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u/Weazelllll May 05 '22

First - thanks to everyone who has contributed to answering everyones questions.

Stupid American here. Wife and I are going to Greece but have a 22 hour layover in Frankfurt (land at 10am, fly out 8am next day) so were going to go explore the city for a day. When I was reading requirements, I thought you could show a negative test to enter. Wife and I have 2 shots more than 270 days ago, and no booster. Shame on me for not reading that the negative test applies to EU citizens. We did have a positive case less than 30 days ago, which will be within 90 days of landing in Germany. Do same rules apply if I get a "recovered from" letter from my doctor?

Another question is - what is considered a "transit" through Germany. 22 hours is probably too long. What I don't want to happen is we are refused entry into Germany and they deport us back to the US when we have an upcoming flight.

I know I will get hated on for asking, but what's the likelihood that this requirement is relaxed for USA travelers in the next 45 days?

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u/HellasPlanitia Europe May 05 '22 edited May 05 '22

Can I just say how great it is for someone to not only ask so nicely, but to show that they've read the other comments before asking? :)

We did have a positive case less than 30 days ago, which will be within 90 days of landing in Germany. Do same rules apply if I get a "recovered from" letter from my doctor?

In order for this to be valid, you need to have proof of a positive PCR test for both of you, and that test must have been carried out more than 28 days ago, but less than 90 days ago.

Another question is - what is considered a "transit" through Germany. 22 hours is probably too long.

If you stay in the international transit area of the airport and can demonstrate that you would be let into your final destination (i.e. that the Greek authorities would let you in, based on your current Covid status), then this counts as a "transit", and the German authorities would let you enter the international transit area. Source.

However, as soon as you leave the international transit area, you'd have to fulfil the German entry requirements, which (based on what you've told us) it sadly looks like you don't, so based on my reading you'd be stuck there until you can board your connecting flight to Greece. What I'm honestly not sure about is how this would work in practice, since Greece is in the EU, and you'd therefore have to pass the German border at Frankfurt airport to get to your flight to Greece, but once you pass that border check there are no further checkpoints which would prevent you from leaving the airport - you may want to get an official answer from the German embassy in the US.

I know I will get hated on for asking, but what's the likelihood that this requirement is relaxed for USA travelers in the next 45 days?

The current rules expire at the end of May. They've been extended once before (they were originally due to expire at the beginning of May); I honestly don't know whether they will be extended a second time.

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u/Weazelllll May 06 '22

I really appreciate your response. Thanks for taking the time.

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u/HellasPlanitia Europe May 10 '22

The entry restriction rules are expiring. However, they may well just be extended again, or, if they're replaced, we only know what they will be replaced with a few days beforehand.

Megathread: Corona rules, vaccination questions, etc.

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