About the Hungarian nationalisation procedure
Attention!
Nationalisation fees changed on 8th May 2007
About the Hungarian nationalisation procedure of
foreign language certificates issued abroad
I. Nationalisation and its types
Just as the language-testing activity of a language centre becomes certified in Hungary by accreditation, a non-certified language certificate issued abroad can become certified by the nationalisation procedure.Thus, if the holder of a certificate issued abroad does not want to retake the exam at a certified language centre in Hungary, he can try and have his certificate recognised in Hungary as a certified exam.If the certificate was issued by a foreign language centre which, in the meantime, has become equivalent ,that is entitled to issue cerified language certificates, or is well-known to the Board even if it does not function in Hungary (and is on the list of the international exams compiled by the Board and published on our web-site), it can be nationalised by a general procedure for Ft 5.000 at present, and the exam-taking can be omitted.
If the language centre and the certificate to be nationalised are not known to the Board (it is not listed on the web-site), the procedure is longer, more complicated and ambiguous, and some additional exam might be required. That is called a specific nationalisation procedure, which costs Ft 10.000 at present, plus the fee for the additional exam. (see details: Rules of Law/26/2000 OM decree).
II. Nationalisation procedure
Documents to be presented to start a nationalisation procedure:
- The original language certificate or a copy attested either on the spot or by a notary, a townclerk or the issuing institute.
- „Request” form filled out in one copy.
- The fee can be paid by cheque or can be transferred to account No. 10032000-00282637 with the note „NYAK-honosítás”. In either case please send in the voucher.
How to obtain cheques and „Request” forms
- Personally at OH-NYAK at 13:00-15:00 on Tuesdays and 14:00-16:00 on Thursdays or
- By post to OH-NYAK along with a stamped and self-addressed reply envelope or
How to present an application
- personally at the above address at 13:00-15:00 on Tuesdays and 14:00-16:00 on Thursdays or
- by post to OH-NYAK.
Fees for nationalisation
- general procedure: Ft 5.000
- specific procedure: Ft 10.000
The fee can be paid to OH-NYAK exclusively by the cheques issued for this purpose by OH-NYAK.
Fees for the additional exams are to be paid to the language centre conducting the exam by a cheque issued by the centre.
III. The nationalisation procedure
- General procedure
- If the applicant does not want to take a bilingual exam, OH-NYAK posts the resolution within one month.
- In the case of bilingual nationalisations OH-NYAK informs the applicant about forwarding the application to the appointed language centre in a registration note. The applicant will be informed about the time and place of the additional exam as well as the way of feepaying by the language centre.Delays or repeats of exams can be initiated by the candidates themselves. The estimated time of the procedure is 1-3 months. In case of unsuccessful additional exams OH-NYAK closes the procedure one year after the beginning of it. A new procedure can be applied for by the formal presentation of a new application.
- Once an application is presented, no subsequent modification is possible.
- Specific procedure
- If the certificate/language centre is not on the lists of Nationalisation page of our web.site, the nationalisation can be conducted by a specific procedure.
- The list of documents to be presented can be read in part II. Please, also present a certified Hungarian translation of the language certificate.
- OH-NYAK takes a stand on the presented foreign language certificate with the help of experts. The standpoints to be taken can be as follows:
- The certificate can be nationalised without an additional exam.
- The certificate can be nationalised after a successful additional exam.
- The certificate cannot be nationalised.
- 30 days after presenting a complete application OH-NYAK informs the applicant about the resolution according to one of the three alternatives. If an additional exam is demanded, the applicant is informed about its type, the appointed language centre and the expected date of the examination.
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