Visa requirements for German citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Germany.
As of 9 January 2024, German citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 194 countries and territories. Ranking the German passport 1st in terms of travel freedom (tied with the passports of France, Italy, Japan, Singapore, and Spain), and tied with the greatest access of all European Union member states along with France, Italy, and Spain, according to the Henley Passport Index.[1]
Recently visa requirements for German citizens were lifted by China (December 2023),[2] [3] Angola (September 2023),[4] [5] Tajikistan (January 2022),[6] Oman (9 December 2020) (Previously Visa on arrival),[7] Uzbekistan (15 January 2019),[8] Cape Verde (1 January 2019),[9] Belarus (February 2017),[10] Solomon Islands (October 2016),[11] Tuvalu (July 2016),[12] Marshall Islands (June 2016),[13] Palau (December 2015),[14] Tonga (November 2015),[15] Sao Tome and Principe (August 2015),[16] Vietnam (July 2015-June 30, 2021 at least),[17] Indonesia (June 2015),[18] [19] United Arab Emirates, Timor-Leste, Samoa (May 2015),[20] [21] [22] [23] Kazakhstan (July 2014),[24] Mongolia (September 2013)[25] and Kyrgyzstan (July 2012).[26]
German citizens were made eligible for eVisas recently by Guinea and Malawi (October 2019), Saudi Arabia (September 2019), Russia (only Kaliningrad Oblast, Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast, free of charge),[27] [28] Suriname and Pakistan (April 2019), Tanzania and Papua New Guinea (November 2018),[29] Djibouti (February 2018),[30] Egypt (December 2017),[31] Azerbaijan (January 2017),[32] India (e-Tourist visa from November 2014)[33] and Myanmar (September 2014).[34]
Country / Region | Visa requirement | data-sort-type=number | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) | Reciprocity |
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Afghanistan | [35] | ||||
Albania | |||||
Algeria | |||||
Andorra | [37] | [38] | |||
Angola | [40] | ||||
Antigua and Barbuda | [41] | ||||
Argentina | [42] | ||||
Armenia | |||||
Australia | [43] |
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Austria | [44] |
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Azerbaijan | [45] | ||||
Bahamas | [46] | ||||
Bahrain | [47] |
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Bangladesh | |||||
Barbados | |||||
Belarus | [48] |
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Belgium |
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Belize | [49] | ||||
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Bhutan | [51] |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||||
Botswana |
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Brazil |
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Bulgaria |
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Burkina Faso | [55] | ||||
Burundi |
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Cambodia | [57] |
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Cameroon | [58] | ||||
Canada | |||||
Cape Verde |
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Central African Republic | |||||
Chad | |||||
Chile | |||||
30 days |
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Colombia |
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Comoros | |||||
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Costa Rica | |||||
Cote d'Ivoire | [63] |
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Croatia |
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Cuba | [65] |
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Cyprus |
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Czech Republic |
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Denmark |
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Djibouti | [66] | ||||
Dominica | |||||
Dominican Republic | [67] |
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Ecuador | |||||
Egypt | [68] | ||||
El Salvador | |||||
Equatorial Guinea | [70] |
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Eritrea | |||||
Estonia |
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Ethiopia | |||||
Fiji | |||||
Finland | [72] |
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France | [73] |
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Gabon | [74] |
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Gambia | |||||
Georgia | |||||
Ghana | |||||
Greece | [76] |
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Grenada | |||||
Guatemala | |||||
Guinea | [77] | ||||
Guinea-Bissau | |||||
Guyana | |||||
Haiti | |||||
Honduras | |||||
Hungary | [78] |
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Iceland | [79] |
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India |
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Indonesia | [81] |
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Iraq | [84] [85] | ||||
Ireland |
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Israel |
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Italy | [89] |
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Jamaica | |||||
Japan | |||||
Jordan | [90] |
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Kazakhstan | |||||
Kenya | [91] | ||||
Kiribati | |||||
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Kuwait | [94] | ||||
Kyrgyzstan | |||||
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Latvia |
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Lebanon |
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Lesotho | [96] | ||||
Liberia | |||||
Libya | [97] | ||||
Liechtenstein | [98] |
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Lithuania | [99] |
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Luxembourg |
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Madagascar | |||||
Malawi | |||||
Malaysia | |||||
Maldives | |||||
Mali | |||||
Malta | [100] |
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Marshall Islands | |||||
Mauritania | [101] | ||||
Mauritius | |||||
Mexico | |||||
Monaco | [103] | ||||
Mongolia | |||||
Montenegro | |||||
Morocco | |||||
Mozambique | [106] |
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Myanmar | [107] | ||||
Namibia |
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Nauru | |||||
Nepal | |||||
Netherlands | [109] |
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New Zealand |
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Nicaragua | |||||
Niger | |||||
Nigeria | [113] |
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Norway | [116] |
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Oman | [117] | ||||
Pakistan | [118] | ||||
Palau | |||||
Panama | |||||
Papua New Guinea | [119] |
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Paraguay | |||||
Peru |
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Philippines | |||||
Poland |
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Portugal |
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Qatar | [120] |
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Romania | [121] |
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Rwanda | [123] | ||||
Saint Kitts and Nevis | |||||
Saint Lucia | |||||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |||||
Samoa | |||||
San Marino | [124] | ||||
Saudi Arabia | [126] | ||||
Senegal | |||||
Serbia | |||||
Seychelles | [128] | [129] | |||
Sierra Leone | [130] | ||||
Singapore | |||||
Slovakia |
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Slovenia |
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Solomon Islands | |||||
Somalia | |||||
South Africa | |||||
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Spain |
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Sri Lanka | [132] | ||||
Sudan | |||||
Suriname | [133] | ||||
Sweden | [134] |
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Switzerland |
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Tajikistan |
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Timor-Leste | |||||
Togo | [139] | ||||
Tonga | |||||
Trinidad and Tobago | |||||
Tunisia | |||||
Turkey | |||||
Turkmenistan | |||||
Tuvalu | |||||
Uganda | [144] | ||||
Ukraine |
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United Arab Emirates |
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United Kingdom | [145] | [146] | |||
United States | [147] | ||||
Uruguay | |||||
Uzbekistan | |||||
Vanuatu | |||||
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Yemen | |||||
Zambia |
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Zimbabwe |
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Visa requirements for German citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas and partially recognized countries:
Visitor to | Visa requirement | data-sort-type=number | Allowed stay! | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
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Europe | ||||
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3 months[152] |
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Faroe Islands | ||||
Gibraltar | [154] | [155] | ||
[157] | 6 months [158] | |||
6 months[159] | ||||
Jan Mayen | Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours.[160] Permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.[161] | |||
6 months [162] | ||||
[163] | ||||
Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[165] [166] | ||||
[167] |
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Africa | ||||
British Indian Ocean Territory | [168] | Special permit required. | ||
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Mayotte | [169] |
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[170] [171] |
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Reunion |
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Visitor's Pass granted on arrival valid for 4/10/21/60/90 days for 12/14/16/20/25 pound sterling.[172] | ||||
Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[173] | ||||
90 days | Same visa regime as Morocco. | |||
30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.[174] | ||||
Asia | ||||
Hainan | 30 days under certain conditions[175] | Individual tourists need to select a tour agency and inform them their schedule. | ||
Hong Kong | 90 days | |||
[176] | 30 days | |||
Kish Island | Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa.[177] | |||
Macao | 90 days | |||
Sabah and Sarawak | These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa applies.[178] | |||
Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[179] | ||||
Phú Quốc | 30 days | |||
Caribbean and North Atlantic | ||||
Anguilla | 3 months | |||
Aruba | 30 days, extendable to 180 days | |||
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Bermuda | Up to 6 months, decided on arrival. | |||
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba | 3 months | |||
30 days, extensions possible | ||||
Cayman Islands | 6 months | |||
San Andrés and Leticia | Visitors arriving at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport and Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport must buy tourist cards on arrival.[180] | |||
3 months | ||||
Greenland | [181] | |||
Guadeloupe |
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Martinique |
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Montserrat | 6 months[182] | |||
Puerto Rico | 90 days (same as US) | |||
[183] |
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Saint Pierre and Miquelon | [185] |
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3 months | ||||
Turks and Caicos Islands | 90 days | |||
90 days (same as US) | ||||
Oceania | ||||
American Samoa | [186] | 30 days | ||
Ashmore and Cartier Islands | Special authorisation required.[187] | |||
Clipperton Island | Special permit required.[188] | |||
Cook Islands | 31 days | |||
Guam | 90 days (same as US) | |||
New Caledonia | [189] |
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Niue | [190] | 30 days | ||
Northern Mariana Islands | 90 days | Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program ESTA required. | ||
14 days[191] | Landing fee US$35 or tax of US$5 if not going ashore. | |||
French Polynesia | [192] |
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Tokelau | [193] | |||
United States Minor Outlying Islands | Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.[194] [195] [196] [197] [198] [199] | |||
Wallis and Futuna | [200] |
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South America | ||||
French Guiana |
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Galápagos | Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure.[201] | |||
South Atlantic and Antarctica | ||||
1 month | A visitor permit is normally issued as a stamp in the passport on arrival.[202] | |||
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[203] [204] | |||
[205] [206] | ||||
[207] [208] [209] | ||||
[210] | ||||
Australian Antarctic Territory | [211] | |||
Ross Dependency | [212] | |||
Heard Island and McDonald Islands | [213] | |||
Chilean Antarctic Territory | ||||
Peter I Island | [214] | |||
Queen Maud Land | [215] |
Country | Area | Maximum stay | Details |
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Tibet Autonomous Region | Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars).[216] [217] [218] | ||
UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus | [219] | Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas. Access only possible from areas controlled by the Republic of Cyprus or the Sovereign Base Areas | |
Mount Athos | A special permit required (25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.[220] | ||
Travel outside Asmara | To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).[221] | ||
Lau Province | Special permission required.[222] | ||
India | Protected and restricted areas | [223] | Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for whole states of Nagaland and Sikkim and parts of states Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.[224] [225] [226] [227] |
Town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy | Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty.[228] | ||
Non-resort islands except Malé | With the exception of the capital Malé, tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives.[229] | ||
Areas outside Pyongyang | People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving) | ||
Closed cities and regions in Russia | Several closed cities and regions in Russia require special authorization.[230] | ||
Travel outside of Khartoum | All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit. | ||
Darfur | Separate travel permit is required.[231] | ||
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province | OVIR permit required, can be obtained with e-visa application for an additional $20. Locally it may be obtained for 15+5 Tajikistani Somoni. Another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.[232] [233] [234] | ||
Turkmenistan | Atamurat, Cheleken, Dashoguz, Serakhs and Serhetabat | A special permit, issued prior to arrival by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: Atamurat, Cheleken, Dashoguz, Serakhs and Serhetabat.[235] | |
Yemen | Travel outside Sana’a or Aden | Special permission needed for travel outside Sana’a or Aden.[236] | |
Korean Demilitarized Zone | |||
UNDOF Zone and Ghajar | |||
Visa requirements for German citizens were lifted by China (1 December 2023),[237] Zambia (1 October 2022),[238] Oman (9 December 2020, previously visa on arrival),[7] Uzbekistan (15 January 2019),[8] Cape Verde (1 January 2019),[239] Belarus (February 2017),[240] Solomon Islands (October 2016),[241] Tuvalu (July 2016), Marshall Islands (June 2016),[13] Palau (December 2015),[242] Tonga (November 2015),[243] São Tomé and Príncipe (August 2015),[16] Vietnam (July 2015 – June 30, 2021 at least),[17] Indonesia (June 2015),[244] [245] United Arab Emirates, Timor-Leste, Samoa (May 2015),[20] [246] [247] [23] Kazakhstan (July 2014),[248] Mongolia (September 2013)[249] and Kyrgyzstan (July 2012).[250]
German citizens were made eligible for eVisas by Russia (January 2021, suspended during COVID-19 pandemic, previously only Kaliningrad and Far East),[251] Guinea and Malawi (October 2019), Saudi Arabia (September 2019), Suriname and Pakistan (April 2019), Tanzania and Papua New Guinea (November 2018),[252] Angola (March 2018), Djibouti (February 2018),[253] Egypt (December 2017),[254] Azerbaijan (January 2017),[32] Tajikistan (June 2016),[255] India (e-Tourist visa from November 2014)[256] and Myanmar (September 2014).[257]
See main article: Vaccination requirements for international travel.
Certain countries and territories require travellers arriving from Germany to be vaccinated against specific diseases. This is a map of vaccination requirements for German citizens and residents arriving directly from the Schengen area, excluding those arriving from third countries.
Country or territory | Details | |
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All travellers must show proof of vaccination with quadrivalent meningococcal vaccine (ACYW135) upon arrival.[259] | ||
Travellers arriving from or departing to Saudi Arabia must show proof of vaccination with quadrivalent ACYW-135.[260] | ||
Proof of vaccination with quadrivalent ACYW-135 is required for travellers departing Lebanon and going to Hajj, Umrah, and to certain African countries.[261] | ||
All travellers must show proof of vaccination with quadrivalent ACYW-135 upon arrival.[262] | ||
Proof of vaccination with quadrivalent ACYW-135 is required for travellers going to Hajj and Umrah (in Saudi Arabia).[263] | ||
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Country | Details | |
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Travellers from polio-endemic countries (Pakistan) need Carte Jaune proof of polio vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. Residents and ALL travellers staying in Afghanistan longer than 4 weeks need proof of polio vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) when departing from Afghanistan.[265] | ||
Travellers from Afghanistan and Pakistan need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. Belize residents travelling countries with confirmed polio cases also need proof of vaccination.[266] | ||
Travellers from polio-exporting countries need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[267] | ||
Travellers from Afghanistan, Angola, Benin, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, China, Congo-Kinshasa, Ethiopia, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Mozambique, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, and Somalia need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[268] | ||
Travellers from at-risk countries need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. Travellers without proof are offered OPV vaccination upon arrival.[269] | ||
Travellers from Afghanistan, Congo-Kinshasa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, and Syria need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[270] | ||
Travellers from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Nigeria need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. Travellers without proof will be vaccinated upon arrival.[271] | ||
Travellers aged 15+ from Afghanistan and Pakistan need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival; children under age 15 must have received three doses of polio vaccine before travel. Travellers without proof will be vaccinated upon arrival. Travellers departing Iraq to Afghanistan and Pakistan must also provide proof of vaccination upon departure.[272] | ||
Travellers from Afghanistan and Pakistan need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[273] | ||
Travellers from and to polio-affected countries need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[274] | ||
Travellers from Afghanistan and Pakistan need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[275] | ||
Travellers from and to polio-exporting countries, as well as Hajj and Umrah pilgrims, need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[276] | ||
Travellers from polio-affected countries need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[277] | ||
Travellers from Afghanistan, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Papua New Guinea need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[278] | ||
Travellers from polio-exporting countries need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[279] | ||
Travellers from ALL countries planning to stay in Pakistan for more than 4 weeks need Carte Jaune proof of OPV vaccination upon arrival. Residents and ALL travellers staying in Pakistan longer than 4 weeks need proof of OPV vaccination when departing from Pakistan.[280] | ||
Travellers from or to high-risk countries need Carte Jaune proof of polio vaccination upon arrival or before departure, respectively. Due to an ongoing local VDPV2 outbreak, the government recommends all others travellers to consider getting a polio vaccine or booster dose, depending on their situation.[281] | ||
Travellers from polio-exporting countries (identified by Qatar as: Afghanistan, Nigeria, Pakistan and Philippines) need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[282] | ||
Travellers from polio-endemic countries as identified by WHO (Afghanistan and Pakistan) need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[283] | ||
Travellers from active-transmission (including wild or vaccine-derived poliovirus) and at-risk countries, as well as all travellers from Afghanistan, Congo-Kinshasa, Mozambique, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen, need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. Regardless of immunisation status, all travellers from Afghanistan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen will be given an Oral Polio Vaccine dose upon arrival.[284] | ||
Travellers from countries with polio outbreaks need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.[285] | ||
Travellers from Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Pakistan need Carte Jaune proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. ALL Syria residents departing Syria to any country also need proof of vaccination.[286] | ||
Long-term visitors departing to states with wild or circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus transmission should present Carte Jaune proof of vaccination with at least one dose of bivalent OPV or IPV (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure). Persons obliged to undertake urgent international travel must be immunised with a single dose of polio vaccine before their departure. There is also risk of poliovirus transmission inside Ukraine itself, and travellers to Ukraine are recommended to be up to date with their polio vaccination before entry.[287] |
Country or territory | Status | Vaccination required for travellers coming from | Traveller age | |
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Many countries increasingly consider the vaccination status of travellers with regard to quarantine requirements or when deciding to allow them entry at all.[288] This is justified by research that shows that the Pfizer vaccine effect lasts for six months or so.[289]
German identity card is valid for these countries:
Many countries require passports to be valid for at least 6 months upon arrival and one or two blank pages.[294]
Countries requiring passports to be validity at least 6 months on arrival include Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Botswana, Brunei, Cambodia, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji, Guyana, Haiti, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq (except when arriving at Basra – 3 months and Erbil or Sulaimaniyah – on arrival), Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Libya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Taiwan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen.
Turkey usually requires passports to be valid for at least 5 months (150 days) upon entry, but for German citizens Turkish authorities allow to enter even with passport or identity card expired within last year.[295] Countries requiring passport validity of at least 4 months on arrival include Azerbaijan, Micronesia, Zambia.
Countries requiring passport validity of at least 3 months on arrival include Albania, Bosnia and Herzegowina, Honduras, Moldova, Nauru, North Macedonia, Panama, Qatar, Senegal and French territories in the Pacific (i.e. French Polynesia, New Caledonia and Wallis and Futuna)
Countries requiring passport validity of at least 1 month on arrival include Eritrea, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Macau, Maldives, New Zealand, South Africa
Other countries require either a passport valid on arrival or passport valid throughout the period of intended stay.
See main article: International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis.
Many African countries, including Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Niger, Rwanda, Sierra Leone and Togo, require incoming passengers older than nine months to one year[296] to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, as does the South American territory of French Guiana.[297]
In a non-EU country where there is no German embassy, German citizens, like all other EU citizens, have the right to get consular protection from the embassy of any other EU country present in that country.
See also List of diplomatic missions of Germany.