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Germany introduces measures against those arriving from three new districts of Bulgaria: Sofia, Razgrad and Sliven. This was announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).
The German Foreign Ministry informs that this is part of the prevention against the coronavirus and will come into force on Saturday, October 24, 2020.
As of today, the three districts have been added to the Robert Koch Institute’s “List of Risk Areas”, which already includes the districts of Blagoevgrad and Targovishte.
A coronavirus testing requirement is mandatory for anyone arriving in Germany who has been in a ‘risk zone’ for the past 14 days. It can also be manufactured outside of Germany, but within 48 hours before entering German territory. Only the presence of a negative test is grounds for exemption from the 14-day home quarantine.
The quarantine does not apply to passengers in transit through a “risk zone”.
The Foreign Ministry recalls that each federal state in Germany applies the quarantine rule according to the local peculiarities of the spread of the coronavirus. In this sense, we recommend that citizens consult in advance the specific requirements in force for the province to which they travel.
A little later, the Foreign Ministry announced that Germany would allow foreigners whose passports and identity cards have expired at the end of the year to leave the country when the issuing state announced that it was extending the period of validity.
In connection with the coronavirus crisis in the spring, Germany announced that it accepts the proposal to recognize as valid Bulgarian personal documents expired after March 13, 2020 with which our compatriots can leave the country on their way home. This deadline expires on December 31, 2020, after which Bulgarian citizens with expired personal documents will not be able to cross the German state border.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recalls that in early October, in relation to the conditions of the coronavirus pandemic, Germany announced that it had extended once the deadline for the use of expired personal documents of foreigners, including Bulgarian citizens, on the country’s territory. until the end of 2020. ends (residence extension).
The one-time extension has the main objective of avoiding problems with the stay and residence of foreigners who are already in the territory of the Federal Republic.
Externally reports that the three Bulgarian consulates in Germany, at our embassy in Berlin, as well as at our general consulates in Frankfurt and Munich, accept documents for the renewal of expired Bulgarian passports and identification cards.
For Bulgarian citizens who intend to leave Germany with expired personal documents by plane before December 31, 2020, the agency recommends inquiring in advance about the airline’s policy on this issue, because they may not be addressed.
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