US Tightens Entry Rules for Hungarians, Citing Security Risk
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Hungarian passports.
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The US tightened entry rules for Hungarians under its visa-waiver program, citing security concerns about a fast-track naturalization plan Prime Minister Viktor Orban put in place for people living outside Hungary’s borders.
The US will limit the number of times Hungarians can enter to once a year, rather than allowing multiple visits, and it will cut the period that electronic authorizations are valid under the ESTA program to one year, instead of two now.