The national police headquarters confirmed that 4,556 people crossed into Hungary directly from Ukraine on Monday, while another 4,203 from Ukraine crossed from Romania. Police issued temporary residence permits valid for 30 days to 1,061 people. Holders of such permits must contact a local immigration office near their place of residence within 30 days to apply for permanent documents. Budapest police received 880 refugees, 314 children among them, by train. Refugees arriving on special train services at Kőbánya felső railway station, in eastern Budapest, were taken by bus to the BOK sports and events center serving as a humanitarian transit point.
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