Passengers travelling on a flight to Germany must hold various documents that can be checked both on departure and on arrival/transit in Germany. While preparing the journey, it is important for every traveller to know whether the country of departure is currently classified by the German Robert Koch Institute as a “high-risk” or “virus variant area”:
Corona High-risk areas:
Andorra, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Dominica, Finland, France, Georgia, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Greece, Guyana, Haiti, Hungary, Ireland, Italy Jordan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malawi, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Portugal incl. Azores and Madeira, Republic of Congo, Russian Federation, San Marino, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania (incl. Zanzibar), Trinidad and Tobago, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Ukraine, United States of America, Vietnam, People’s Republic of Korea, Venezuela, Yemen, Zimbabwe
Coronavirus variant areas:
Nil
Passengers with a destination in Germany are requested to note the following points
– all passengers must be in possession of the required valid passport or identification documents
– all passengers (from the age of 6 years) must have one of the following medical certificates at the time of departure:
a proof of vaccination (analogue or digital proof of a vaccination series completed more than 14 days ago of a vaccine released by the German Paul Ehrlich Institute)
a proof of recovery (digital or analogue PCR-/LAMP-/TMA-test proof, which is at least 28 days and at most six months old)
a negative test result (PCR, antigen, RT-LAMP or TMA). The test must not have been carried out more than 48 hours before the scheduled departure time. If the test is an Antigen test, it must have been carried out within 48 hours before arrival in Germany
– additionally applies to passengers arriving from high-risk areas
an online registration on the website www.einreiseanmeldung.de is required
all passengers must observe the local German quarantine regulations.
Passengers with an international connecting flight in Frankfurt or Munich are requested to observe the following points
– all passengers must be in possession of the required valid passport or identification documents
– all passengers (from the age of 6 years) must have one of the following medical certificates at the time of departure:
a proof of vaccination (analogue or digital proof of a vaccination series completed more than 14 days ago of a vaccine released by the German Paul Ehrlich Institute)
a proof of recovery (digital or analogue PCR-/LAMP-/TMA-test proof, which is at least 28 days and at most six months old)
a negative test result (PCR, antigen, RT-LAMP or TMA). The test must not have been carried out more than 48 hours before the scheduled departure time. If the test is an Antigen test, it must have been carried out within 48 hours before arrival in Germany
– all passengers must be aware of and comply with the entry regulations of the relevant destination country.
