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11,000 refugees arrived from Ukraine on Monday

5,894 people crossed into Hungary directly from Ukraine on Monday, while another 5,308 from Ukraine crossed from Romania.

According to the national police headquarters (ORFK), 5,894 people crossed into Hungary directly from Ukraine on Monday, while another 5,308 from Ukraine crossed from Romania. Police issued temporary residence permits valid for thirty days to 164 people, ORFK told MTI on Tuesday. Holders of such permits must contact a local immigration office near their place of residence within thirty days to apply for permanent documents, it added. Fully 87 people, 30 children among them, arrived in Budapest by train, ORFK said.

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