A person born in Hungary to foreign parents does not generally acquire Hungarian citizenship.

The basic principles for the acquisition of Hungarian citizenship are laid down in Article G) of the Fundamental Law, while the detailed rules are laid down in Act LV of 1993 on Hungarian Citizenship (commonly abbreviated as Ápt.).

Children born in Hungary to foreign parents do not acquire Hungarian citizenship at birth unless they would otherwise be stateless.

The exception concerns fraudulent applications for naturalisation (subject to a 20-year time bar after which action cannot be taken).

A 2019 court case showed that loss of language skill — even if it was at a sufficient level at the time citizenship was granted — is considered by the Hungarian government as a violation of Simplified Naturalisation terms.

[7] However, the court ruled in favour of the defendant, who was able to retain their citizenship by demonstrating that language skill erodes without the ability to practice.

The QNI considers, in addition, to travel freedom on internal factors such as peace & stability, economic strength, and human development as well.