🇭🇺Last verified August 15, 2026

Hungary citizenship through a great-grandparent

Eligible — same rules, deeper documents

No generational limit: a great-grandparent works exactly like a grandparent for simplified naturalization, with the language interview as the real gate and older records as the practical challenge.

The Rules That Decide It

Any provable Hungarian ancestor qualifies — including from pre-Trianon Kingdom of Hungary territory.
Holocaust-era and post-war record gaps are a known problem; archives sometimes reject requests without explanation.

What To Do Next

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Build the cleanest single line back to the ancestor.
02
Expect 8–12 months officially, up to ~20 months in reports, plus birth-registration months before a passport.

Other Hungary Ancestry Scenarios

Through a parent Through a grandparent Through a great-great-grandparent

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