Buzzman

I chickened out and cashed in my two separate tickets for a LAX-IAD-FRA-SVQ and return... the changing noises was becoming to nerve twitching... so now I think being vaccinated, assuming Spain becomes official, I should be able to transit with just my vaccination card and passport... anyone have a different view?

VickiSoCal

What if the onward travel is not by air? The German gov website says the following, in which case the train, bus, ferry, whatever ticket would not be with the same airline as the ticket to Germany, correct? At this point where could one go, from Germany, which would even meet the below criteria, that would not be by air?

Third-country nationals may enter Germany to travel to another EU member state, another Schengen member state or the United Kingdom as their country of final destination if the following conditions are met:

1. the traveller remains in Germany (as country of transit) only as long as absolutely necessary to travel directly to the country of destination or another transit country;
2. the traveller is permitted to enter the country of destination or another transit country, if applicable.

The third-country national must provide evidence on the entry that the conditions (1) and (2) listed above have been met. Airline or other travel tickets, etc. may be presented to meet condition (1). To meet condition (2), travellers can present authorisation of entry to the country of destination (e.g. a visa) or an identity document or residence authorisation for the country of destination, for example.

The obligation to self-isolate at home does not apply in the case of transit through Germany. In this case, however, you are obliged to leave Germany immediately.

LondonElite

The issue with air travel on separate tickets is you must be admissible to the first destination. Otherwise you will (likely) be denied boarding at the origin airport. These agents won’t care about what your plans are after you arrive.

Baker421

Anyone here have recent experience flying to or transiting Germany on LH with an "immunity/document of recovery certificate?" We have these from our local medical clinic and plan to use them to transit FRA with LH (Schengen to non Schengen). Each letter is in English and includes the individual's name, address, personal/national number (whose first eight digits are the individual's birthdate), type of test (PCR), date of test, lab ID, passport number, and is signed by a doctor. The test results are more than 28 days old and less than six months. Any reason these won't be accepted? We have successfully used them once already to fly with SAS to the US, but not LH.

oliver2002

These are only valid as test replacement since May 21, so reports are yet to appear. Here in Germany the positive PCR test report itself is enough. LH travel regulations say the same:


https://lufthansa.travel-regulations...h-enabled=true

We will try to enter Germany from Spain with the test and I will post the experience

Baker421

That is so strange . . . I checked just yesterday and I know I saw somewhere on Lufthansa's website that all tests (I assumed both positive and negative) needed to have identifying information, including name, address, birth date (I was a bit worried about that not being absolutely specified on our letters), test result, type, and a doctor's signature. But now I can't find that anywhere on their website. I guess it really does change day to day at this point in the game.

Thank you, I'd appreciate hearing how the experience goes.

oliver2002

Of course any of the test report have that fundamental requirement, mine all have the details you mention.

akaza1

Our family is flying to Austria from BOS via FRA. Me and my wife are vaccinated and our children 7,5 and 2 are not. Can we transit through FRA without testing? Can we enter Austria without testing?
Thank you very much for your help.

oliver2002

https://lufthansa.travel-regulations...estination=fra

Your older child needs a test. A simple antigen quicktest from your nearest walgreen will do.

akaza1

Thank you Oliver.
On another note- would I be considered as entering Austria from Germany or the US (BOS-FRA-GRZ)

airoli

You would enter Austria from Germany, but obviously would be considered originating in the US since you were there in the previous 14 days.

Not sure what passports you are carrying but as of today, US citizens without residence in Europe are not admissible to Austria.

susiesan

I can't find he requirements for transferring through Frankfurt to a non Shengen country. We will be flying IAH-FRA on UA, 10 hour daytime layover, FRA-WDH on LH. We are both vaccinated. We will have a PCR test done for entry to Namibia but it will have been done 4 days before entry to Germany. We can get an antigen test at 48 hours if we have to.

If vaccination is enough how do we prove it, do we just bring our CDC covid card? Do we have to upload to a German government website or to Lufthansa? If possible, I would like to leave the airport for the layover and go into the city.

TomMM

From Post 118 above:

supine

If you are not a German citizen nor resident you will not be allowed to leave the non-Schengen transit area of the airport.

susiesan

I am not a German citizen or resident. Amy ideas or where to find what is open at FRA and what we can do for 10 hours since we can't even go to a close by hotel? I dread the thought of spending a day in an airport.

For any Germans here, what do you read or hear about the relgulations changing soon to allow vaccinated Americans to enter Germany? Any news on that front?