Germany has modified its list of risk and high risk areas. The list was published on February 11th, 2022, and will come into effect on February 13th, 2022.
In the new list, there are no new areas of variants of concern. Only new high risk areas: Iran and the Solomon Islands. If you’ve stayed in these countries in the last 10 days and need to travel to Germany, you must be ready to fill out the digital registration on entry and present proof of vaccination, proof of recovery, or a test result to show that you don’t have an active COVID-19 infection.
If you can’t do this, you will be required to self-isolate for 10 days at home unless you submit one of these documents not earlier than on the 5th day of your mandatory travel quarantine.
These measures apply to all passengers over 6 years old.
Other high risk areas include:
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria (except for the municipality of Mittelberg and Jungholz and Rißtal in the municipal area of Vomp and Eben am Achensee).
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark (including the Faroe Islands and Greenland).
- Dominica
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- Estonia
- Fiji
- Finland
- France (including the departments or overseas territories of Guadeloupe, Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Réunion, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin, and Saint Pierre and Miquelon).
- Georgia
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- South Korea
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Latvia
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Madagascar
- Maldives
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Nepal
- The Netherlands and all its overseas territories (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Sint Eustatius, Sint Marteen, and Saba).
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestinian Territories
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal (including the Azores and Madeira).
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Saint Lucia
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain (including the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands).
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (including all British Overseas Territories, Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands).
- United States of America
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
The Bahamas, Canada, Cuba, Jamaica, Kyrgyzstan, Malta, the Dominican Republic, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines have been removed from the list due to their relatively low rates of COVID-19 infections per 100,000 inhabitants.
In spite of Germany’s international travel restrictions —which are still rather strict in comparison to what other European countries are doing—, travel agencies expect a summer with much more tourism in the country than last year. Furthermore, everyday restrictions may be eased in the near future as the Omicron wave stabilizes.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz recently said in the Burderstrat that German authorities will be listening to scientific advice to make a decision on further steps.
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