/2016

US Basketball Player Courtney Vandersloot has become a Hungarian citizen

US-born Courtney Vandersloot took the Hungarian citizenship oath on Monday; she got her passport on Tuesday and she may debut in the Hungarian National Basketball Team at […]
29/10/2016

Hungary issued 20,700 first residence permits in 2015

“In 2015, EU Member States issued around 2.6 million first residence permits to third country nationals. This represents an increase of 12.1 % compared to the […]
02/09/2016

All Hungarian passports are now biometric, says authority

Budapest, September 2 (MTI) – All valid Hungarian passports are now biometric, the Central Office for Administrative and Electronic Public Services (KEKKH) said on Friday. The […]
18/08/2016

European Parliament investigates case of ethnic Hungarian stripped of Slovak citizenship

Budapest, August 18 (MTI) – The European Parliament has launched a probe in connection with a Slovak decision to strip an elderly woman of her Slovakian […]
09/07/2016

Over 850,000 people granted Hungarian citizenship since 2010

Budapest, July 8 (MTI) – More than 850,000 people have been granted Hungarian citizenship since the introduction of a fast-track procedure six years ago, Deputy Prime […]
30/06/2016

Gábor Király becomes citizen of honour of Szombathely

Index.hu writes that Gábor Király, recorder goal keeper of the Hungarian national football team is to be rewarded as citizen of honour in the city of […]
19/06/2016

Honorary citizens of Budapest

The Budapest City Council rewarded 8 outstanding people of the world of culture, science and sports with the title of honorary citizenships of Budapest on Friday, […]
05/08/2015

Semjén encourages ethnic Hungarians in West Ukraine to take citizenship

Budapest, August 5 (MTI) – Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén on Friday encouraged ethnic Hungarians in western Ukraine to take Hungarian citizenship, saying they are all […]
25/02/2015

Over 0.7 million apply for Hungary citizenship

Budapest, February 25 (MTI) – So far, 710,000 ethnic Hungarians have applied for Hungarian citizenship and some 670,000 have been granted that status, state secretary Janos […]