Austria's Minister of Health Rudolf Anschober (Greens) is celebrating himself again. This time he is completely convinced that the online entry registrations (pre-travel clearance) should be a success across the board. The administrative effort would have been massively reduced.

According to the government member, there have been 15 pre-travel clearance filings since January 2021, 858.000. Of this, 85 percent was reimbursed via the Internet and the rest in the form of paper forms. Since the mandatory registration of commuters, the use of pre-travel clearance has increased by up to eight times. In the past week alone, 8 entries to Austria were registered online in advance.

“By electronically pre-recording the data and digitizing this process, we are creating massive relief for the authorities involved and at the same time the necessary controls to curb the spread of the virus. The resources freed up as a result can be used for contact tracing, for example. I am very pleased that the measure has been so well received and would like to thank everyone involved for the good technical implementation, ”said Health Minister Anschober.

The pre-travel clearance form can be found at this link on the homepage of the federal government. Important: Austria does not charge any fees for entry registration. In Germany it happened repeatedly that Passengers have fallen victim to scammerswho wanted to complete the form for a fee. The German Federal Police expressly warns and advises only to use the official homepages of the authorities.