Police said on their website that as a result of Brexit, the rules under which UK citizens can enter Hungary will change from January 2021.
The Department of Communications of the National Police Command (ORFK) has published prospectus A. the police Regarding the UK’s exit from the European Union, entry requirements have changed due to the change in the status of British citizens, MTI reports.
Those who are already here
Under the 2020 Act on Right of Residence for UK Citizens and their Family Members, British citizens and their family members who arrived and resided in Hungary for a longer period before December 31, 2020 will continue to have their EU membership rights after January 1, 2021. They can be saved. They can apply for and obtain the status of the beneficiary, and its conditions can be read on the website of the National General Directorate of Migration (oif.gov.hu).
Those who come after Brexit
For UK citizens and family members who do not have the right to freedom of movement ineligible for beneficiary status as of next January, the rules can be found at http://www.police.hu/en/hirek-es-informaciok / hatarinfo / border -information-related the left In the section “Not for citizens of the European Union, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland or Liechtenstein”.
ORFK drew attention to the fact that UK citizens can enter Hungary without a visa.
After a referendum in June 2016, the United Kingdom announced its intention to leave the European Union in the spring of 2017 and left the organization on January 31, 2020.
On January 30, 2020, the House of Representatives of the governments of the member states of the European Union also adopted the Brexit agreement, thus completing the process of approval of Brexit by the European Union. The agreement went into effect at midnight CET on January 31 and the transition period began until December 31. This period could have been extended by agreement between the two parties, but in June this year Britain did not want to take advantage of this opportunity. According to a joint statement issued by the heads of the European Union institutions and the British Prime Minister in June, the transition period will end on 31 December, in accordance with the terms of the agreement securing the termination of British membership in the European Union under the London decision, MTI wrote.
