Germany
Travel restrictions
As of December 23rd 2021, every person over the age of six is obliged to carry proof of their COVID-19 status when entering Germany. Persons over the age of six must therefore have a negative test result or proof of recovery or vaccination when entering Germany.
As a rule, COVID-19 test results (antigen or PCR tests) must not be more than 48 hours old at the time of the (planned) entry. However, if entering Germany with a carrier (e.g. an airline), PCR tests may be taken a maximum of 48 hours before the (scheduled) start of the journey (e.g. departure time). But antigen tests must not be taken more than 48 hours before the (scheduled) time of arrival in Germany even if travellers are being transported by a carrier.
As of June 20th 2021, Germany allows unrestricted entry for residents of the following countries: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Macao, Moldova, Montenegro, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Qatar, Serbia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand & USA.
Entry from any other country for any purpose (including visits and tourism) is only possible for fully vaccinated people. The traveller must have received the last vaccination dose that is necessary for full vaccination at least 14 days before the date of travel.
A travel ban is in place for countries with widespread occurrence of SARS-CoV-2 virus variants of concern (referred to as areas of variant of concern).
The list of virus-variant areas can be found here: https://www.rki.de/DE/Content/InfAZ/N/Neuartiges_Coronavirus/Risikogebiete_neu.html
From November 8th 2020 all travellers to Germany have to register online prior to their entry (on www.einreiseanmeldung.de), if they have stayed in a risk area within the last 10 days prior to their entering the country. Also they must be able to present proof of this registration when entering Germany.
From May 9th 2021, those who are fully vaccinated (15 days after the second shot of a two-dose vaccine or the first shot of a one-dose vaccine), as well as those who have recovered from COVID-19 in the last 6 months, do not need to quarantine unless they have been in a virus variant area.
In most states, quarantine can be ended by a negative molecular biological (also called a genetic, RNA, or PCR) COVID-19 test conducted, at the earliest, 5 days after arrival. Note that travelers entering Germany from a virus-variant area will not be able to end quarantine early by testing negative. Please note that antibody tests are NOT accepted by German authorities at this time to evidence a traveler is negative for COVID-19.
Measures taken by the government
Medical grade masks (surgical masks, or masks meeting the N95, KN95, or FFP-2 standards) are required in all public transportation and stores. It is also recommended to wear medical grade masks whenever there is extended or close contact indoors.
The German Health Ministry posts the most up-to-date information about COVID-19 in Germany at the following link: https://www.zusammengegencorona.de/en/
Testing
You can find the most up-to-date information on COVID testing in Germany through the German Ministry of Health: https://www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de/coronavirus-infos-reisende.html
Travelers may incur charges for COVID-19 tests, although these vary by location.
Emergency number (related to COVID-19) while visiting the country
Information not available.
Source:
US Embassy in Germany https://de.usembassy.gov/covid-19-information/
Published on January 18th 2022 (checked on January 19th 2022)
Germany Federal Foreign Office: Information on entry restrictions and quarantine regulations in Germany https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/coronavirus/2317268
Published on December 23rd 2021 (checked on January 19th 2022)
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