From 23 December 2021, a general obligation to furnish proof applies. This means that persons aged six or over must, as a rule, possess a negative test result or evidence of vaccination or recovery when entering the country. The general obligation to furnish proof applies irrespective of the mode of transport or whether the person previously spent time in a high-risk area or area of variants of concern. In addition, when entering the Federal Republic of Germany following a stay in a high-risk area or area of variants of concern outside of Germany, a special obligation to register, quarantine, and furnish proof has to be observed. With respect to entry into Germany from areas of variants of concern, a ban on the carriage – subject to a very limited set of exceptions – applies to the transport of persons via rail, bus, ship, or plane directly from those countries.

 

Please note: The list on the classification of risk areas is effective as of Saturday, 25 December 2021 at 0:00 a.m. The classifications of the current list of areas of variants of concern apply until 3 January 2022 at 0:00 a.m. until further notice (and are subject to a possible extension).

 

Changes made since the last amendment: 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

  • Cyprus 

  • Finland 

  • Monaco 

  • Portugal incl. the Azores and Madeira 

  • Spain incl. the Balearic and Canary Islands

  •  United States of America

 

3. Regions no longer considered high-risk areas: 

  • Austria 

  • Belize 

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina 

  • Malaysia 

  • Serbia

 

1. The following states/regions are currently considered to be areas of variants of concern (effective until 3 January 2022 at 0:00 a.m. until further notice): 

  • Botswana (area of variants of concern since 28 November 2021)

  • Eswatini (area of variants of concern since 28 November 2021)

  • Lesotho (area of variants of concern since 28 November 2021)

  • Malawi (area of variants of concern since 28 November 2021) 

  • Mozambique (area of variants of concern since 28 November 2021) 

  • Namibia (area of variants of concern since 28 November 2021)

  • South Africa (area of variants of concern since 28 November 2021)

  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland incl. all British Overseas Territories, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands (area of variants of concern since 20 December 2021; high-risk area until 19 December 2021)

  • Zimbabwe (area of variants of concern since 28 November 2021)

 

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

  • Andorra (high-risk area since 19 December 2021)

  • Barbados (high-risk area since 19 September 2021)

  • Belarus (high-risk area since 1 October 2021)

  • Belgium (high-risk area since 21 November 2021)

  • Burundi (high-risk area since 26 September 2021)

  • Cameroon (high-risk area since 24 October 2021)

  • Congo, Republic of the (high-risk area since 24 October 2021)

  • Croatia (high-risk area since 24 October 2021)

  • Cyprus (high-risk area since 25 December 2021)

  • Czech Republic (high-risk area since 14 November 2021)

  • Denmark including the Faroe Islands and Greenland (high-risk area since 19 December 2021)

  • Dominica (high-risk area since 22 August 2021)

  • Egypt (high-risk area since 24 January 2021)

  • Ethiopia (high-risk area since 26 September 2021)

  • Finland (high-risk area since 25 December 2021)

  • Georgia (high-risk area since 25 July 2021)

  • Greece (high-risk area since 21 November 2021)

  • France including the overseas department Réunion (high-risk area since 19 December 2021)

  • Haiti (high-risk area since 8 August 2021)

  • Hungary (high-risk area since 14 November 2021)

  • Ireland (high-risk area since 21 November 2021)

  • Jordan (high-risk area since 5 December 2021)

  • Korea (Democratic People's Republic) (high-risk area since 8 August 2021)

  • The Lao People's Democratic Republic (high-risk area since 14 November 2021)

  • Lebanon (high-risk area since 19 December 2021)

  • Libya (high-risk area since 18 July 2021)

  • Liechtenstein (high-risk area since 5 December 2021)

  • Lithuania (high-risk area since 1 October 2021)

  • Mauritius (high-risk area since 5 December 2021)

  • Mexico (high-risk area since 8 August 2021)

  • Monaco (high-risk area since 25 December 2021)

  • Montenegro (high-risk area since 15 August 2021)

  • Netherlands (high-risk area since 21 November 2021) and the following overseas parts of the Kingdom of the Netherlands are classified as high-risk areas: 

  • Bonaire (high-risk area since 27 July 2021)

  • Sint Eustatius (high-risk area since 27 July 2021)

  • Saba (high-risk area since 27 July 2021)

  • Norway (high-risk area since 19 December 2021)

  • Papua New Guinea (high-risk area since 8 August 2021)

  • Poland (high-risk area since 5 December 2021)

  • Portugal incl. the Azores and Madeira (high-risk area since 25 December 2021)

  • Russian Federation (high-risk area since 7 July 2021)

  • Seychelles (high-risk area since 14 February 2021)

  • Slovakia (high-risk area since 31 October 2021)

  • Slovenia (high-risk area since 26 September 2021)

  • Spain incl. the Balearic and Canary Islands (high-risk area since 25 December 2021)

  • Sudan (high-risk area since 31 January 2021)

  • Switzerland (high-risk area since 5 December 2021)

  • Syrian Arab Republic (high-risk area since 31 January 2021)

  • Tajikistan (high-risk area since 8 August 2021)

  • Tanzania (high-risk area since 14 March 2021)

  • Trinidad and Tobago (high-risk area since 8 August 2021)

  • Turkey (high-risk area since 17 August 2021)

  • Turkmenistan (high-risk area since 8 August 2021)

  • Ukraine (high-risk area since 10 October 2021)

  • United States of America (high-risk area since 25 December 2021)

  • Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of (high-risk area since 19 September 2021)

  • Vietnam (high-risk area since 15 August 2021)

  • Yemen (high-risk area since 10 October 2021)