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Over 12,000 refugees arrived in Hungary on Monday

6,676 people crossed into Hungary directly from Ukraine on Monday, while another 5,853 from Ukraine crossed from Romania.

According to the national police headquarters (ORFK), 6,676 people crossed into Hungary directly from Ukraine on Monday, while another 5,853 from Ukraine crossed from Romania. Police issued temporary residence permits valid for thirty days to 257 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. Budapest received 276 people, 86 children among them, by train, ORFK said.

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