Ghampi

Interesting. Thanks for the link, blonder. Read More

I did hear one more piece of news today. They are debating if they should get rid of the language requirement as this naturalization in away for some is actually by descent. They "may" take other factors into account like financial ... Read More

I suppose your relatives being ejected in 1946 was as a result of the Russian takeover and ethnic cleansing.It wasn't because of the Russians alone, rather it was due to the Potsdam Agreement, which was a product of all the Allied leaders. It ... Read More

Actually there's another complication I just remembered. People of German origin tended to change their names after the Austro-Hungarian empire collapsed. Ethnic Germans Hungarian'ised their names. I believe the Schwabians also did the ... Read More

Wow blonder, this really makes me wonder how my application will be processed. I know that the consulate assistant checked "no" for the knowledge of Hungarian language box on my application. When I asked her about it, she said I am not ... Read More

Luckily, if I am eligible, I believe that my Hungarian skills will not come into question. This is because I would be applying via the "regular" citizenship procedure rather than the simplified naturalization procedure. Read More

Yes, I think you're correct. The consulate worker gave me a rough idea of what I may have to do, however they informed me that they couldn't tell me exactly what I must do, and I would have to contact the embassy for an answer. The embassy ... Read More

Finally, the 2010 law seems pretty clear that only descent from a Hungarian citizen is required, not Hungarian ethnicity. But a requirement of Hungarian ethnicity could nonetheless be unofficially imposed, and it's hard to know if this is ... Read More