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Entry into Germany from high-risk areas & Co. - current Corona rules

2022-01-20T15:49:31.745Z


Entry into Germany from high-risk areas & Co. - current Corona rules Created: 01/20/2022, 16:40 By: Franziska Kaindl In any case, a 3G certificate is required to enter Germany. © Rolf Poss/Imago Returning travelers must observe the current corona rules when entering Germany - especially if they were in a high-risk area. An overview. At present, all travelers returning are obliged to carry pro


Entry into Germany from high-risk areas & Co. - current Corona rules

Created: 01/20/2022, 16:40

By: Franziska Kaindl

In any case, a 3G certificate is required to enter Germany.

© Rolf Poss/Imago

Returning travelers must observe the current corona rules when entering Germany - especially if they were in a high-risk area.

An overview.

At present, all travelers returning are obliged to carry proof of this within the meaning of the 3G rule when entering Germany - it makes no difference whether they are arriving by car, bus or plane* or from which country.

It is important that the evidence meets the current requirements and that you observe the additional measures when entering from a high-risk area or virus variant area.

The most important information can be found here.

3G rule when entering Germany: These requirements apply

All persons over the age of six who want to enter Germany must either be

vaccinated, have recovered or have been tested

.

The following requirements apply to the evidence:

  • Proof of vaccination

    : The vaccination must have been carried out with a vaccine accepted in Germany (Biontech/Pfizer, Moderna, Astrazenca, Johnson&Johnson).

    The last vaccination dose must be at least 14 days ago.

    For those who have recovered, one vaccination dose is sufficient, which must also be at least 14 days ago.

  • Proof

    of recovery : According to the Federal Foreign Office, a positive PCR test result that was at least 28 days but no more than six months ago is accepted.

    However, the RKI now recommends that a person should only be considered “recovered” for 90 days.

    It is to be expected that the Federal Foreign Office will soon adopt this recommendation for entry.

  • Proof of testing

    : Travelers must provide either a rapid antigen test or a PCR test.

    Both must be no more than 48 hours old and can be in paper or digital form.

Stricter rules when entering from high-risk areas and virus variant areas

Depending on the country from which the returnees come, additional stricter entry measures must be observed.

This applies to countries that are on the RKI's list of high-risk areas and virus variant areas.

“Normal” risk areas no longer exist.

  • High- risk

    area: Countries and regions with a particularly high incidence are usually classified as high-risk areas.

    But other factors also play a role - for example the speed of spread of the virus or the lack of sufficient epidemiological data.

  • Virus variant

    areas: Countries or regions are classified as virus variant areas if a variant of the coronavirus is spreading there that is not yet common in Germany and where there is a risk that vaccines or recovery do not offer sufficient protection against a serious course of the disease.

Here you will find the current list of corona high-risk areas and virus variant areas.

This applies to entry from high-risk and virus variant areas

In general, travelers who have stayed in a high-risk or virus variant area must fill out the digital entry application for Germany.

This is possible no earlier than

three days before entry

.

Travelers then receive a confirmation that must be presented during a check at the border or at the airport.

In addition, other rules must be observed:

Entry from high-risk areas:

  • Travelers from the age of six must present proof in accordance with the 3G rule (see above).

  • Anyone who only enters the country with a test but has no proof of vaccination or recovery must also go into a

    ten-day quarantine

    immediately .

    This can be ended prematurely with another negative test, which is carried out on the fifth day after entry at the earliest.

  • Children under the age of six do not have to provide any proof, but according to the ADAC they are not exempt from the quarantine obligation.

    However, this ends for them five days after entry even without a negative test.

Entry from a virus variant area

:

  • In general, there is a ban on transport for people who want to enter from virus variant areas.

    However, there are exceptions for German nationals and people who are resident and have an existing right of residence.

  • There is a

    general obligation to carry out a PCR test

    , including for those who have been vaccinated and those who have recovered.

    The test result must not be older than 48 hours.

  • There is a

    14-day quarantine

    obligation for all travelers, including those who have been vaccinated and those who have recovered.

    A "free test" is not possible.

  • Children under the age of six are not required to provide a test, but are also required to self-quarantine.

  • If the virus variant area is downgraded to a high-risk area during the quarantine, the regulations for high-risk areas apply to the end of the quarantine.

Also interesting

: Corona hotspots in Germany: Here are the highest incidences.

What about day trips and transit trips?

Day- trippers who have stayed in a

high

-risk area for less than 24 hours

do not have to carry out a digital entry declaration and are also not in quarantine.

However, proof of vaccination, convalescence or a test must be submitted.

If you have been in a non-risk

area for less than 24 hours

, you do not need a 3G certificate.

Anyone who travels from a non-risk area through a high-risk area without staying there does not have to go into quarantine on their return.

However, as soon as travelers stay there longer, for example overnight, returnees must comply with the rules for high-risk countries.

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Source: merkur

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