Visa requirements for Hungarian citizens
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Visa requirements for Hungarian citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed on citizens of Hungary by the authorities of other states.
As of July 2024, Hungarian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 187 countries and territories, ranking the Hungarian passport 7th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.[1]
Historical perspective
[edit]Travel restrictions have been considerably relaxed since the end of communism and the removal of Hungary's border fence with Austria in May 1989.
During the communist era, travelling to the West was a long and difficult process for Hungarian citizens. The first step was to obtain an invitation, preferably from a relative in the country to be visited, and a promise of full financial support. With such an invitation, and assuming a passport could be obtained, a Hungarian could travel westwards once a year. However, in the absence of such an invitation, travel to the West was possible only once every three years.[2] The Communist-era visa restrictions restricted Hungarian artists and musicians since it hindered their ability to travel abroad. As a result, many chose to leave Hungary and settle in the West, such as famed cellist János Starker, who emigrated to the United States in 1948 because it was impossible for him to tour abroad with a Hungarian passport.[3]
Domestic events in Hungary have affected the visa requirements imposed on Hungarian citizens by Western countries. The Revolution of 1956 and the ensuing domestic repression resulted in the United States deciding to expedite all Hungarian visa requests.[4]
The end of communism in 1989 led to a rapid relaxation of visa restrictions. Visa-free travel for Hungarians was introduced by several countries, including Sweden in 1986,[5] the United Kingdom in 1990,[5] Germany in 1990,[6] France (1990),[5] Spain in 1990,[5] Belgium in 1991[5] South Korea in 1991[7] and Chile in 1992.[8] 1993 saw Israel,[9] South Africa,[5] Portugal[5] and Tunisia abolish the requirement for ordinary Hungarian tourists to obtain visas in advance of departure.[5] Canada [10] and Slovakia followed in 1994.[5] Italy waived prior visas in 1995,[5] Mexico in 1997,[11] Austria in 1997,[5] Japan (1997),[12] Slovenia (1998),[5] Panama (1998),[13] Morocco (1999).[14] New Zealand scrapped requirements for visas in 2000 [5] followed by Croatia that same year,[5] and Brazil in 2001,[5] Hong Kong in 2002,[15] Serbia in 2003,[5] Ukraine in 2003[5] and Peru later that same year of 2003.[5]
Despite the tremendous increase in the number of visa waiver agreements, there have also been setbacks. In June 2001, the visa-free travel agreement between Hungary and Russia came to an end, and both countries now require visas of one another's citizens.[16]
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Hungary's accession to the European Union on 1 May 2004, along with its fellow V4 companions, radically boosted reciprocal visa-free arrangements.
Hungarians can now not only travel visa-free to any member state of the EU, but also have a right to settle there. A valid Hungarian passport or identity card is sufficient for any stay shorter than three months. For periods longer than three months, a residence permit is needed. Hungarians are allowed to settle in any EU country for more than three months if they work or study there, or if they are financially self-sufficient.[17] By virtue of the agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA), those rights also apply to Hungarians in Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein.[18] The same rights also extend to Hungarians in Switzerland as a result of the Agreement on the Free Movement of Persons.[19] Following the accession to the European Union in 2004 and the Schengen Area in 2007, visa requirements were also lifted by several other countries including Georgia (2005),[20] Bosnia and Herzegovina (2005),[5] North Macedonia (2005),[5] Colombia (2005),[5] Moldova (2007),[21] Botswana (2008),[22] Taiwan (2008),[23] and Thailand (2011).[24]
The Hungarian government's decade-long efforts to have U.S. visa requirements abolished for Hungarian citizens finally came to fruition on 17 November 2008 when the United States decided to include Hungary in its Visa Waiver Program.[25] The inclusion of Hungary in the Visa Waiver Program was considered a major event there. Kinga Göncz, the country's then foreign minister, even went as far as to describe it as "a landmark in our relations [with the United States], since the visa waiver was essentially the single unresolved issue."[26] However, Hungarian President László Sólyom, who had promised upon his election in 2005 never to visit the United States as long as fingerprint requirements were part of U.S. visa procedures, refused to sign the agreement on the U.S. Visa Waiver Program, fearing it would give the United States too much access to Hungary's criminal registry. His refusal did not affect Hungary's inclusion in the program.[27]
Visa requirements for Hungarian citizens were lifted by Qatar (July 2012),[28] Kyrgyzstan (July 2012),[29] Armenia (January 2013),[30] Jamaica (March 2013),[31] Turkey (February 2014),[32] Papua New Guinea (March 2014),[33] Bahrain (October 2014),[34] the United Arab Emirates (May 2015),[35] Timor-Leste (May 2015),[36] Samoa (May 2015),[37] Indonesia (June 2015),[38] Kazakhstan (July 2015),[39] São Tomé and Príncipe (August 2015),[40] Tonga (November 2015),[41] Palau (December 2015),[42] Marshall Islands (June 2016),[43] Tuvalu (July 2016),[44] Solomon Islands (October 2016),[45][46] Belarus (February 2017),[47] Cape Verde (1 January 2019),[48] Uzbekistan (1 February 2019),[49] Oman (December 2020), Tajikistan (January 2022),[50] Mongolia (January 2023),[51] Angola (September 2023)[52][53] and China (March 2024).[54]
Hungarian citizens were made eligible for eVisas by Guinea and Malawi (October 2019), Saudi Arabia (September 2019), Suriname and Pakistan (April 2019), Tanzania and Papua New Guinea (November 2018),[55] Ethiopia (1 June 2018),[citation needed] Djibouti (February 2018),[56] Egypt (December 2017),[57] Azerbaijan (January 2017),[58] India (August 2015)[59] and Myanmar (October 2014).[60]
The number of visa-free destinations for Hungarian citizens grew exponentially over the last few years, in 2009 Hungarian citizens could travel to 131 countries without a visa,[61] to 142 in 2010,[62] 153 in 2012 and 182 in 2020.[63]
Visa requirements map
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Visa requirements
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Visa required[64] | ||
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Visa not required[65] | 90 days |
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Visa required[66] | ||
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Visa not required[67] |
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Visa not required[68] | 30 days | |
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Visa not required[69] | 6 months | |
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Visa not required[70] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[71] | 180 days | |
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eVisitor[72] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[73] |
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eVisa[74][75] | 30 days | |
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Visa not required[76] | 3 months | |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[77] | 14 days | |
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Visa on arrival[78] | 30 days |
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Visa not required[80] | 3 months | |
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Visa not required[81] | 30 days[82] |
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Visa not required[84] |
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Visa not required[85] | ||
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eVisa[86][87] | 30 days |
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eVisa[88][89] | ||
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Visa not required[90] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[91] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[92] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[93] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[94] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[95] |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[96][97] | 1 month | |
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Visa on arrival[98] | 1 month | |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[99][100] | 30 days |
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eVisa[101][102] | ||
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Electronic Travel Authority[103] | 6 months | |
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Visa not required[48] | 30 days |
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Visa required[107] | ||
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Visa required[108] | ||
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Visa not required[109] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[110] | 15 days |
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Visa not required[114] | 90 days |
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Visa on arrival[115] | 45 days | |
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Visa required[116] | ||
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eVisa[117][118] | 7 days | |
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Visa not required[119] | 180 days | |
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eVisa[120][121] | 3 months |
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Visa not required[122] |
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Tourist card required[123] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[124] |
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Visa not required[125] |
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Visa not required[126] |
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eVisa[127][128] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[129] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[130] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[131] | 90 days | |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[132][133] | 30 days |
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Visa not required[134] | 180 days | |
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eVisa[135][136] |
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Visa required[137] | ||
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Visa not required[138] |
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Visa not required[139] | 30 days[140] | |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[141][142] | up to 90 days |
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Visa not required[143] | 4 months | |
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Visa not required[144] |
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Visa not required[145] |
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eVisa[146][147] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[148] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[149] | 1 year |
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Visa not required[150] |
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Visa required[151] | ||
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Visa not required[152] |
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Visa not required[153] | 3 months | |
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Visa not required[154] | 90 days | |
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eVisa[155][156] | 90 days | |
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Visa on arrival[157] | 90 days | |
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Visa required[158] | ||
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Visa not required[159] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[160] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[161] |
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eVisa[162] | 30 days |
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e-VOA / Visa on arrival[165] | 30 days[166] | |
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eVisa[167][168] | 30 days | |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[169][170] | 60 days | |
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Visa not required[171] |
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Visa not required[172] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[173] |
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Visa not required[174] | 30 days | |
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Visa not required[175] | 90 days | |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[176][177] | 30 days |
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Visa not required[178] | 30 days | |
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Electronic Travel Authorisation[179][180] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[181] | 90 days |
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Visa required[182] | ||
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Electronical Travel Authorization[183][184] | 90 days |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[186][187] | 3 months | |
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Visa not required[188] | 60 days | |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[189] | 30 days |
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Visa not required[193] |
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Free visa on arrival[194] | 1 month |
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eVisa[195][196] | ||
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Visa required[197] | ||
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eVisa[198][199] | ||
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Visa not required[200] |
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Visa not required[201] |
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Visa not required[202] |
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Visa on arrival[203] | 60 days | |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[204][205] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[206] | 90 months | |
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Free visa on arrival[207] | 30 days | |
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Visa required[208] | ||
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Visa not required[209] |
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Visa not required[210] | 90 days |
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Visa on arrival[211] |
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Visa not required[212] | 180 days |
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Visa not required[213] | 180 days | |
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Visa not required[214] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[215] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[216] |
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Visa not required[217] | 30 days |
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Visa not required[218] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[219] | 90 days | |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[220][221] | 30 days | |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[222][223] | 28 days |
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Visa on arrival[225] | 3 months |
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Visa required[226] | ||
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Online Visa / Visa on arrival[227] | 90 days[228] |
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Visa not required[230] |
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Electronic Travel Authority[231] | 3 months |
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Visa not required[234] | 90 days |
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Visa required[235] | ||
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eVisa[236][237] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[238] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[239] |
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Visa not required / eVisa[240][241] | 14 days / 30 days | |
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eVisa[242] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[243] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[244] | 90 days | |
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Easy Visitor Permit[245][246] | 60 days |
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Visa not required[247] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[248] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[249] | 30 days | |
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Visa not required[250] |
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Visa not required[251] |
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Visa not required[252] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[253] |
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eVisa[254][255] | 16 days | |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[256][257] | 30 days | |
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Visa not required[258] | 3 months | |
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Visa not required[259] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[260] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[261] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[262] |
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Visa not required[263] | 15 days | |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[264][265] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[266] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[267] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[268][269] | 3 months[270] | |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[271][272] | 3 months / 30 days | |
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Visa not required[273] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[274] |
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Visa not required[275] |
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Visa not required[276] | 90 days |
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Visa on arrival[277] |
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Visa not required[278] | 30 days | |
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eVisa[279][280] |
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Visa not required[281] |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[282][283] | 60 days / 30 days |
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Visa required[285] | ||
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Visa not required[286][287] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[290] |
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Visa not required[291] |
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eVisa[292] | ||
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Visa not required[293] | 30 days |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[295][296] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[297] | 60 days |
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Visa not required[298] | 90 days |
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eVisa[299][300] | 15 days | |
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Visa not required[41] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[301] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[302] | 3 months | |
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Visa not required[304] | 90 days |
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Visa required[305] | ||
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Visa not required[306] | 90 days |
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eVisa[307][308] | 3 months |
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Visa not required[309] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[310] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[311] | 6 months | |
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Visa Waiver Program[312][313] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[319] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[320] | 30 days | |
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Visa not required[321] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[322] |
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Visa not required[323] | 90 days | |
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eVisa[324][325] |
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Visa required[326] | ||
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Visa not required[327][328] | 30 days |
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Visa on arrival[329] | 30 days |
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Disputed areas, partially recognized countries and restricted zones
[edit]Visa requirements for Hungarian citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognized countries and restricted zones:
Visitor to | Visa requirement | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
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Europe | ||
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Visa required[330] | |
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Special permit required | Special permit required (4 days: 25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.[331][332] |
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Visa not required | Visa-free for 10 days[333] |
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Visa not required | 3 months[334]
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Access Permit required[335] | Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas. |
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Visa not required[336] |
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Visa not required[337] |
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Visa not required[338] | |
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Visa not required[339] | |
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Permit required | Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours[340] and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.[341] |
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Visa not required[342] | |
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Visa not required | 90 days[343]
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Special authorization required | Several closed cities and regions in Russia require special authorization.[344] |
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Visa not required | Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[345][346] |
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Visa not required | Registration required after 24h.[347][348] |
Africa | ||
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Special permit required | Special permit required.[349] |
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Travel permit required | To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).[350] |
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Visa not required[351] |
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Visa not required[351] |
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eVisa[352][353] | 3 months within any year period. |
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Visitor's Pass required | Visitor's Pass granted on arrival valid for 4/10/21/60/90 days for 12/14/16/20/25 pound sterling.[354] |
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Permission required | Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[355] |
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Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory. | |
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Visa on arrival | 30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.[356][357] |
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Travel permit required | All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit. |
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Travel permit required | Separate travel permit is required.[358] |
Asia | ||
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Visa not required[359] | 3 months |
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PAP/RAP required | Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for whole states of Nagaland and Sikkim and parts of states Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.[360][361][362][363][364][365] |
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eVisa[366] | 30 days |
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Special permission required | Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty.[367] |
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Visa not required | Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa.[368] |
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Visa not required[369] | 90 days |
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Visa not required | These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa applies.[370] |
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Permission required | With the exception of the capital Malé, tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives.[371] |
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Special permit required | People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving) |
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Visa not required[372] | Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[373] |
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Visa not required[374] | 90 days |
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OIVR permit required | OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.[375][376][377] |
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TTP required | Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars).[378][379][380] |
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Special permit required | A special permit, issued prior to arrival by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: Atamurat, Cheleken, Dashoguz, Serakhs and Serhetabat.[381] |
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Restricted zone. | |
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Restricted zone. | |
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Visa not required | 30 days[382] |
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Special permission required | Special permission needed for travel outside Sana’a or Aden.[383] |
Caribbean and North Atlantic | ||
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Visa not required[384] | 3 months |
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Visa not required | 30 days, extendable to 180 days[385][386] |
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Visa not required | Up to 6 months, decided on arrival.[387] |
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Visa not required[388] | 3 months[389] |
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Visa not required[390] | 30 days, extensions possible |
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Tourist Card on arrival | Visitors arriving at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport and Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport must buy tourist cards on arrival.[391] |
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Visa not required[392] | 6 months |
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Visa not required[393] | 3 months |
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Visa not required[394] |
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Visa not required[351] |
French West Indies refers to Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy.[395] |
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Visa not required | |
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Visa not required | All visitors are fingerprinted.[396] |
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Visa not required[397] | 6 months |
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Visa not required[399] | Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required. |
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Visa not required[351] |
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Visa not required[400] | 3 months[401] |
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Visa not required[402] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[403] | Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required. |
Oceania | ||
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Electronic authorization[404] | 30 days |
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Special authorisation required | Special authorisation required.[405] |
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Special permit required | Special permit required.[406] |
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Visa not required[407] | 31 days |
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Special permission required | Special permission required.[408] |
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Visa not required[409] |
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Visa not required[410] | Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required. |
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Visa not required[351] |
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Visa on arrival[411] | 30 days |
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Visa not required[412] | Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required. |
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Visa not required | 14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.[413][414][415] |
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Entry permit required[416] | |
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Special permits required | Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.[417][418][419][420][421][422][423] |
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Visa not required[351] |
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South America | ||
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Pre-registration required | Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure.[424] |
South Atlantic and Antarctica | ||
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Visa not required | Visa is not required.[425] |
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Permit required | Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[426][427] |
Antarctica | Special permits required for ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Diplomatic passports
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A Hungarian ordinary passport, with visa-free access to all of the world's developed countries, is a very convenient travel document by international standards. However, it is not as handy as a Hungarian diplomatic passport, which has even less visa restrictions attached to it. Several countries offer visa-free access to holders of a Hungarian diplomatic passport, but not to ordinary passport holders. This is notably the case with the People's Republic of China since 1992,[440] Russia (since 2001).[441] and India (since 2003).[442] As of July 2009, Hungarian diplomats can enter all G8+5 countries without a visa.[443] The Hungarian diplomatic passport holds the distinction of being the only travel document in the world granting such visa-free entry to all G8+5 member states.[a]
In total holders of various categories of official Hungarian passports have additional visa-free access to the following countries – Algeria (diplomatic passports), Azerbaijan (diplomatic or service passports), Belarus (diplomatic or service passports), China (diplomatic or service passports), Cuba (diplomatic or service passports), Egypt (diplomatic passports), India (diplomatic or official passports), Indonesia (diplomatic or service passports), Iran (diplomatic passports), Kazakhstan (diplomatic or service passports), Laos (diplomatic or official passports), Mongolia (diplomatic or official passports), Russia (diplomatic and service passports), Tajikistan (diplomatic or service passports), Turkmenistan (diplomatic or service passports) and Uzbekistan (diplomatic passports), Vietnam (diplomatic, official, service or special passports), Yemen (diplomatic passports). Holders of diplomatic or service passports of any country have visa-free access to Cape Verde, Ethiopia, Mali and Zimbabwe.
Right to consular protection in non-EU countries
[edit]When they are in a territory with no Hungarian consular facilities, because Hungarian citizens are also citizens of the EU, they have the right to get consular assistance from any other EU country with a diplomatic mission in that territory.
Non-visa restrictions
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Many countries have entry restrictions on foreigners that go beyond the common requirement of having either a valid visa or a visa exemption. Such restrictions may be health related or impose additional documentation requirements on certain classes of people for diplomatic or political purposes.
Blank passport pages
[edit]Many countries require a minimum number of blank pages to be available in the passport being presented, typically one or two pages.[444] Endorsement pages, which often appear after the visa pages, are not counted as being valid or available.
Vaccination
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Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia, require all incoming passengers older than nine months to one year[445] to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, as does the South American territory of French Guiana.[446]
Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area or has visited one recently or has transited for 12 hours in those countries: Algeria, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Lesotho, Libya, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[447][448]
Passport validity length
[edit]Very few countries, such as Paraguay, just require a valid passport on arrival.
However many countries and groupings now require only an identity card – especially from their neighbours. Other countries may have special bilateral arrangements that depart from the generality of their passport validity length policies to shorten the period of passport validity required for each other's citizens[449][450] or even accept passports that have already expired (but not been cancelled).[451]
Some countries, such as Japan,[452] Ireland and the United Kingdom,[453] require a passport valid throughout the period of the intended stay.
In the absence of specific bilateral agreements, countries requiring passports to be valid for at least 6 more months on arrival include Afghanistan, Algeria, Anguilla, Bahrain,[454] Bhutan, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Curaçao, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel,[455] Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru,[456] Philippines,[457] Qatar, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Venezuela, and Vietnam.[458]
Countries requiring passports valid for at least 4 months on arrival include Micronesia and Zambia.
Countries requiring passports with a validity of at least 3 months beyond the date of intended departure include Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Honduras, Montenegro, Nauru, Moldova and New Zealand. Similarly, the EEA countries of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, all European Union countries (except Ireland) together with Switzerland also require 3 months validity beyond the date of the bearer's intended departure unless the bearer is an EEA or Swiss national.
Countries requiring passports valid for at least 3 months on arrival include Albania, North Macedonia, Panama, and Senegal.
Bermuda requires passports to be valid for at least 45 days upon entry.
Countries that require a passport validity of at least one month beyond the date of intended departure include Eritrea, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Macau, the Maldives[459] and South Africa.
Criminal record
[edit]Some countries, including Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand and the United States,[460] routinely deny entry to non-citizens who have a criminal record while others impose restrictions depending on the type of conviction and the length of the sentence.
Persona non grata
[edit]The government of a country can declare a diplomat persona non grata, banning entry into that country. In non-diplomatic use, the authorities of a country may also declare a foreigner persona non grata permanently or temporarily, usually because of unlawful activity.[461]
Israeli stamps
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Kuwait,[462] Lebanon,[463] Libya,[464] Syria,[465] and Yemen[466] do not allow entry to people with passport stamps from Israel or whose passports have either a used or an unused Israeli visa, or where there is evidence of previous travel to Israel such as entry or exit stamps from neighbouring border posts in transit countries such as Jordan and Egypt.
To circumvent this Arab League boycott of Israel, the Israeli immigration services have now mostly ceased to stamp foreign nationals' passports on either entry to or exit from Israel (unless the entry is for some work-related purposes). Since 15 January 2013, Israel no longer stamps foreign passports at Ben Gurion Airport. Passports are still (as of 22 June 2017[update]) stamped at Erez when passing into and out of Gaza.[citation needed]
Iran refuses admission to holders of passports containing an Israeli visa or stamp that is less than 12 months old.
Biometrics
[edit]Several countries mandate that all travellers, or all foreign travellers, be fingerprinted on arrival and will refuse admission to or even arrest travellers who refuse to comply. In some countries, such as the United States, this may apply even to transit passengers who merely wish to change planes rather than go landside.[467]
Fingerprinting countries/regions include Afghanistan,[468][469] Argentina,[470] Brunei, Cambodia,[471] China,[472] Ethiopia,[473] Ghana, Guinea,[474] India, Japan,[475][476] Kenya (both fingerprints and a photo are taken),[477] Malaysia upon entry and departure,[478] Mongolia, Saudi Arabia,[479] Singapore, South Korea,[480] Taiwan, Thailand,[481] Uganda,[482] the United Arab Emirates and the United States.
Many countries also require a photo be taken of people entering the country. The United States, which does not fully implement exit control formalities at its land frontiers (although long mandated by domestic legislation),[483][484][485] intends to implement facial recognition for passengers departing from international airports to identify people who overstay their visa.[486]
Together with fingerprint and face recognition, iris scanning is one of three biometric identification technologies internationally standardised since 2006 by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for use in e-passports[487] and the United Arab Emirates conducts iris scanning on visitors who need to apply for a visa.[488][489]
See also
[edit]- Visa requirements for European Union citizens
- Hungarian nationality law
- Hungarian passport
- Hungarian identity card
- Visa policy of the Schengen Area
References and Notes
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- ^ Visa information, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan.
- ^ Visa regime for foreign citizens, Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of Albania.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Travel to Andorra, Ministry of External Affairs of Andorra.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Countries exempt from visa, Department of Immigration of Antigua and Barbuda.
- ^ Visa regime, National Directorate of Migrations of Argentina (in Spanish).
- ^ Visa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia.
- ^ Visitor visa options, Department of Home Affairs of Australia.
- ^ Schengen visa, Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs of Austria.
- ^ Countries with visa-free travel regime, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan (in Azerbaijani).
- ^ "Azerbaijan eVisa".
- ^ eVISA Online Services – Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Bahamas, Government of the Bahamas
- ^ Bahrain eVisas, Ministry of Interior of Bahrain.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Available at Shahjalal International Airport, Shah Amanat International Airport and Osmani International Airport only.
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- ^ Visa for Belgium, Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs of Belgium.
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- ^ Visas, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- ^ Requirements for visa application, Government of Botswana.
- ^ Visas to travel to Brazil, Ministry of External Relations of Brazil (in Portuguese and English).
- ^ Country category for visa application, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Brunei.
- ^ Visa for Bulgaria, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria.
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- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Visa policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus.
- ^ List of states whose citizens are exempt from visa requirement, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, 13 July 2017.
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- ^ "Equatorial Guinea eVisa".
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- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
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- ^ "Guinea eVisa".
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- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
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- ^ Visa for Italy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy.
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- ^ "Libya eVisa".
- ^ Visa, Government of Liechtenstein (in German).
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- ^ Staying in Luxembourg for less than 90 days, Government of Luxembourg.
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- ^ "Myanmar eVisa".
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- ^ "Nepal Online Visa".
- ^ Obtainable at Tribhuvan International Airport and certain land borders.
- ^ Short-stay Schengen visa (90 days or less), Government of the Netherlands.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
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Many tourists, people on working holidays, and some students and workers coming to New Zealand must pay an International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy (IVL) of NZD $35.
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Australian citizens and permanent residents can visit, work and live in New Zealand. You do not need a visa before you travel to New Zealand.
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- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Persons who do not need a visa to visit Norway, Norwegian Directorate of Immigration.
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- ^ "Oman eVisa".
- ^ "List of Countries for Visa Prior to Arrival".
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
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- ^ "PNG Easy Visitor Permit".
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- ^ Third countries whose citizens are required to have a visa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Portugal.
- ^ "Qatar Visas".
- ^ Do I need a visa?, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ "Russia eVisa".
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ "Rwanda E-Services".
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- ^ Border formalities, San Marino Tourism Board.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ "Saudi Arabia eVisa".
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
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- Meuang mom - Wan Pong (Myanmar)
- Tanalaeng Dry Port - Nongkai (Thailand)
- Nonghaed - Nam kanh (Vietnam)
- Pakxan - Bungkan (Thailand)
- Nam phao - Cau treo (Vietnam)
- Na pao - Cha lo (Vietnam)
- Nam ngeun - Huay konl (Thailand)
- Namheuang - Nakaseng (Thailand)
- Phoudou (Thailand)
- Nam soy - Na meo (Vietnam)
- Phoukeua - Kontoum (Vietnam)
- Lalai (Vietnam)
- Pangmone - Phayao (Thailand)
- Daktaock - Nam Giang (Vietnam)
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- Tanalaeng - Nongkai (Thailand)
- Daensavan - Lao bao (Vietnam)
- Veunkham - Nong nok khian (Cambodia)
- Vang tao - Chongmek (Thailand)
- Boten - Bo han (China)