Originally Posted by
Ardecos
The Robert Koch Institute has indicated that the UK is no longer a risk area:
https://www.rki.de/DE/Content/InfAZ/...ublicationFile
What does this mean for travel from the UK? In my case I have business reasons to enter Germany and it seems that I can travel to Germany from 18th April without having to quarantine, although I still need a 48-hour PCR test. I would expect that I would also only need an invitiation letter from my business partner to enable entry to Germany. Is this too simplistic an assumption?
Thanks for sharing some good news! According to UKGov's updated info you can enter from 18 April but only avoid quarantine from 28 April:
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-ad...y-requirements
You'll also as you mention need a negative test result within 48 hours of arrival. If you've been in any other countries which are still on the risk list in the previous 10 days this may impact the requirement to quarantine and/or to complete the passenger locator form.
I don't think you would necessarily need a letter of referral as you would be entitled to enter for any reason within the terms of the Schengen visa waiver [EDIT: assuming you're entering on a non-EEA passport], but if you want to be sure I guess it wouldn't hurt.
Naturally you'll need to keep an eye on current Covid restrictions, which are different by state and may change quickly locally if case numbers rise (plus there are ongoing discussions about further national restrictions). In many areas only essential shops are open and in some cases residents are subject to a curfew.