Hungary

Country Report

Country Report: Hungary Last updated: 30/07/26

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This report was written by Gruša Matevžič and Katarina Petrov of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee (HHC). The initial report and all previous updates were written by the HHC. The report was edited by ECRE.

The information for the 2025 update was obtained from the interviews with the HHC staff and contracted attorneys, UNHCR, as well as from questionnaires submitted to the Hungarian authorities and Hungarian civil and church organizations, i.e., Cordelia Foundation, Jesuit Refugee Service, Menedék Hungarian Association for Migrants, Next Step and from available reports.

Contributed information to the TPD annex: Caritas Hungarica, Cordelia Foundation, Evangelical Luhteran Diakonia, Jesuit Refugee Service, Hungarian Interchurch Aid, Hungarian Maltese Charity, Menedék Hungarian Association for Migrants, Hungarian Red Cross, IOM, Hungarian Reformed Church Aid, Next Step, BMSZKI.

The information in this report is up-to-date as of 31 December 2025, unless otherwise stated.

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To access the updated report, you can navigate through the table of contents on the right end side or download the full report (in PDF) above.

Hungary

Table of contents

  • Statistics
  • Overview of the legal framework
  • Overview of the main changes since the previous report update
  • Asylum Procedure
  • Reception Conditions
  • Detention of Asylum Seekers
  • Content of International Protection
  • ANNEX I – Transposition of the CEAS in national legislation