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Pepsitruck: a year from start to finish is probably not far off the mark, as my case seems to have been a bit on the fast side given others' reports. Timeline on my simplified application, which I recounted in the original thread on this ... Read More

FYI, I wasn't charged anything for copies made of the couple of documents where I wanted to keep the originals. Consular staff just made copies on the spot. Not sure if that's normal practice. I did have certified translations prepared to go ... Read More

FYI, if these are their original (Austro-Hungarian) passports, you don't even need their birth certificates: http://allampolgarsag.gov.hu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=111&Itemid=69 You'll just need their ... Read More

Agreed. The consular staff are incredibly nice and accommodating, flexible about scheduling appointments, etc. At the beginning of the process, I remarked (in English) that it surprised me that were so welcoming, and one staff member responded (in ... Read More

That's inaccurate. Minors (under 18) do not need to demonstrate any language competence. You simply add them to your application (and supply any additional documents and translations, i.e. birth certificates). You (the parent) will still need to ... Read More

My thoughts exactly. A success rate well north of 90% can't involve anything like the rigorous vetting described by Blonder. My experience, which I detailed here in a few posts, was completely different. I said it before, and I'll say it ... Read More

Something is very odd about this timetable. I submitted my application in May 2014 and was approved four months later. It's very, very strange that they would sit on your application until this January, particularly since they're (publicly, ... Read More

If you are capable of completing the paperwork and CV, and you have basic conversational skills, I think you will be fine. It's also important to note that this isn't an all-or-nothing, one-shot process. You can simply reapply (and it costs ... Read More

zif: I completed my forms before the appointment, including the CV, and I haven't heard anything about writing the CV on the spot (which would seem to be very time consuming in any case). Yes, name changes are inevitable, and my case had them, ... Read More

As promised, an update: according to the date on the formal citizenship document, my paperwork was fully processed on the Hungarian side of things within about three months earlier this year. Notification to me from the consulate was a few weeks ... Read More

OK, for the moment let's take the consular official's explanation at face value. When you submitted your application, she would have had to check a box at the end of the form, certifying either that you did or did not understand and speak ... Read More

OK, for the moment let's take the consular official's explanation at face value. When you submitted your application, she would have had to check a box at the end of the form, certifying either that you did or did not understand and speak ... Read More

Blonder, just for some clarification: no reason was given for why your application was rejected? You said above that they lost your birth certificate, but do you just mean that they didn't return your supporting documents? Or do you mean that ... Read More

Having recently gone through the process at a Hungarian consulate in the USA, I can tell you that no apostille was required for my US documents (in this case, birth and marriage certificates). My only other documents were Hungarian, and hence of ... Read More

Sorry, klsallee, that's not entirely true. Sure, they fit this very general class of individuals, but for (most) children and grandchildren, there's an even simpler process. There's no reason for them to go through the more complicated simplified ... Read More

Thanks, all (esp. BrianSlovakia, blonder, and Parobek82) for the helpful information. My paperwork was accepted by the consulate. I'll report back here when I have sense of the timetable. There's very little information in English on the ... Read More

I also have some questions about this process for those who were successful (Parobek82, blonder, others?). During the interview did you have to provide Hungarian translations of your American (English-language) documents, e.g. birth certificate? Or ... Read More