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3. The application

Informational only — not legal advice, and not affiliated with the Hungarian government. Rules and processing details change; confirm specifics with your consulate before you act on them.

Where to file

You must file in person, by appointment — there is no mail-in option. [Embassy of Hungary] You can file at: [Act LV of 1993, § 13(1)]

  • a Hungarian embassy or consulate, with a consular officer, if you live abroad;
  • a district office of a Hungarian government office (járási / kerületi hivatal), or one of its integrated customer-service offices, if you’re in Hungary.

Consulates take bookings through the Foreign Ministry’s appointment system. [Embassy of Hungary] Wherever you file, the case is decided centrally: the Budapest Government Office’s Simplified Naturalization Department handles it, and the President of Hungary makes the final decision. [§ 6(1)]

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