Dual Citizenship

• 1). Research family history if you know your ancestry is Hungarian but are not certain which ancestor came from Hungary or if you have a Hungarian parent whom you don't know. Speak with relatives and go to a genealogy website like geneology.com or one which shows specific Hungarian or Eastern European heritage, such as Hungaria.com. The latter site contains a long list of different geneology sites which may be helpful.
  
  
• 2). Contact Hungarian relatives. Visit relatives in the U.S. or even Hungary. This helps to confirm Hungarian roots. Obtain documents, which can then officially confirm your status.
  
  After confirming Hungarian ancestry, go to the Hungarian Embassy website. Depending on when your parent or ancestor left Hungary, it will help to determine if you can obtain Hungarian citizenship. For instance, if your Hungarian mother had you out of wedlock and you were later recognized by a non-Hungarian father, and this took place before October 1, 1957, then you lose the ability to claim citizenship. One the other hand, if one of your parents had Hungarian citizenship at the time of your birth, and this took place between Oct. 1, 1957 and Oct. 1, 1993, then you could experience a dual Hungarian citizenship.
  
  
• 3). Send the original birth, marriage or divorce certificate of your relative into the Hungarian embassy in the U.S. with an assessment form which can be downloaded from the embassy website. Have an Hungarian-speaking relative translate the information. If not, then hire a translator. Turn in all required materials into the embassy to claim your dual Hungarian citizenship.
  
  
• 4). Obtain proof of Hungarian citizenship by filing out a form requesting a citizenship certificate. Brush up on your Hungarian since the form needs to be filled out in that language. The forms needs to be submitted in person to the appropriate Hungarian consular office if you live outside of Hungary. Call or write a U.S. Hungarian Consulate for information.
  
  Hungarian Consulate
  
  17766 Wilshire Blvd, Ste. 410
  
  Los Angeles, CA 90025
  
  310-473-9344