Cultural knowledge exam: under-14s and persons under guardianship exempted
The Magyar Közlöny (official journal) of 13 August 2025 published an amendment to Government Decree 35/2024. (II. 29.). The amendment exempts two groups from the Hungarian cultural knowledge exam that has been required since 1 January 2025 for applications for the national residence card and the EU residence card. The decree entered into force on the day after its promulgation and also applies to pending cases.