"US Imposes Visa Restrictions on Hungarian Passport Holders Over Security Worries"

The United States has imposed new travel restrictions on Hungarian passport holders due to concerns over the verification of nearly 1 million foreigners granted Hungarian passports over a nine-year period. Under the U.S. Visa Waiver Program, the validity period of travel for Hungarian passport holders has been reduced to one year, and each traveler will be limited to a single entry into the United States. Hungary's government, led by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, had offered simplified naturalization procedures to ethnic Hungarians living in neighboring countries, which critics argue gave Orbán's ruling party an electoral advantage. The U.S. had previously categorized Hungary as a provisional member of the Visa Waiver Program.