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Sharp rise in Hungarians turned away at US border, says NY consul general
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The number of Hungarian citizens turned away at the United States border has risen sharply over the past week, Hungary’s consul general in New York told public radio on Thursday morning.
It is up to the border patrol agent to decide whether tourists can be allowed to enter the country or if there is a risk that they will take on illegal work, Ferenc Kumin told Kossuth Radio.
He said that obtaining all the necessary documents needed to take up legal work in the US is an “unbelievably complex” process that could take years to complete. Kumin added, at the same time, that many people get conned by organised crime rings into thinking that they can work in the US legally and as a result end up in a vulnerable position.
In a statement, the Hungarian foreign ministry said US authorities tend to deny entry to Hungarian tourists due to a high number of entrants planning to take up seasonal jobs without a work permit.