I hope this is not inappropriate to post as this is not simplified naturalization (note from the admin: I've created a new thread), but rather in my case attempting to obtain citizenship through ancestry and a Hungarian passport like some who have also posted thus far.
I have submitted all the documentation needed and have been given the approval and validity of all the documents, which include my and my mother's birth certificates, my grandmother's birth certificate who was born in a current city in Hungary, everything relevant. Yet, my consulate wants my non-Hungarian father to appear before them and sign a form attesting I am his son. I assume they also would like his birth certificate. This is because my parents were never married but remain together.
This isn't as difficult as others' problems I'm sure, but does this not lack common sense? Does anyone know why this would be relevant? His name is even on my birth certificate and I'm a jr! I was informed by my consulate there is no other way and no, a signed notary would not be sufficient, nothing would be other than a physical appearance before them. This is very frustrating because until my father can take a day off work can he do this for me. I was told without this the application in Budapest would likely be rejected. I think it's madness and can definitely relate to others' frustrations.