2010 Amendments (simplified naturalisation expansion)
2010. évi amendments to Act LV of 1993
Expanded the simplified naturalisation provisions, making it easier for descendants of Hungarian citizens to apply — including descendants of people who were Hungarian citizens before the post-WWI treaty changes (territories now in Romania, Slovakia, Serbia and Ukraine).
What this law actually does
Extended simplified naturalisation to more descendant categories
Clarified the language requirement as 'basic' conversational level
Addressed descendants from territories that were part of historic Hungary
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