Document checklist for simplified naturalisation:
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Completed application form + a handwritten autobiography by the applicant (page 7 of the form).
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Birth certificate + all documents relating to the applicant’s marital status: marriage certificate, divorce certificate, death certificate of a spouse. If the applicant has been married more than once, documents relating to all previous marriages must also be included.
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Form for registration of foreign civil records (birth abroad).
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Form for registration of foreign civil records (marriage abroad).
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Biometrics and photographs of all applicants, including children. Biometric data is collected at the time of submission — the personal presence of all applicants is required.
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If any applicant is under 18 — both parents must be present at submission OR a notarised consent to the child’s naturalisation from the other parent must be provided.
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If the basis is Hungarian ancestry: documents confirming the ancestor’s Hungarian citizenship or origin; documents covering the full chain of kinship (all intermediate relatives); for the maternal line — documents showing maiden/married names (marriage certificates).
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If the basis is marriage or a joint child: marriage certificate, child’s birth certificate, written statement from the Hungarian spouse confirming that the marriage is still valid at the time of application — either notarised OR confirmed by personal presence at the time of submission.
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Apostille for all foreign documents. If a document is a copy, the copy must be officially certified.
