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Regulations of the states
and the local situation

Aktuelle Situation vor Ort

The Federal Republic of Germany and the Länder (states) have agreed to gradually open public life. Here you can find the latest information about the respective states and the local situation of the Goethe-Instituts on site.

New measures to combat COVID-19

Until further notice according to the decision taken by the Federal and Länder (states) Governments hotels and other accommodation providers may only provide overnight accommodation to people whose travel is essential. It is no longer permitted to provide overnight accommodation for tourism purposes. Visas for tourism purposes will thus only be issued in exceptional cases. The Länder are responsible for implementing this decision. Whether a specific journey is possible thus depends on the rules of the Land to which you wish to travel. More information can be found here (in German only).

Corona regulations in the states

Regulations on the quarantine and test obligation when entering from a risk area are implemented by the Länder (states). Therefor travelers should read up on the exact regulations from the authorities of the state of entry in advance.
Here you will find a list of the state authorities responsible for the individual Goethe-Instituts. You can also see the current situation on site on the respective websites of the locations.
 

Goethe-Institut Berlin (State: Berlin)
Regulations of the state
Local situation

Goethe-Institut Bonn (State: Nordrhein-Westfalen)
Regulations of the state
Local situation

Goethe-Institut Bremen (State: Bremen)
Regulations of the state
Local situation

Goethe-Institut Dresden (State: Sachsen)
Regulations of the state
Local situation

Goethe-Institut Düsseldorf (State: Nordrhein-Westfalen)
Regulations of the state
Aktuelle Lage in Düsseldorf

Goethe-Institut Frankfurt (State: Hessen)
Regulations of the state
Local Situation
 

Goethe-Institut Freiburg (State: Baden-Württemberg)
Regulations of the state
Local situation

Goethe-Institut Göttingen (State: Niedersachsen)
Regulations of the state
Local situation

Goethe-Institut Hamburg (State: Hamburg)
Regulations of the state
Local situation

Goethe-Institut Mannheim (State: Baden-Württemberg)
Regulations of the state
Local situation

Goethe-Institut München (State: Bayern)
Regulations of the state
Local situation

Goethe-Institut Schwäbisch Hall (State: Baden-Württemberg)
Regulations of the state
Local situation
 

Entry into Germany

Entry into Germany

Here you can find out what you should consider when entering Germany, which regulations apply and what travelers from a risk area need to know.
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