Hundreds of Hungarian citizens have been found among Ukrainian refugees in Germany. Since May 2023, 9,640 suspicious cases have been checked, and 568 people with Hungarian passports registered as refugees from Ukraine have been found. This is reported by DW with reference to the Welt am Sonntag newspaper, as reported by UNN.
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It is noted that since May 2023, 9,640 suspicious cases have been checked, and 568 people registered as refugees from Ukraine but holding Hungarian passports have been identified.
In some cases, it is about dual citizenship, in others - only about Hungarian citizenship
Since Hungary is an EU country, its citizens are not entitled to temporary protection in Germany. They also cannot receive Bürgergeld social assistance, which is automatically paid to all Ukrainian refugees in Germany.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the federal state of Baden-Württemberg said that three years ago they faced the fact that many "Ukrainian refugees" do not speak Ukrainian, but are fluent in Hungarian. According to the publication, most of them are from Zakarpattia - representatives of the Hungarian minority or the Roma people
According to the law, if Ukrainian refugees are found to have Hungarian citizenship, they are obliged to leave Germany unless they prove that they have a job or can support themselves. However, in practice, control over the departure of such persons is almost not carried out.
Recall
As of the end of August 2025, 4.37 million Ukrainians had temporary protection in the EU, which is 30,980 more people than at the end of July. The largest increase was recorded in Germany, the Czech Republic, and Romania.
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