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25,000 refugees fleeing from Ukraine have entered Bulgaria

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Close to 25,000 refugees have entered Bulgaria across the Romanian-Bulgarian border since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, according to data of the General Directorate Border Police. 73 humanitarian protection applications have been submitted at the border.

Citizens of Ukraine are entitled to visa-free entry and a 90-day stay every 6 months, the General Directorate Border Police says. The time-limit may be extended for humanitarian reasons under extraordinary circumstances, under the Foreigners in the Republic of Bulgaria Act.  



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