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Mayday or Labor Day? What is celebrated on 1 May in Hungary?

If you look at your Hungarian calendar, you will see 1 May marked in red ink, and indicated as Labor Day. It is a public holiday in Hungary, and it is celebrated by various festivities, amusements, parades, and sometimes – demonstrations? How does that make sense?

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Tax returns season coming up in Hungary

Tax returns season is starting soon in Hungary. Drafts created by the Tax Authority become available next week; the deadline for submission is 21 May 2024.

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Hungarian Nobel Prize winners

Hungary has given the world several Nobel Prize winners, who each contributed to making the world a better place through their significant contributions to science and art. Unfortunately, many of them achieved their successes while working outside Hungary. Some of them were not born in Hungary, but are considered Hungarian due to their upbringing and ancestry.

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KGFB: motor third-party liability insurance in Hungary

Motor third party liability insurance is required for every motor vehicle running on public roads in Hungary. This type of insurance is called KGFB in Hungarian, and you can switch providers once a year: in November.

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Toll stickers for your Hungarian company car

In Hungary, most highways are toll roads, meaning you need to pay a toll while driving them. That is done easiest by buying a toll sticker for the vehicle, which can function as a weekly, monthly, or yearly turnpike pass for your company car.

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What to expect at the Hungarian citizenship exam?

When you apply for Hungarian citizenship through regular naturalization, you need to pass an exam as part of the application procedure. During this Hungarian citizenship exam, applicants must demonstrate how well they know the history of Hungary and how public administration works.

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The cake of Hungary

20 August is one of the most important national holidays in Hungary. First and foremost, it celebrates the foundation of Hungary, for which it has been dubbed as the birthday of Hungary. As such, it is just natural that the event needs an official cake of Hungary – which is selected yearly.

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Hungarian people in the U.S. eligible for Hungarian citizenship

Currently more than 1.4 million people living in the U.S. consider themselves Hungarian. Thanks to the Citizenship Act of Hungary, most of them are eligible for Hungarian citizenship, and with that, for a passport that grants visa-free travel to 185 countries around the world.

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Authorization for your employees at your Hungarian business

An authorization always refers to some kind of representation. While employees represent the company they work for when they are meeting clients or serving them in a shop, that does not normally require a separate, official authorization. When they need to sign contracts or make payments on behalf of the company, however, they will need proof that they can do so.

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