Helpful info for our Ukrainian friends

[ajumma2]

I tried copying over some of the useful information from the other thread. I might have missed some. Please fill free to add more useful info.

@irene06

Thank you for your support. We are very scared. Many people would like to leave, but we still have nowhere to run. Some of my friends tell me to go abroad, but I don’t know anyone there.

@lutra

If you make it to any other country, let us know, maybe there is a dear Viki friend around. We may not be able to provide shelter, but helping you to get the right information should be the minimum.

@zyxw

I don’t know, if it will be helpful, but it’s always some sort of information:
https://www.■■■■■■■■.com/groups/683793819641997
There are people, who can help with transport, legal issues, housing etc in Poland and also some contact informations of people from official goverment centers.

@lutra

It is said that 35.000 refugees made it to Poland. Poland said it could take 50.000 people each day. I read about the long wait at the border, but don’t think this will change for now. I guess it requires a lot of patience and stamina.
So take care of you and your family to stay healthy, everything else comes second. Germany makes preparing too to take refugees in, and so do many other countries it seems.

@dudie

Maybe Poland changed the immigration rules for Ukrainians? I know The Netherlands did. You now can get in without a visa and you can stay at least 90 days or 180 days without problems when needed. You don’t get a special refugee status other refugees get at this point. And they are preparing shelters. No idea if you are allowed to work during those days. In The Netherlands many people can speak English, specially the younger generation. So that won’t really be an issue if your English speech is decent.

@dasfl49

I’ll add that if you have any power bricks, now is the time to charge them and take them with you. They will help you get through any periods when you don’t have access to charging. Also, having energy (food) bars with you may help sustain you if there are long waits in the queue.