The Hungarian government has announced cultural knowledge exam for all applications for a national residence card or an EU residence card submitted on 1 January 2025 and afterwards. The National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing assesses meeting the conditions of social coexistence. Applicants are required to pass Hungarian cultural knowledge exam written in Hungarian. Fee of the Hungarian cultural knowledge exam is HUF 20.000
The Hungarian cultural knowledge exam shall be taken in written form, in Hungarian language, in Budapest.. The examinee has 60 minutes to complete the exam consisting of 12 questions (2 questions from each topic). Out of the maximum 30 points , a minimum of 16points is required to pass the exam.
You may only attempt the exam 3 times.
Topics
The requirements for the exam and the list of topics are set out in Annex 2:
- National symbols and holidays of Hungary (coat of arms, flag, crown, national anthems (“Himnusz”, “Szózat”), and national holidays)
- The most important events in the history of Hungary (foundation of the state, 1848-1849 revolution and war of independence, Peace Treaty of Trianon, 1956 revolution, change of the regime in 1990)
- Important figures in European and Hungarian literature and music history
- Basic institutions of the Fundamental Law (Parliament, President of the Republic, Government)
- Basic rights and duties of citizens (freedoms, obligations of citizens and protection of citizens’ rights)
- Europe and Hungary in everyday life
Exemptions
The following persons are exempt from the obligation to take the Hungarian cultural knowledge exam
- persons who have already succeeded in passing the Hungarian cultural knowledge exam in relation to other immigration-related procedures,
- third-country nationals under the age of 14, and
- third-country nationals subject to guardianship by a final court ruling.
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