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The General Inspectorate of the Border Police (IGPF) informs that the border authorities in Hungary informed the Territorial Inspectorates in Oradea and Sighetu Marmatiei that, starting with March 2, 15:45 (Romania time), at the Hungarian-Romanian border, entry to Hungarian territory is allowed only for citizens of third party states (including Ukrainian citizens or other persons coming from Ukraine)which fulfill the entry conditions to the Schengen Area.
According to a release of the IGPF, sent to AGERPRES, the previous disposition that allowed entry using all kinds of documents that could establish identity to Hungary of citizens of third party states that come from Ukraine is annulled, Agerpres.ro informs.
"Presently, in the border crossing points with Hungary there is a high wait time, following the fact that a large number of cars, persons and freighters are coming to conduct border crossing control formalities upon exiting Romania. We mention that formalities at the border with the Hungary are done jointly with the authorities in the neighboring country, meaning that opening additional control lanes is done in agreement and depending on the personnel allotted by the Hungarian Police. The Hungarian authorities were contacted to dispose joint measures to speed up traffic," IGPF mentions.
The quoted source announced that the Romanian Border Police has supplemented the personnel scheduled for verifying travel documents and thus disposed all the measures in its competence to ensure operative control.
"The Hungarian border authorities request that entry conditions to the Schengen Area be fulfilled, that's what they informed us today, around 15:00 hrs. Thus all third party citizens that enter the Schengen Area must have the right to enter, biometric passport or a visa in the old model passport. The same goes for children," said, for AGERPRES, Chief Inspector of the Oradea Territorial Inspectorate of the Border Police, Marin Bondar.
