“We did not find out anything, we were informed that this is a visa issue,” Vida told HírTV. In her interpretation, this means that if she were to apply for a US visa, the immigration authorities would assess her application and then decide whether to grant her a visa, HírTV said.

The tax office chief will consult with her legal representative to decide whether to submit a visa application. Vida confirmed that the ban affected further persons but she did not mention any names.

She said that she and her colleagues were ready to undergo any form of professional investigation. Futó told HírTV that the US embassy had declined to provide any documents or other evidence to support the corruption allegations involving Vida.

Vida told daily Magyar Nemzet last week that she was one of the persons at NAV who had been informed by the US embassy that they were blacklisted on the basis of a presidential order banning entry to persons involved in or profiting from corruption

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