A non-Hungarian citizen may be naturalized if:

a) he or she has been residing in Hungary for 8 consecutive years on a permanent residence permit prior to the date of submission of the application;

b) under Hungarian law he or she has a clean criminal record, and at the time of the assessment of the application there are no
ongoing criminal proceedings against him or her before a Hungarian court;

c) his or her livelihood and residence are assured in Hungary;

d) his or her naturalization does not violate the public security and national security of the Republic of Hungary; and

e) he or she provides proof that he or she has passed theexam in basic constitutional studies in Hungarian language, or that he or she
is exempted therefrom.

A non-Hungarian citizen may be naturalized on preferential terms if he or she has been residing in Hungary for at least 5 consecutive years on a permanent residence permit prior to the date of submission of the application and

b) under Hungarian law he or she has a clean criminal record, and at the time of the assessment of the application there are no ongoing criminal proceedings against him or her before a Hungarian court; and

c) his or her livelihood and residence are assured inHungary; and

d) his or her naturalization does not violate the public security and national security of Hungary; and

e) he or she provides proof that he or she has passed the exam in basic constitutional studies in Hungarian language, or that he or she is exempted therefrom;

provided that:

a) he or she was born in the territory of Hungary;

b) he or she established residence in Hungary beforereaching the legal age.

A non-Hungarian citizen may be naturalized on preferential terms if he or she has been residing in Hungary for at least 3 consecutive years on a permanent residence permit prior to the date of submission of his or her application and if

b) under Hungarian law he or she has a clean criminal record, and at the time of the assessment of the application there are no ongoing criminal proceedings against him or her before a Hungarian court; and

c) his or her livelihood and residence are assured in Hungary; and

d) his or her naturalization does not violate the public security and national security of Hungary; and

e) he or she provides proof that he or she has passed the exam in basic constitutional studies in Hungarian language, or that he or she is exempted therefrom;

provided that:

a) he or she has been living in a valid marriage with a Hungarian citizen for at least 3 years, or his or her marriage has been terminated with the spouse’s death; or

b) his or her minor child is a Hungarian citizen; or

c) he or she was adopted by a Hungarian citizen, or

d) he or she was recognized as a refugee by a Hungarian authority.

In case a non Hungarian citizen

a) whose ascendant was a Hungarian citizen, or

b) who demonstrates the plausibility of his or her descentfrom Hungary and provides proof of his or her knowledge of the Hungarian
language may – on his or her request – be naturalized on preferential terms,

provided that

b) under Hungarian law he or she has a clean criminalrecord, and at the time of the assessment of the application there are no
ongoing criminal proceedings against him or her before a Hungarian court; and

d) his or her naturalization does not violate the publicsecurity and national security of Hungary.

A non-Hungarian citizen may be naturalized on preferentialterms if he or she

a) has been living for 10 years in a valid marriage with aperson who is a Hungarian citizen at the time of submitting the citizenship
application, or

b) has been living for 5 years in a valid marriage with aperson who is a Hungarian citizen at the time of submitting the application for
citizenship, and has a child born to them,

provided that

b) under Hungarian law he or she has a clean criminalrecord, and at the time of the assessment of the application there are no
ongoing criminal proceedings against him or her before a Hungarian court; and

d) his or her naturalization does not violate the publicsecurity and national security of the Republic of Hungary; and

c) proves his/her knowledge of Hungarian.

The condition of continuous residence in Hungary for the legally required period of time may be waived in the case of a minor if his or her application for naturalization is submitted together with that of his or her parent or if his or her parent acquired Hungarian citizenship.

A child of minor age who was adopted by a Hungarian citizenmay be naturalized irrespective of his or her residence.