Info for Travelers: Stringent Rules on Entering Germany, Turkey Issues Special HES Code

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reminds that following the alerts for stopped Bulgarian citizens travelling by public transport and entering Germany from the Czech Republic, that, strict rules for admitting foreign nationals are valid for Germany due to the COVID-19restrictive measures

According to information from our embassy in Berlin even with one irregular passenger on board, the vehicle is returned, and tourists or foreign nationals are not allowed without good reason.

Until March 17, temporary border control remains in place at the border with the Czech Republic and the Austrian province of Tyrol, classified as "areas with coronavirus mutations". This means a temporary ban on the transportation of passengers and a recommendation to suspend travel from those countries.

Exceptions from ban on entry into Germany through the territory of the Czech Republic and Tyrol will be made only for:

- German nationals and third-country nationals who are members of the family of a German national, such as spouse, live-in partner, minor children and their parents;

- nationals domiciled or resident in Germany;

- transport staff;

- healthcare staff - doctors, nurses and other medical staff;

- citizens travelling to Germany for urgent humanitarian reasons, as well as those working for the International Atomic Energy Organisation and the UN.

The exemptions are also valid for border workers of the professions indispensable for maintaining the activities of enterprises in the provinces of Saxony and Bavaria.

In such cases, the entry into Germany requires mandatory digital advance registration on www.einreiseanmeldung.de or, respectively, on paper. A negative test for a coronavirus is also required, not older...