Budapest/New Delhi, Feb 26 (UNI) The Indian Embassy in Hungary on Saturday issued an advisory for Indian students crossing over from Ukraine at the Zahony-Uzhhorod border crossing and said that they should come only by bus, or van as walk-in entries are not allowed. The Embassy also said that it was not recommended to cross over from other border crossings at this time, as there is a very long waiting time at the other check points and no presence of Indian Embassy units to facilitate entry into Hungary. The embassy advisory read: “For entry through Zahony-Uzhhorod Crossing: “Embassy of India is coordinating with the Government of Hungary regarding smooth entry into Hungary of stranded Indian students into Ukraine through Zahony-Uzhhorod border crossing. For this, a liaison unit from the Embassy of India has been stationed at Zahony, and it is coordinating with the Consulate General of Hungary in Uzhhorod. “Stranded Indians are being brought in batches through this check point for onward travel to Budapest for returning to India, on Air India flights. “Kindly note that this border crossing Uzhhorod (Ungvar) -Csap- KPP Tysa-Zahony allows border crossing only by bus/van and walk-in is not allowed. Students coming though this border crossing should possess valid passport, Residence permit, students ID card, Vaccination card/certificate. “In case you are close to KPP Tysa border crossing and planning to move on your own into Hungary, it is recommended that you move back to Uzhhorod and stay in touch with the Hungarian Consulate General and Dr. Amrik Dhillon of Uzhhorod National University (Contact No.+380 63 725 1523), Mr.Ankur from Embassy (Contact No. 036304644597) .This will ensure that in case of any delays at crossing, students do not get stuck at the crossing and spend the night in open. “For entry through other border crossing: “It is possible for students possessing Indian passport/Resident Permit/Schengen Visa /valid vaccination certificate to also cross into Hungary from other border crossings now. However, this is not recommended and please note that there is a very long waiting time at these check points and no presence of Indian Embassy unit to facilitate entry into the Hungarian side. “Students who are close to these other check points and wish to enter Hungary through these border crossings on their own should try to travel to Budapest through public transport. Some more travel options, other than on Air India, on commercial flights out of Budapest may become available from Budapest. “For any facilitation or advice, after reaching Budapest, such students should stay in touch with Mr Sanjay Sharma , President BSH (Contact No.+36305990509) and Sh Radhe Lal, Attache, Embassy of India (Contact No.+36308644595).” The advisory came as the first batch of Indian students on Saturday entered Hungary from the Ukrainian side at the Zahony crossing. They will be travelling onward to capital Budapest for return to India by Air India flight today, the Indian Embassy in Hungary said. The embassy posted videos of students holding the Indian flag and shouting “Vande Mataram”, with relief writ large on their faces as they were being taken by bus to Budapest for evacuation by flight. The embassy said in tweets: “First batch of Indian students enter Hungary from Ukrainian side at Zahony crossing, travelling onward to Budapest for return to India by AI flight today.” “More batches of Indian students enter Hungary from Ukrainian side at Zahony crossing, travelling onward to Budapest for return to India by AI flight today,” it tweeted. Earlier, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that he is personally monitoring the evacuation of Indian nationals from Ukraine and informed that the first flight to Mumbai with 219 Indian nationals has taken off from Romania.
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