Communications and transit > Passport system

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II, B. — Visas have been abolished on a basis of recipro¬
city with the following countries : Germany, Italy, Switzerland
and Liechtenstein, Portugal, Finland, Japan and Uruguay.
The Government has abolished visas for United States
citizens and British subjects without insisting on reciprocity.
It will not decline to consider similar action in the future under
certain conditions.
The Government has already introduced a very liberal system
of facilities for crossing the frontier, obtaining visas and breaking
the journey in the case of travellers in transit.
It was not found possible to introduce two-year visas, but
one-year visas carrying the right to an unlimited number of
frontier crossings have been introduced for nationals of all
States.
The present visa fees, fixed by the scale put into force in
1930, were established with an eye to the interests of the revenue.
By way of bilateral agreements, Hungary has introduced
exemption from visa fees in regard to the following countries :
Norway, Latvia and Estonia. Negotiations with the same
object are in progress between Hungary and various other
countries.
This apart, the competent Hungarian authorities are very
generous in meeting any specific request for a visa gratis or at
a reduced fee.
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II, C, and D. — The Government has already done everything
in its power to facilitate the issue of passports and visas, and
to simplify and expedite frontier control formalities. These
facilities will remain under comprehensive consideration by
the Government.
Section III. — Persons without Nationality
Specimens of two different identity- and travel-documents
for persons without nationality are also enclosed.1
1 One of these documents is a “ Nansen ” identity-certificate ; the other is
an identity- and travel-document for foreigners, in the form of a passport, and
bears a note that the holder is authorised to return to Hungary. These documents
may be consulted in the archives of the Secretariat of the League of Nations.