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Visa requirements for Hungarian citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed on citizens of Hungary by the authorities of other states. ==Historical perspective== They have been considerably relaxed since the end of communism and the removal of Hungary's border fence with Austria in May 1989. During the communist era, travelling to the West was a long process for Hungarian citizens. The first step was to obtain an invitation, preferably from a relative in the country to be visited, and a promise of full financial support. With such an invitation, and assuming he could get a passport, a Hungarian could travel westwards once a year. However, in the absence of such an invitation, he could travel to the West only once every three years. The Communist-era visa restrictions had a detrimental impact on Hungarian artists and musicians since it hindered their ability to travel abroad. As a result, many chose to leave Hungary and settle in the West, such as famed cellist János Starker, who emigrated to the United States in 1948 because it was impossible for him to tour abroad with a Hungarian passport. Domestic events in Hungary have had an impact on the visa requirements imposed on Hungarian citizens by Western countries. The Revolution of 1956 and the ensuing repression resulted in the United States deciding to expedite all Hungarian visa requests. The end of communism in 1989 led to a rapid relaxation of visa restrictions. Visa-free travel for Hungarians was introduced by several countries, including Sweden (1986),〔http://www.mfa.gov.hu/NR/rdonlyres/CF63DF53-8133-49BE-AEB8-3AF61054D521/0/agreements_visa.pdf〕 United Kingdom (1990),〔 Germany (1990), France (1990),〔 Spain (1990),〔 Belgium (1991),〔 South Korea (1991),〔http://konzuliszolgalat.kormany.hu/azsia?koreai-koztarsasag-del-korea〕 Chile (1992),〔http://konzuliszolgalat.kormany.hu/amerika?chile〕 Israel (1993), South Africa (1993),〔 Portugal (1993),〔 Tunisia (1993),〔 Canada (1994), Slovakia (1994),〔 Italy (1995),〔 Mexico (1997), Austria (1997),〔 Japan (1997), Slovenia (1998),〔 Panama (1998),〔http://konzuliszolgalat.kormany.hu/amerika?panama〕 Morocco (1999),〔http://konzuliszolgalat.kormany.hu/afrika?marokko〕 New Zealand (2000),〔 Croatia (2000),〔 Brazil (2001),〔 Hong Kong (2002), Serbia (2003),〔 Ukraine (2003)〔 and Peru (2003).〔 Despite the tremendous increase in the number of visa waiver agreements, there have also been setbacks in recent years. In June 2001, the visa-free travel agreement between Hungary and Russia came to an end, and both countries now require visas of one another's citizens. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Visa requirements for Hungarian citizens」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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