Date of search

15 June 2022

Certificate adoption

Germany has already implemented the EU Digital COVID Certificates for those who has vaccinated against COVID-19 or recovered from COVID-19. In addition, these certificates have already connected with EU system that means EU citizen can show these certificates to enter Germany.

Instrument type

Both vaccination and immunity base

Certificate name

EU Digital COVID Certificate

Timeline to launch

Already in use

Certificate details

EU Digital COVID Certificates has the following types:

1. Vaccination certificate consists of the following information:

• Surname & First name
• Date of birth
• Disease against which vaccination is given (corona)
• Relevant vaccina data – product name, manufacturer, vaccination number
• Vaccination date
• The country and issuer of the technical certificate, as well as the certificate’s unique identifying number (UVCI for short).

2. Recovery certificate consists of the following information:

• Surname & First name
• Date of birth
• Illness from which the citizen has recovered
• Date of the first positive test result
• Country of the test
• Certificate issue
• Validity and certificate recognition.

3. Test certificate consists of the following information:

• Last name & First name
• Date of birth
• Disease (which is being tested against)
• Type of test, product name, test manufacturer
• Date and time of sampling
• Test result
• Test center or facility
• Country of testing
• Certificate Issuer and Certificate Recognition.

Note: All of relevant information are in the CovPass app.
https://www.digitaler-impfnachweis-app.de/faq/#welchen-qr-code-kann-ich-mit-der-covpass-app-einscannen-

Certificate format

Both electronic by QR code and paper format

Entry protocol

For general measure

• Currently, travellers are allowed to enter Germany without vaccination, recovery or test certificate requirement.

Vaccine authorised to be used in the country

• Moderna
• Pfizer/BioNTech
• Janssen (Johnson & Johnson)
• Oxford/Astrazeneca
• Novavax

Vaccine accepted for inbound travellers

The vaccination must have accomplished with one or different European Union-approved vaccinations in at least two doses, however single doses are also acceptable if travellers have recently recovered from COVID-19 infection.

• Pfizer Comirnaty – 2 doses
• Moderna (Spikevax) – 2 doses
• AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria) – 2 doses
• Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) – 2 doses (booster dose with once Janssen)
• Covishield
• Covovax (Novavax)

In addition, the third dose vaccination is required when entering Germany.

Border status

Open

Remarks

Currently, there are no lists of countries in the new area of variants of concern and high-risk area.

Reference

(1)https://reopen.europa.eu/en/map/DEU/7002
(2)https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/coronavirus/2317268#content_1
(3)https://www.germany.travel/en/information-on-coronavirus.html
(4)https://www.pei.de/EN/newsroom/dossier/coronavirus/coronavirus-content.html;jsessionid=5AC371725BF1DDEA3082C8C8AA1CC6A5.intranet242?nn=164146&cms_pos=3
(5)https://www.pei.de/DE/newsroom/dossier/coronavirus/coronavirus-inhalt.html?nn=169730&cms_pos=3
(6)https://www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de/en/coronavirus/infos-reisende/faq-tests-einreisende.html
(7)https://ec.europa.eu/info/live-work-travel-eu/coronavirus-response/safe-covid-19-vaccines-europeans/eu-digital-covid-certificate_en
(8)https://www.digitaler-impfnachweis-app.de/
(9)https://www.digitaler-impfnachweis-app.de/faq/#welchen-qr-code-kann-ich-mit-der-covpass-app-einscannen-
(10)https://covid19.trackvaccines.org/country/germany/

(11)https://www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de/en/service/gesetze-und-verordnungen/guv-19-lp/coronavirus-einreiseverordnung.html