Fully 5,930 people crossed into Hungary directly from Ukraine on Friday, while another 5,019 from Ukraine crossed from Romania, the national police headquarters said.
Police issued temporary residence permits valid for thirty days to 301 people, the police website said on Saturday.
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 police received 187 refugees, 67 children among them, arriving by train, according to the municipal police website.
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Source: MTI
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