Hungary is an economically developed state of Central Europe. It is famous for its thermal springs, architecture and delicious cuisine. Prices here are cheaper than in other European countries, many ancient cities, beautiful rivers and lakes. The country is attractive not only for tourists, but also for migrants. The thing is that Hungary is part of the EU and the Schengen area. Holders of a Hungarian passport have all the advantages of Europeans.

Benefits of Hungarian citizenship

  1. The opportunity to live and study in any EU country without restrictions.
  2. The right to work and conduct business in the EU countries.
  3. Visa-free access to more than 170 countries around the world.
  4. High-quality medicine and social security of the citizens.
  5. Education in European universities.
  6. Access to favorable European loans and other banking products.

Main ways to obtain Hungarian citizenship

There are several ways to obtain citizenship. Let`s consider the most popular options.

Naturalization

In order to obtain a Hungarian residency passport, you need to live in Hungary for 8 years. You can leave the country for a maximum of 1.5 months per year. Also, the candidates must pass a language exam, confirm their income and availability of residential space. In some cases, the length of stay may be reduced.

Repatriation

For more than 10 years, Hungary has been running a citizenship program for people with Hungarian roots. You can confirm your ethnicity with the help of documents of relatives who lived in Hungary at the beginning of the last century.

Investments

The citizenship program for contribution to the economy operated from 2013 to 2017 At the moment this option is closed. It should also take into account that the purchase of real estate in Hungary does not give the right to obtain permanent residence or citizenship.

The main requirements for citizenship obtainment

An applicant for any program should have clean criminal records history. The Hungarian language must be studied at least at a conversational level, this is checked during the submission of documents, at the oath and issuance of a passport.

Hungary allows dual citizenship. The applicant does not need to renounce the previous passport.

Reasons for rejection

Request for citizenship may be denied due to an incorrectly executed package of documents, providing false information or in case of having a criminal record. In order to correctly draw up the documents, contact the Union Permits. The company’s experts have extensive experience in obtaining citizenship of the EU countries Union Permits.