Act No. 28/1989 of 19 October 1989 on travel abroad and travel passes
Annual Review of Population Law 16: 168
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0364-3417 PMID: 12344202 Document Number: 378296
This Act provides that every Hungarian citizen has a right to travel abroad, to return, and to obtain a travel pass. This right can only be curtailed in specific legal cases, such as when a person is charged with a crime that carries a sentence of more than 3 years' imprisonment or when a person possesses state secrets or has been called up for military service. A person who is refused a travel pass has a right to legal appeal. A travel pass can be withdrawn if a passholder renounces Hungarian citizenship, falsifies the travel pass, or commits a crime.