As of: 1 August 2021

INTERNET www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de
www.zusammengegencorona.de
Regulations for persons entering Germany in
connection with coronavirus SARS-CoV-
2/COVID-19

Dear travellers,
Welcome to Germany!
Please note the following important information: Violations of the following rules may be punished as an
administrative offence with a fine of up to 25,000 euros.

 Please observe the obligation to furnish proof that applies to all travellers: Persons from the age of 12 must be in
possession of proof of vaccination or recovery from COVID-19 or a test certificate (antigen test: taken max. 48 hours,
PCR test: taken max. 72 hours before entry) when crossing the border. Any person who spent time in an area classified
as an area of variants of concern, within the 10 days prior to entering the Federal Republic of Germany, must be in
possession of a test certificate (antigen test: taken max. 24 hour, PCR test: taken max. 72 hours before entry). The
certificate must be submitted for inspection by the carrier, or upon entry when requested by the Federal Police or
the competent authority.
 If you have spent time in high-risk areas or areas of variants of concern, please note the obligation to register and
to quarantine: If, within the last ten days prior to your date of entry, you have spent time in an area classified as a
high-risk area or area of variants of concern at the time of your entry, you must register at the Federal Republic of
Germany’s travel portal at https://www.einreiseanmeldung.de before entering the country and carry the
confirmation with you for inspection by the carrier or on entry by the Federal Police.
Moreover, as a rule, you are required to proceed directly to your own home, or other suitable accommodation,
immediately upon arrival and remain exclusively at this location after your entry into the country (quarantine). You
may not receive any visitors. A list of high-risk areas and areas of variants of concern can be found at:
https://www.rki.de/risikogebiete
 The basic quarantine period following a stay in a high-risk area is, as a rule, 10 days. If you submit proof of
vaccination or recovery to https://www.einreiseanmeldung.de, your quarantine will end prematurely at the time
of submission. The same applies to the submission of a test result; however the test may not have been conducted
sooner than five days after entry, meaning that, in this case, the quarantine lasts for at least 5 days. In the case of
children under the age of 12, the quarantine automatically ends at the end of the fifth day after entry.
 Following a stay in an area of variants of concern, the quarantine lasts, as a rule, a period of 14 days. In this case,
as a rule, there is no possibility of lifting the quarantine early (neither for vaccinated nor for recovered persons).
 Find more on exceptions and get further information at:
https://www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de/coronavirus-infos-reisende/faq-tests-einreisende.html

 Please contact your competent health office (https://tools.rki.de/plztool/) or your doctor without delay should
symptoms typical of an infection with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (difficulties breathing, newly developed cough,
fever or loss of smell or taste) emerge within 10 days of entry into the country.

The Federal Ministry of Health

Risk areas Hygiene tips

Status Report Corona Update FRA
30-07-2021

Regulations/ Policies (information by authorities)

Update of ordinance for entry to Germany

In general, every traveler entering Germany is obliged to either carry a negative test certificate. Proof of
vaccination or of recovery from COVID-19 can replace a negative test and exempt you from quarantine on
entry. This currently does not apply if you have spent time in an area of variants of concern prior to entry.

There are only two classifications of risk areas starting 01 August 2021:

- High risk area

…which is classified according to high incidences combined with hospitality rate and vaccination
rate.
- Area of variants of concern
…which is classified according to the spread of any variant of concern.

 Regulation for returning passengers from “High risk areas”:

- DEA/PLF: The obligation to fill the electronic PLF on www.einreiseanmeldung.de is still valid.
- Quarantine: The obligation to quarantine at home for 10 days is still valid. The quarantine can be
shortened after 5 days with a proof of a negative Covid test.
With a proof of a vaccination or of recovery there is no need to quarantine.
Children under 12 years the quarantine is obliged but ends automatically after 5 days without
having a proof of a negative test.
The quarantine can also be shortened if the classification of high risk area will be downgraded.

 Regulation for returning passengers from “Areas of variant of concern”:

- DEA/PLF: The obligation to fill the electronic PLF on www.einreiseanmeldung.de is still valid.
- Quarantine: The obligation to quarantine at home for 14 days is still valid. At this time, there is no
option to shorten the quarantine with a proof of vaccination, recovery or negative test.
- In case, the area of variant of concern would be downgraded to high risk area the according rules
would apply.

The exemptions for crews are still valid.

The ordinance is valid from 01 August until 30 September 2021.

An updated NOTAM is expected and will be published when available.

Please check www.rki.de/covid-19-risikogebiete regularly on updates!

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Overview of the regulations of the updated ordinance for entry into Germany for air transport
passengers:

High Risk Areas

Non Risk Areas (clearly > 100 and other qualitative Area of Variants of Concern
criteria)

Vaccinated and  Covid  Covid Certificate  Covid Certificate

recovered Certificate: Proof of negative test, Proof of negative test,
passengers Proof of vaccination or recovery vaccination or recovery
negative test, before departure. before departure.
vaccination or Proof has to be checked by Proof has to be checked
recovery air carrier by air carrier
before
departure.  Registration  Registration
Proof has to Digital passenger locator Digital passenger locator
be checked by form before departure form before departure
air carrier www.einreiseanmeldung.d www.einreiseanmeldung.
e de

 Quarantine for
vaccinated person:
In case, vaccine is not
proven for sufficient
effectiveness according to
RKI a 14 day quarantine is
obliged
 14 days quarantine also
obliged for recovered
person

Unvaccinated  Covid  Covid Certificate  Covid Certificate

people Certificate: Proof of negative test, Proof of negative test,
Proof of vaccination or recovery before departure.
negative test, before departure. Proof has to be checked
or recovery Proof has to be checked by by air carrier
before air carrier
departure.  Registration
Proof has to  Registration Digital passenger locator
be checked by Digital passenger locator form before departure
air carrier form before departure www.einreiseanmeldung.
www.einreiseanmeldung.d de
e
 Quarantine: 10 day  Quarantine: 14 day
quarantine is obliged, quarantine is obliged and
which can be shorten after can’t be shorten
5 days with a proof of
negative test.
The quarantine for
children under 12 years
ends after 5 days
automatically without the
need of a proof of negative
test.

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Crew  No obligation  No obligation - Covid Certificate:
Proof of negative test
before entry (as
before)
- Registration and
quarantine:
Only if crew member
stayed
more than 72 hours
in an area of variant
of concern and more
than 72 hours in
Germany

Transfer  No obligation  No obligation - No obligation

passengers

(Transfer at FRA,
no matter if
vaccinated or
unvaccinated
passenger)

Others

General Information:
https://b2b.frankfurt-airport.com/en/airlines-b2b/coronavirus.html
(Please use Microsoft Edge or Firefox when using a PC)

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Before Your Trip At the Airport For Your Return Trip

Comply with all travel and safety informa-
tion and requirements, and report your trip
,
using the country s corresponding online form
Check in online
Take a minimum of carry-on items and
comply with the rules on luggage
If required, take advantage of the Covid-19
test facilities
Wear a medical-grade face mask inside the
terminal, in shops and restaurants and when
using buses and other transportation
Disinfect your hands regularly
Learn about and comply with the rules and
prerequisities for returning to Germany
from different regions and countries
Use the online form to report your return
to Germany

Be at the airport at least two hours

,
before your flight s departure

Keep these required documents handy at all times:

� Proof of your current Covid-19 status (vaccinated/recovered/test result)
� Other required documents depending on the country you are flying to

,
You ll find detailed tips in the travel assistant at www.frankfurt-airport.com/easy-travel
Information on the designation of
international risk areas
As of: 5 July 2021

The new “high incidence areas” are effective from Wednesday, 7 July 2021, at 0:00.

Changes since last amendment

1. New areas of variants of concern – areas at particularly high risk of infection due to
widespread occurrence of variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus:

There have been no new areas of variants of concern since the last amendment (see
current list below).

2. New high incidence areas – areas at particularly high risk of infection due to a
particularly high incidence of spread of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2:

India is now considered a high incidence (no longer an area of variant of concern).

Nepal is now considered a high incidence area (no longer an area of variant of
concern).

The Russian Federation is now considered a high incidence area (no longer an area of
variant of concern).

Portugal is now considered a high incidence area (no longer an area of variant of
concern).

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is now considered a high
incidence area (no longer an area of variant of concern).

3. New basic risk areas – areas at increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection:

There are no changes since the last amendment (see current list below),

4. Regions no longer considered as risk areas:

There are no changes since the last amendment (see current list below).

Classification as a risk area is the result of a joint analysis and decision-making process by the
Federal Ministry of Health, the Federal Foreign Office and the Federal Ministry of the
Interior, Building and Community.
The countries/regions listed below are designated as currently presenting an increased risk of
infection with SARS-CoV-2. In brackets, you will find the date from which the region was
classified as a risk area.

Persons entering by plane must – irrespective of whether or not they spent time in a risk area
– present a negative test result or proof of vaccination or proof of recovery to their carrier
prior to departure.
Persons who have spent time in one of the risks areas listed below within the 10 days
prior to entering the Federal Republic of Germany, must follow specific regulations.

• Registration required: Travellers who spent time in a risk area are obliged to fill out the
digital registration on entry at https://www.einreiseanmeldung.de and carry the
confirmation with them when entering the country. The confirmation will be checked by
the carrier and may also be checked by the Federal Police within the framework of its
responsibilities as a border control agency.
• Obligation to furnish proof: Travellers who spent time in a high-incidence area or area
of variants of concern must, as a rule, already carry with them a negative test result on
entry and, if demanded by the carrier, present this proof for the purpose of carriage.
Travellers who spent time in a high-incidence area may also present proof of vaccination
or proof of recovery. Without such proof, carriage is not possible. If entering Germany
following a stay in a basic risk area, travellers must be in possession of a negative test
result or proof of vaccination or proof of recovery within 48 hours of entry. The proof
must be uploaded via the travel portal at https://einreiseanmeldung.de.
• Obligation to quarantine: Travellers who have spent time in a risk area, must make their
way directly to their home – or other place of accommodation at the destination – upon
arrival and remain isolated there for a period of ten days (home quarantine). Persons who
have spent time in an area of variants of concern prior to entry, must quarantine for 14 days.
• Ending quarantine: Quarantine at home may be ended prematurely or does not have
to be started if proof of recovery, proof of vaccination or a negative test result is
submitted via the Federal Republic of Germany entry portal
https://www.einreiseanmeldung.de. Quarantine can be ended in each case from the time
the negative test result has been submitted. If you have spent time in a high incidence
area prior to entry, the relevant test may not be conducted earlier than five days after
entry. Following a stay in an area of variants of concern, the duration of quarantine
may not be shortened.
• For travellers entering Germany from so-called areas of virus variants of concern, a ban
on carriage applies to the transport of persons from those countries into Germany by rail,
bus, ship or plane.
Special agreements under section 6 (2) sentence 1 number 2 of the Ordinance on
Coronavirus Entry Regulations between the Federal Republic of Germany and national
governments on site:
• Currently no agreements within the meaning of section 6 (2) sentence 1 number 2 of the
Ordinance on Coronavirus Entry Regulations exist with other countries.

For more information on the foregoing obligations, exemptions and requirements

regarding the relevant proof, go to:
https://www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de/service/gesetze-und-verordnungen/guv-19-
lp/coronaeinreisev.html
For additional information on the recognition of diagnostic tests for SARS-CoV-2 for
persons arriving in Germany from risk areas, go to:
https://www.rki.de/DE/Content/InfAZ/N/Neuartiges_Coronavirus/Tests.html

Please note: The Federal Government examines, on an ongoing basis, the extent to which
areas are to be classified as risk areas. As a result, this list can be modified at short notice and,
above all, may be extended.

The existing travel and safety advisories by the Federal Foreign Office
(https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/ReiseUndSicherheit/reise-und-sicherheitshinweise) as
well as the Federal Government’s information for travellers and commuters
(https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-de/themen/coronavirus/corona-regelungen-1735032)
remain unchanged.

Classification as a risk area is the result of a joint analysis and decision-making process by the
Federal Ministry of Health, the Federal Foreign Office and the Federal Ministry of the Interior,
Building and Community. The classification as a basic risk area is based on a two-step
assessment. The first step is to determine the countries/regions in which there were more than
50 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants in the previous seven days. In a second step,
qualitative and other criteria are used to determine whether or not countries/regions that might
nominally exceed or fall below this threshold, could nonetheless still present an increased risk
of infection. Since the 44th calendar week, particularly the map of the European Centre for
Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), broken down by region, has been taken into account
for the EU Member States. This map contains data on the rate of new SARS-CoV-2
infections, test positivity and the testing rate. As part of the second step, the Federal Foreign
Office, based on reporting by German diplomatic representations abroad, and, where relevant,
the Federal Ministry of Health and the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and
Community, provide qualitative reports which also cover measures taken in each case to halt
the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Key factors in this assessment are above all the
numbers of infection and the type of outbreak (local or wide-spread), testing capacities and
the number of tests carried out per capita as well as the measures taken to contain the spread
of infection (hygiene regulations, contact tracing, etc.). Similarly, the assessment also factors
in the absence of reliable information for individual countries.

The classification as a special risk area with a particularly high infection risk occurs if the
specific risk area has a particularly high incidence of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus spread (high-
incidence area) or because certain variants of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus have occurred
widely in this risk area (area of variants of concern).

The decisive factor in the classification of a foreign country as a special risk area due to the
occurrence of a virus variant (area of variant of concern) is the spread of a virus variant
(mutation), which is not concurrently widespread in Germany and from which it can be
assumed that a special risk emanates (e.g. with regard to a suspected or proven higher
transmissibility or other characteristics, which accelerate the spread of infection, increase the
severity of the disease, or against which the effect of an immunity achieved through
vaccination or through a past infection is weakened).

High incidence areas are risk areas with especially high case rates. As with the risk areas, the
classification as a high incidence area is based on a two-step assessment. The first step is to
determine the countries/regions in which there were more than 200 new infections per
100,000 inhabitants in the previous seven days. Based on further qualitative and quantitative
criteria, a second step can determine whether an especially high risk of infection exists or not,
regardless of whether the incidence has been exceeded.

1. The following states/regions are currently considered to be areas of variant of

concern:

• Botswana (area of variant of concern since 7 February 2021; already a high incidence
area since 31 January 2021 and a basic risk area since 22 November 2020)
• Brazil (area of variant of concern since 19 January 2021; already a basic risk area
since 15 June 2020)
• Eswatini (area of variant of concern since 31 January 2021; already a basic risk area
since 15 June 2020)
• Lesotho (area of variant of concern since 31 January 2021; already a basic risk area
since 15 June 2020)
• Malawi (area of variant of concern since 7 February 2021; already a high incidence
area since 31 January 2021 and a basic risk area since 15 June 2020)
• Mozambique (area of variant of concern since 7 February 2021; already a high
incidence area since 31 January 2021 and a basic risk area since 15 June 2020)
• Namibia (area of variant of concern since 20 June 2021; already high incidence area
since 13 June 2021; already a basic risk area since 14 February 2021)
• South Africa (area of variant of concern since 13 January 2021; already a basic risk
area since 15 June 2020)
• Uruguay (area of variant of concern since 6 June 2021; already a high incidence area
since 21 March 2021; already a basic risk area since 15 June 2020)
• Zambia (area of variant of concern since 7 February 2021; already high incidence area
since 31 January 2021 and a basic risk area since 15 June 2020)
• Zimbabwe (area of variant of concern since 7 February 2021; already high incidence
area since 31 January 2021 and a basic risk area since 15 June 2020)

2. The following states are currently considered to be high incidence areas:

• Argentina (high incidence area since 18 April 2021)

• Bahrain (high incidence area since 14 February 2021)
• Bolivia (high incidence area since 24 January 2021)
• Chile (high incidence area since 3 April 2021)
• Columbia (high incidence area since 24 January 2021)
• Costa Rica (high incidence area since 9 May 2021)
• Ecuador (high incidence area since 31 January 2021)
• Egypt (high incidence area since 24 January 2021)
• India (high incidence area since 7 July 2021; area of variant of concern from 26 April
2021 until 6 July 2021)
• Iran (high incidence area since 24 January 2021)
• Kuwait (high incidence area since 21 March 2021)
• Malaysia (high incidence area since 13 June 2021)
• Maldives (high incidence area since 9 May 2021)
• Mongolia (high incidence area since 13 June 2021)
• Nepal (high incidence area since 7 July 2021; area of variant of concern from 16 May
2021 until 6 July 2021)
• Oman (high incidence area since 20 June 2021)
• Paraguay (high incidence area since 21 March 2021)
• Peru (high incidence area since 3 April 2021)
• Portugal incl. the autonomous regions Madeira and Azores (high incidence area since
7 July 2021; area of variant of concern from 29 June 2021 until 6 July 2021)
• Russian Federation (high incidence area since 7 July 2021; area of variant of concern
from 29 June 2021 until 6 July 2021)
• Seychelles (high incidence area since 14 February 2021)
• Sri Lanka (high incidence area since 13 June 2021)
• Sudan (high incidence area since 31 January 2021)
• Surinam (high incidence area since 23 May 2021)
• Syrian Arab Republic (high incidence area since 31 January 2021)
• Tanzania (high incidence area since 14 March 2021)
• Trinidad and Tobago (high incidence area since 23 May 2021)
• Tunisia (high incidence area since 25 April 2021)
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland incl. all British Overseas
Territories, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands (high incidence area since 7 July
2021, area of variant of concern from 23 May 2021 until 6 July 2021)

3. The following states/regions are currently considered to be basic risk areas:

• Afghanistan (since 21 February 2021)

• Algeria (since 15 June 2020)
• Andorra (since 23 May 2021)
• Angola (since 15 June 2020)
• Bahamas (since 25 April 2021)
• Bangladesh (since 15 June 2020)
• Belarus (since 15 June 2020)
• Belize (since 15 June 2020)
• Benin (since 15 June 2020)
• Bhutan (since 15 June 2020)
• Burkina Faso (since 15 June 2020)
• Burundi (since 15 June 2020)
• Cabo Verde (since 20 June 2021; high incidence area since 25 April 2021 – 19 June
2021)
• Cameroon (since 15 June 2020)
• Central African Republic (since 15 June 2020)
• Chad (since 15 June 2020)
• Comoros (since 15 June 2020)
• Côte d'Ivoire (since 15 June 2020)
• Croatia - the following counties are currently classified as basic risk areas:
o Zadar (since 27 June 2021)
• Cuba (since 28 February 2021)
• Cyprus (since 4 July 2021)
• Djibouti (since 15 June 2020)
• Dominican Republic (since 30 May 2021)
• DR Congo (since 15 June 2020)
• El Salvador (since 15 June 2020)
• Equatorial Guinea (since 15 June 2020)
• Eritrea (since 15 June 2020)
• Ethiopia (since 15 June 2020)
• Fiji (since 27 June 2021)
• France - the following overseas departments are classified as basic risk areas:
o Réunion (since 28 February 2021)
o French Guiana (since 21 August 2020)
o St. Martin (since 26 August 2020)
• Gabon (since 15 June 2020)
• Gambia (since 15 June 2020)
• Georgia (since 13 June 2021)
• Ghana (since 15 June 2020)
• Guatemala (since 15 June 2020)
• Guinea (since 15 June 2020)
• Guinea-Bissau (since 15 June 2020)
• Guyana (since 15 June 2020)
• Haiti (since 15 June 2020)
• Honduras (since 15 June 2020)
• Indonesia (since 15 June 2020)
• Iraq (since 15 June 2020)
• Ireland (since 21 March 2021) – the following regions are currently classified as basic
risk areas:
o Border (since 21 March 2021)
o Dublin (since 21 March 2021)
o Mid-East (since 21 March 2021)
• Kazakhstan (since 15 June 2020)
• Kenya (since 15 June 2020)
• Korea (Democratic People’s Republic, North Korea) (since 15 June 2020)
• Kyrgyzstan (since 15 June 2020)
• Liberia (since 15 June 2020)
• Libya (since 15 June 2020)
• Madagascar (since 15 June 2020)
• Mali (since 15 June 2020)
• Mauritania (since 15 June 2020)
• Mexico (since 13 June 2021)
• Morocco (since 15 June 2020)
• Netherlands - the following overseas parts are classified as basic risk areas:
o Sint Maarten (since 6 June 2021)
• Nicaragua (since 15 June 2020)
• Niger (since 15 June 2020)
• Nigeria (since 15 June 2020)
• Norway - the following counties are classified as basic risk areas:
o Agder (since 4 July 2021)
o Rogaland (since 4 July 2021)
• Pakistan (since 15 June 2020)
• Panama (since 28 February 2021)
• Papua New Guinea (since 17 June 2020)
• Philippines (since 15 June 2020)
• Republic of the Congo (since 15 June 2020)
• Rwanda (since 27 June 2021)
• St. Kitts and Nevis (since 20 June 2021)
• Saudi Arabia (since 15 June 2020)
• Senegal (since 15 June 2020)
• Sierra Leone (since 15 June 2020)
• Somalia (since 15 June 2020)
• Spain – the following autonomous communities and cities are classified as basic risk
areas:
o Navarra (since 31 July 2020)
o Andalusia (since 14 August 2020)
o Basque country (since 14 August 2020)
o La Rioja (since 3 April 2021)
o Ceuta (since 13 June 2021)
o Catalonia (since 4 July 2021)
o Cantabria (since 4 July 2021)
• South Sudan (since 15 June 2020)
• Sweden - the following regions are classified as basic risk areas:
o Kronoberg (since 6 June 2021)
o Norrbotten (since 6 June 2021)
o Värmland (since 6 June 2021)
• Tajikistan (since 15 June 2020)
• Timor Leste (East Timor) (since 17 June 2020)
• Togo (since 15 June 2020)
• Turkey (since 6 June)
• Turkmenistan (since 17 June 2020)
• Uganda (since 20 June 2021)
• United Arab Emirates (since 18 April 2021)
• Uzbekistan (since 15 June 2020)
• Venezuela (since 15 June 2020)
• Yemen (since 15 June 2020)