Help interpreting Germany transit rules
Apr 9, 2022 | 3:19 pm
#16
Join Date: May 2020
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 216
Flying through FRA and on to SIN next week. Fully vaccinated, but tested positive 2 weeks before my scheduled flight (and have PCR recovery cert). (I am now testing negative thankfully)
Would be really grateful if someone could confirm their understanding as follows:-
- I don't need to complete the online digital registration for Germany, as only transit
- I tested positive a couple of weeks ago, but proof of immunity (positive PCR) is only valid 28 days afterwards in Germany, and therefore...
- I still need to take an ART or PCR prior to the flight to Germany, even though my final destination SIN doesn't require it?
thanks in advance!
Would be really grateful if someone could confirm their understanding as follows:-
- I don't need to complete the online digital registration for Germany, as only transit
- I tested positive a couple of weeks ago, but proof of immunity (positive PCR) is only valid 28 days afterwards in Germany, and therefore...
- I still need to take an ART or PCR prior to the flight to Germany, even though my final destination SIN doesn't require it?
thanks in advance!
As you're not entering Germany you shouldn't need to show proof of vaccination to anyone there but personally I'd carry it just in case.
Apr 9, 2022 | 11:53 pm
#17
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: NYC
Programs: UA-1K MM, AA-Gold, DL-Silver, AS-Silver
Posts: 3,285
Flying through FRA and on to SIN next week. Fully vaccinated, but tested positive 2 weeks before my scheduled flight (and have PCR recovery cert). (I am now testing negative thankfully)
Would be really grateful if someone could confirm their understanding as follows:-
- I don't need to complete the online digital registration for Germany, as only transit
- I tested positive a couple of weeks ago, but proof of immunity (positive PCR) is only valid 28 days afterwards in Germany, and therefore...
- I still need to take an ART or PCR prior to the flight to Germany, even though my final destination SIN doesn't require it?
thanks in advance!
Would be really grateful if someone could confirm their understanding as follows:-
- I don't need to complete the online digital registration for Germany, as only transit
- I tested positive a couple of weeks ago, but proof of immunity (positive PCR) is only valid 28 days afterwards in Germany, and therefore...
- I still need to take an ART or PCR prior to the flight to Germany, even though my final destination SIN doesn't require it?
thanks in advance!
Apr 10, 2022 | 1:11 am
#18
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 82
You don't need to fill in a digital Covid registration (currently no-one does as this only applies to travel from high-risk/virus variant areas and no countries are designated as such). If you're fully vaccinated with an EU-approved vaccine there is no need to show proof of recovery or a test result. Obviously if you are still showing symptoms of infection you shouldn't travel and might not be allowed to board.
As you're not entering Germany you shouldn't need to show proof of vaccination to anyone there but personally I'd carry it just in case.
As you're not entering Germany you shouldn't need to show proof of vaccination to anyone there but personally I'd carry it just in case.
I just transited FRA a few days ago. Besides the airline asking me for my proof of vaccination at check-in, no one else on ground (either airline or immigration) at FRA asked for it. My final destination did not require a negative test so I didn't have one, nor was I ever asked.
thanks, re-reading the guidance, I now understand, glad I asked here, and appreciate the help!
Apr 30, 2022 | 4:47 pm
#19
Join Date: May 2020
Programs: Air Canada, American Airlines, British Airways
Posts: 12
I am travelling with my daughter YYZ --> FRA --> LHR (both fully vaccinated and boosted). My Canadian passport expires in late July; if I understand correctly this shouldn't be an issue because we are only transiting through FRA and won't have to clear passport control (both flights are on Lufthansa). Any insight would be appreciated as I do not want to be denied our boarding passes at Pearson on Monday..
May 1, 2022 | 12:40 am
#20
Join Date: May 2018
Location: FRA
Programs: LH SEN
Posts: 1,937
I am travelling with my daughter YYZ --> FRA --> LHR (both fully vaccinated and boosted). My Canadian passport expires in late July; if I understand correctly this shouldn't be an issue because we are only transiting through FRA and won't have to clear passport control (both flights are on Lufthansa). Any insight would be appreciated as I do not want to be denied our boarding passes at Pearson on Monday..
May 12, 2022 | 11:26 pm
#21
Join Date: Apr 2019
Posts: 3
Transit
Hello,
.
We are traveling home to USA from Prague. Tested positive day before original departure date and now are planning on using letter of recovery to get home in case we still test positive.
The issue is that we transit through Frankfurt, which normally wouldn't be an issue since we are vaccinated but Germany's recovery rule is at least 28 days. We can prove we are vaccinated to enter Germany but to prove we can get in the US we will have to show a positive test <28 days.
Will this make it so we can't board?
Thanks
.
We are traveling home to USA from Prague. Tested positive day before original departure date and now are planning on using letter of recovery to get home in case we still test positive.
The issue is that we transit through Frankfurt, which normally wouldn't be an issue since we are vaccinated but Germany's recovery rule is at least 28 days. We can prove we are vaccinated to enter Germany but to prove we can get in the US we will have to show a positive test <28 days.
Will this make it so we can't board?
Thanks
May 13, 2022 | 3:21 am
#22
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 82
Hello,
.
We are traveling home to USA from Prague. Tested positive day before original departure date and now are planning on using letter of recovery to get home in case we still test positive.
The issue is that we transit through Frankfurt, which normally wouldn't be an issue since we are vaccinated but Germany's recovery rule is at least 28 days. We can prove we are vaccinated to enter Germany but to prove we can get in the US we will have to show a positive test <28 days.
Will this make it so we can't board?
Thanks
.
We are traveling home to USA from Prague. Tested positive day before original departure date and now are planning on using letter of recovery to get home in case we still test positive.
The issue is that we transit through Frankfurt, which normally wouldn't be an issue since we are vaccinated but Germany's recovery rule is at least 28 days. We can prove we are vaccinated to enter Germany but to prove we can get in the US we will have to show a positive test <28 days.
Will this make it so we can't board?
Thanks
flight was GVA-FRA-SIN.
In Geneva I showed my vaccination Cert to get to Germany. Then in Germany I showed my recovery Cert for Singapore.
No questions asked.