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Entry restrictions / reopening per country
Sep 10, 2020, 5:54 am
#691
Join Date: May 2008
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The CDC announced yesterday that they will adjust entry strategy for international passengers:
https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2...assengers.html
It's a it unclear if this means that the USA will be open for tourists from Europe. Anybody knows more?
Beginning September 14, 2020, the USG will remove requirements for directing all flights carrying airline passengers arriving from, or recently had a presence in, certain countries to land at one of 15 designated airports and halt enhanced entry health screening for these passengers. Currently, enhanced entry health screening is conducted for those arriving from, or with recent presence in, China (excluding the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau), Iran, the Schengen region of Europe, the United Kingdom (excluding overseas territories outside of Europe), Ireland, and Brazil.
It's a it unclear if this means that the USA will be open for tourists from Europe. Anybody knows more?
Sep 10, 2020, 5:56 am
#692
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It is pretty clear this has nothing to do with the current travel restrictions for EU/Schengen countries (and others).
Arriving eligible pax will no longer have to fill out a health declaration form and can furthermore pass immigration at any airport instead of the previous listed ones.
Arriving eligible pax will no longer have to fill out a health declaration form and can furthermore pass immigration at any airport instead of the previous listed ones.
Sep 10, 2020, 11:49 am
#693
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It is pretty clear this has nothing to do with the current travel restrictions for EU/Schengen countries (and others).
Arriving eligible pax will no longer have to fill out a health declaration form and can furthermore pass immigration at any airport instead of the previous listed ones.
Arriving eligible pax will no longer have to fill out a health declaration form and can furthermore pass immigration at any airport instead of the previous listed ones.
Don't worry, when transatlantic restrictions will be lifted, it will be advertised everywhere in the medias...
Sep 10, 2020, 1:06 pm
#694
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Posts: 332
Finnish government has announced that its tight entry restrictions will ease up a bit and travel without quarantine will be again possible from countries where the pandemic situation is no more than 25 cases / 100000 inhibitants in the previous 14 days. There is also a legislative initiative to allow obligatory Covid-19 tests before you can travel to Finland.
Sep 10, 2020, 1:12 pm
#695
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Finnish government has announced that its tight entry restrictions will ease up a bit and travel without quarantine will be again possible from countries where the pandemic situation is no more than 25 cases / 100000 inhibitants in the previous 14 days. There is also a legislative initiative to allow obligatory Covid-19 tests before you can travel to Finland.
Sep 10, 2020, 1:26 pm
#696
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Finnish government has announced that its tight entry restrictions will ease up a bit and travel without quarantine will be again possible from countries where the pandemic situation is no more than 25 cases / 100000 inhibitants in the previous 14 days. There is also a legislative initiative to allow obligatory Covid-19 tests before you can travel to Finland.
Sep 10, 2020, 3:09 pm
#697
Join Date: Dec 2009
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Quite a huge chunk of Europe is over that threshold currently though, so the impact isn't huge - but a step in the right direction.
Sep 11, 2020, 10:35 am
#698
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Location: YVR
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I have a question for those of you who entered Germany in the last few weeks from a hotzone since testing is required upon entry from those countries.
We are flying into ZRH end of this month and will be spending a couple of days there before flying to DUS.
Looking at the numbers, I think that all of Switzerland will become one of the hotzone countries for entry into Germany within the next week or so which means our plan of flying into Switzerland and on to Germany a couple days later will put us into needing to get a test and even self isolate.
If I change our tickets and we just do a transfer of less than 24 hours in Zurich including staying one night at a hotel, would that allow us to enter Germany without problems?
Our origin country is Canada where cases are also rising but I believe it will stay within the 'allowed number' by the time we leave.
Right now we have 2 separate tickets, Canada - Zurich and Zurich to DUS.
Just wondering what the best options would be in this case and if someone might have had a similar experience.
We are flying into ZRH end of this month and will be spending a couple of days there before flying to DUS.
Looking at the numbers, I think that all of Switzerland will become one of the hotzone countries for entry into Germany within the next week or so which means our plan of flying into Switzerland and on to Germany a couple days later will put us into needing to get a test and even self isolate.
If I change our tickets and we just do a transfer of less than 24 hours in Zurich including staying one night at a hotel, would that allow us to enter Germany without problems?
Our origin country is Canada where cases are also rising but I believe it will stay within the 'allowed number' by the time we leave.
Right now we have 2 separate tickets, Canada - Zurich and Zurich to DUS.
Just wondering what the best options would be in this case and if someone might have had a similar experience.
Sep 11, 2020, 11:05 am
#699
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If you enter Switzerland, even for less than 24h that will count as being in Switzerland and you will need the test.
Currently two cantons are already on the German high risk area: Geneva and Vaud. Remember Germany try to target regions rather than full countries so Zurich might be OK.
Currently two cantons are already on the German high risk area: Geneva and Vaud. Remember Germany try to target regions rather than full countries so Zurich might be OK.
Sep 11, 2020, 11:07 am
#700
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I did see on the RKI site that only Canton Geneva and Vaud are on their list but just like with Spain and most parts of France, I think that all of Switzerland will soon be on the hotzone list since it's such a small country.
Sep 11, 2020, 11:10 am
#701
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France is not fully on the hotzone, only :
- le-de-France (seit 24. August)
- Provence-Alpes-Cte d’Azur (seit 24. August)
- Occitanie (seit 9. September)
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine (seit 9. September)
- Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes (seit 9. September)
- Korsika (seit 9. September)
Sep 11, 2020, 11:15 am
#702
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It's amazing how quickly everything can change in this Corona times.
Sep 11, 2020, 1:31 pm
#703
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Also probably most of the country's population.
Sep 16, 2020, 5:43 am
#704
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Does anyone know what the state of play is in regards to UK citizens entering Germany? Now weve lost control of the virus and cases are above 50/100k were probably at risk of going on to Germanys at risk list so mandatory testing may be required on entry. I have a weekend trip booked for this weekend so not sure whether this likely development may scupper things?
Sep 16, 2020, 5:50 am
#705
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Germany tries to be surgical and usually put regions on the high risk list rather than full countries. It uses the 50/100k but also take into account other unknown factors.
https://www.rki.de/DE/Content/InfAZ/...biete_neu.html
The list is typically updated at the 6-7 PM mark (German time) so if you fly Friday afternoon and it has not updated by the time you land you are good. I would encourage you to take the test anyway, it is possible to do so even if you are on the green list (it might cost now though). Depending on where you arrive there are testing stations at the airport.
https://www.rki.de/DE/Content/InfAZ/...biete_neu.html
The list is typically updated at the 6-7 PM mark (German time) so if you fly Friday afternoon and it has not updated by the time you land you are good. I would encourage you to take the test anyway, it is possible to do so even if you are on the green list (it might cost now though). Depending on where you arrive there are testing stations at the airport.