Still holding a Romanian passport, Vida was required to present himself for controls by the Hungarian Royal Gendarmerie.Bodea, pp. 67–68 In summer 1942, deciding to evade police scrutiny, he made a clandestine trip to Budapest. Here, he resumed his friendship with Béni Ferenczy, who was an agent of the Hungarian Communist Party; writer Pál Aranyosi also put him into contact with the communist underground, which co-opted him for a scheme to blow up a bridge at Szolnok.Bodea, pp. 67–69 When trying to register for classes at the School of Fine Arts, Vida was listed among the category of "foreign refugees". The police of his native city allowed him to transfer, and finally Vida matriculated, studying under Jenő Bori.Bodea, pp. 67–68. See also Marinescu & Brezovszki, p. 7; Vida, p. 26
