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Old Feb 24, 2022 | 9:00 am
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FLYMSY
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Originally Posted by JayWilkes
I am a US citizen flying to Frankfurt tomorrow. I fly out of Frankfurt to Ulan Bator 20 hours later on a separately-purchased ticket, and have luggage I will need to pick up and re-check in Frankfurt. I just found out I count as "unvaccinated" due to only having single-dose J&J vaccine.

"Transit" is listed as an exceptional reason that allows an unvaccinated US citizen to enter Germany. But I don't see "transit" defined anywhere. Would my 20-hour, self-connecting layover, including passing customs, be allowed?
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Please give an update with your experience as it might be helpful for other travelers in a similar situation. Safe travels.
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