The Ordinance on Coronavirus Entry Regulations establishes a standard, national responsibility to register, quarantine, and provide documentation, as well as a restriction on transport of variations of concern from regions of concern.
The Second Ordinance to Amend the Ordinance on Coronavirus Entry Regulations of 22 December 2021 ensures that the coronavirus-related regulations governing entry into Germany continue in effect, with certain modifications, until 3 March 2022. It also extends the necessity to quarantine on entrance until March 3, 2022.
The Ordinance on Coronavirus Entry Regulations includes a broad need for all people entering the nation to provide proof, regardless of mode of conveyance or previous time spent in a high-risk region or area of variants of concern. When entering the country, anyone aged 6 and older is required to have a negative test result or confirmation of vaccination or recovery.
Persons who have spent time in an area categorized as a high-risk area or an area of variations of concern during the past 10 days prior to arrival must also comply with particular duties to register, show proof, and self-isolate. Concerning admission into Germany from states of concern, a carriage prohibition – subject to a very restricted set of exemptions – applies to direct movement of passengers from such countries via train, bus, ship, or airline.
New high-risk areas
New high-risk locations – places with a very high risk of infection as a result of exceptionally high occurrences of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 spread:
- Algeria
- Bhutan
- Brazil
- Chile
- Ecuador
- India
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
- Kosovo
- Maldives
- Morocco
- Moldova, Republic
- Mongolia
- Nepal
- Paraguay
- Romania
- Saudi Arabia
- Tunisia
- Uzbekistan
High-risk areas
The countries found in this regularly updated list are currently deemed high-risk areas.
Rules that must be followed
Persons who have spent the previous 10 days in one of the above-mentioned danger zones (high-risk or virus variant area) before entering the Federal Republic of Germany must follow the following rules:
- Fill out the digital entrance registration form at this link and bring the confirmation with them when they enter.
- Carry proof of a test, vaccination, or proof of recovery, and offer the proof to the carrier for the sake of transportation if they utilize a carrier. Only a PCR test is available if one has previously lived in a viral variant area.
- Individuals who have been in a danger location must immediately return home – or to alternate accommodations at the destination – and isolate themselves for 10 days (domestic quarantine). The isolation period is 14 days if you have previously stayed in a virus variant area.
- The quarantine at home can be waived sooner if proof of recovery, vaccination proof, or negative test results are presented via the upload site of the digital entrance registration.
Guidance on Required Docs