Half Millionth Oath Of Hungarian Citizenship
- 6 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
The half a millionth ethnic Hungarian residing abroad and applying for Hungarian citizenship took a citizenship oath in Budapest on Thursday. Csaba Böjte, a Franciscan monk from Transylvaniatook his oath in the presence of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Speaker of Parliament László Kövér and Deputy Prime Minister in charge of Hungarian communities abroad Zsolt Semjén.
Applications for fast-track citizenship have been possible since January 3, 2011 under a parliamentary resolution passed in May 2010.
Orbán told the event that in 2010, Hungary “knocked the lock off its gates” and opened it wide to all who claim to be Hungarian.
More than 540,000 applications have been received for Hungarian citizenship in a simplified procedure from 90 countries.
Source www.hungarymatters.hu
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