Hungary - Passport & Nationality - Hungarian Citizenship by Marriage
You can become a Hungarian citizen through a process called "simplified naturalization" where:
- you have been married for at least 10 years or
- you have been married for at least 5 years and you had a child together.
When applying for Hungarian citizenship through this manner, one of the basic legal requirements is to understand and communicate in the Hungarian language on a sufficient level. This would normally require one to present the application independently, without external assistance, and to understand (and answer in basic Hungarian) the questions asked by the officer. If your command of Hungarian does not reach a sufficient level, your application may fail.
Hungary is a member of the European Union. As a result, a Hungarian passport holder can live and work in any of the EU member states (including Ireland).