Document #1053444
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
An official at the Embassy of the Republic
of Hungary in Ottawa stated in an 8 January 1997 telephone
interview that a Hungarian citizen can hold the citizenship of
another country, including the citizenship of Israel, without
losing his/her Hungarian citizenship. This was also the case before
the 1 June 1993 citizenship law was adopted (ibid.).
For an update on the current status of
Hungarian citizenship legislation, please refer to the attached
excerpts on Hungarian citizenship of the March 1996 issue of the
European Bulletin on Nationality. Also attached please
find relevant excerpts from the 1 June 1993 Law on Hungarian
citizenship.
This Response was prepared after
researching publicly accessible information currently available to
the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does
not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular
claim to refugee status or asylum.
Reference
Embassy of the Republic of Hungary,
Ottawa. 8 January 1997. Telephone interview with official.
Attachments
Council of Europe. March 1996.
European Bulletin on Nationality. Strasbourg: Council of
Europe, pp. 65-69.
Act No. 55 of 1993 on Hungarian
citizenship. 1 June 1993.