Country's borders status
Borders are open with restrictions.
Entry conditions for citizens and tourists
These passengers are allowed to enter:
- citizens and residents of Germany;
- people arriving from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden or Switzerland.
- citizens of Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City (Holy See) and EEA Member States;
- immediate family members of citizens of EEA Member States with the proof of their family relationship;
- immediate family members of residents of Germany with the proof of their family relationship;
- holders of a residence permit issued by Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City (Holy See) or an EEA Member State;
- British citizens with a residence permit issued by Germany before 31 December 2020;
- holders of a long term “D” visa issued by an EEA Member State or Switzerland;
- residents of Australia, Canada, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Jordan, Korea (Rep.), Macao, New Zealand, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Ukraine and Uruguay. They must have been living in the residence country in the past 6 months;
- students;
- unmarried partners of residents of Germany with a written invitation and a copy of the identity document of the resident in Germany. They must also have a declaration and be able to present proof of their relationship;
- holders of a COVID-19 vaccination certificate in English, French, German, Italian or Spanish showing that they were fully vaccinated with AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Janssen, Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech at least 14 days before departure. They must not be arriving from China;
- holders of a COVID-19 vaccination certificate in English, French, German, Italian or Spanish showing that they received the first vaccine dose of AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech at least 14 days before departure, and a COVID-19 recovery certificate in English, French, German, Italian or Spanish issued at least 6 months before the first vaccine dose. They must not be arriving from China;
- children under 12 accompanied by a parent with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate in English, French, German, Italian or Spanish showing that the parent was fully vaccinated with AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Janssen, Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech at least 14 days before departure. They must not be arriving from China;
- children under 12 accompanied by a parent with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate in English, French, German, Italian or Spanish showing that the parent received the first vaccine dose of AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Janssen, Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech at least 14 days before departure. The parent must also have a COVID-19 recovery certificate in English, French, German, Italian or Spanish issued at least 6 months before the first vaccine dose. They must not be arriving from China.
Coronavirus information
Arriving people must have:
- a negative COVID-19 antigen test result in English, French, German, Italian or Spanish of a test taken not more than 48 hours before arrival; or
- a negative COVID-19 PCR, RT-LAMP or TMA test result in English, French, German, Italian or Spanish of a test taken not more than 72 hours before arrival.
This doesn’t apply to:
- children under 12;
- holders of a positive COVID-19 PCR, RT-LAMP or TMA test result issued at least 28 days and at most 6 months before arrival;
- holders of a COVID-19 vaccination certificate in English, French, German, Italian or Spanish if they in the past 10 days have not been in China. The certificate must show that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before departure. Vaccines accepted are AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Janssen, Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty);
- holders of a COVID-19 vaccination certificate in English, French, German, Italian or Spanish if they in the past 10 days have not been in China. The certificate must show that they received the first vaccine dose of AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty) at least 14 days before departure. They must also have a COVID-19 recovery certificate issued at least 6 months before the first vaccine dose.
People arriving from a high-risk area or an area of a variant of concern must register here before departure. The list of countries can be found here
Arriving people could be subject to quarantine for 10 or 14 days. It depends on the place from where a person arrives: for those arriving from a risk area or a high-incidence area it is 10 days, for people arriving from an area of variants of concern – 14 days. The regulations can differ depending on the Federal Land.
This doesn’t apply to holders of a COVID-19 vaccination certificate in English, French, German, Italian or Spanish if they have not been in China in the past 10 days. The certificate must state that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before departure. Vaccines accepted are AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Janssen, Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty).
More information can be found on the website
More COVID-19 related information can be found here