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More than 10,000 refugees arrived in Hungary on Tuesday

5,769 people crossed into Hungary directly from Ukraine on Tuesday, while another 4,660 from Ukraine crossed from Romania.

According to the national police headquarters (ORFK), 5,769 people crossed into Hungary directly from Ukraine on Tuesday, while another 4,660 from Ukraine crossed from Romania. Police issued temporary residence permits valid for thirty days to 205 people, ORFK told MTI on Wednesday. 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. Budapest received 27 people, 10 children among them, by train, ORFK said.

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