Travelling to Germany - your experience during this covid pandemic?

bigpappa

Has anyone travelled to Germany recently?

I am planning of going to Germany to see my nephew new born child and also for a short trip/holiday but having looked online I am not clear whether I can or not.

It would be for about 5-7 days, just outside Frankfurt.

martindow

Here is the current advice and the first line says that travel there for holidays is illegal

https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/germany

martindow

Entry to Germany doesn't look possible for a while if this report is correct in saying that the UK is to be classifiied as high risk because of the spread of the Indian variant of Covid.

https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-germany-britain-idUSKBN2CV1IE

Ganga

martindow said:

Entry to Germany doesn't look possible for a while if this report is correct in saying that the UK is to be classifiied as high risk because of the spread of the Indian variant of Covid.

https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-germany-britain-idUSKBN2CV1IE

I t will be interesting to see if anybody in the infected area has returned from India recently ,i know hindsight is a great thing but i wish the government had shut down all flights from India when this flared up ,i know it was on the tv every night about the high death rate before putting it on the red list ,just when we seemed to be on top of the virus.

JamoLew

Ganga said:

martindow said:

Entry to Germany doesn't look possible for a while if this report is correct in saying that the UK is to be classifiied as high risk because of the spread of the Indian variant of Covid.

https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-germany-britain-idUSKBN2CV1IE

I t will be interesting to see if anybody in the infected area has returned from India recently ,i know hindsight is a great thing but i wish the government had shut down all flights from India when this flared up ,i know it was on the tv every night about the high death rate before putting it on the red list ,just when we seemed to be on top of the virus.

I would guess it’s almost certain that is exactly what happened. 

Probably brought in with the rush to get back before travel was stopped 

bigpappa

martindow said:

Entry to Germany doesn't look possible for a while if this report is correct in saying that the UK is to be classifiied as high risk because of the spread of the Indian variant of Covid.

https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-germany-britain-idUSKBN2CV1IE

The UK has been classed as a low risk - from non risk.

bigpappa

So from 17th of May I should be able to travel to Germany - if I can provide evidence of a being vaccinated.

martindow

bigpappa said:

So from 17th of May I should be able to travel to Germany - if I can provide evidence of a being vaccinated.

I don't think so as it is on the amber list of countries that you are advised not to visit and I don't think the UK rules and advice have changed.  Even if Germany would, in theory, allow you in I think you are likely to be prevented from leaving unless your reason for travel is for a few speciic reasons, holidays not being among them.

bigpappa

martindow said:

bigpappa said:

So from 17th of May I should be able to travel to Germany - if I can provide evidence of a being vaccinated.

I don't think so as it is on the amber list of countries that you are advised not to visit and I don't think the UK rules and advice have changed.  Even if Germany would, in theory, allow you in I think you are likely to be prevented from leaving unless your reason for travel is for a few speciic reasons, holidays not being among them.

https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/traffic-light-system-safe-return-to-international-travel

From 17 May, the ‘Stay in the UK’ regulation will cease and international travel will be allowed to restart, governed by a new traffic light system.

sheramber

 https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/germany/entry-requirements
If you are travelling from a country outside the EU which is not on Germany’s travel corridor list (including the UK), you are currently only permitted to enter Germany if: you are returning to your place of residence; if you serve in an important role; or there is an urgent need for your travel. This does not include commercial travel. Further information about possible exceptions for non-residents is on the Federal Interior Ministry website, under “What constitutes an urgent need for travel”.

If you qualify as having an urgent need to travel then you need to follow the advice for entry to Germany from an at risk country.

Travelling to visit family is not an urgent need to travel.
 

martindow

And here is the German government website (in English)

https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/einreiseundaufenthalt/EinreiseUndAufenthalt#content_0

This is the comment on UK

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland incl. all British Overseas Territories, Isle of Man and the Channel Islandsis considered as additional risk area.Note: The classification is made despite a 7-day incidence of less than 50/100,000 inhabitants due to the at least limited occurrence of variant B.1.617.2 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain. Variant B.1.617.2 (first detected in India) has now been classified by WHO as a “Variant of Concern”. When classifying risk areas, qualitative criteria are regularly considered in addition to incidence rates.

Assuming you get as far as being allowed in, you are required to travel straight to your residence and isolate for 10 days alone with no visitors.

I think you need to wait a little longer OP!