As of six o'clock in the evening, more than 40 thousand people crossed the border, of which almost 8.2 thousand citizens with biometric passports. Including more than 1300 citizens of Ukraine crossed the state border without visas.

This was reported by the press center of the State Border Service. According to the department, the majority of Ukrainians, and this 71%, for travel used car checkpoints, the rest - flew by plane.

At the same time, the Department of Consular Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine reported that today five citizens did not pass through the border.

One citizen was denied because he had a ban on entering the EU, two were not allowed to cross the Slovak border, because he exceeded his previous stay in the European Union, one - on the Romanian border due to lack of a visa in the old passport and at the Hungarian border refused Entrance to an underage child with an old passport without a visa.

The department also told that in Cologne recorded the case of insolvency citizen of Ukraine to argue the purpose of the trip, but thanks to the consul the situation was settled.

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, on the night of June 11, visa-free regime between Ukraine and the European Union officially enters into force. Now citizens of Ukraine with biometric passports can visit EU countries for up to 90 days every 180 days.