With effect from December 26, 2021, Germany will classify Spain and Portugal, among others, as so-called high-risk areas. Austria, Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina are removed from the list.

The entry on the so-called high-risk list has more of a symbolic meaning for those who have been completely vaccinated and those who have recovered, as they do not have to be in quarantine. Unvaccinated people must both present a negative corona test and go into isolation with the option of free after five days at the latest. Significantly stricter entry regulations apply to so-called virus variant areas.

With effect from December 26, 2021, the following countries will be considered as so-called high-risk areas:

• Finland
• Monaco
• Portugal including the Azores and Madeira
• Spain including the Balearic and Canary Islands
• United States of America
• Cyprus

The following will be removed from the high risk list with effect from December 26, 2021:

• Belize
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Malaysia
• Austria
• Serbia

The Federal Republic of Germany has currently classified the following states as so-called virus variant areas.

• Botswana (virus variant area since November 28, 2021)
• Eswatini (virus variant area since November 28, 2021)
• Lesotho (virus variant area since November 28, 2021)
• Malawi (virus variant area since November 28, 2021)
• Mozambique (virus variant area since November 28, 2021)
• Namibia (virus variant area since November 28, 2021)
• Zimbabwe (virus variant area since November 28, 2021)
• South Africa (virus variant area since November 28, 2021)
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland including the Isle of Man as well as all Channel Islands and all British overseas territories (virus variant area since December 20, 2021; high-risk area until December 19, 2021)

As of December 25, 2021, the following countries are so-called high-risk areas:

• Andorra (high risk area since December 19, 2021)
• Egypt (high risk area since January 24, 2021)
• Ethiopia (high risk area since September 26, 2021)
• Barbados (high risk area since September 19, 2021)
• Belarus (high risk area since October 3, 2021)
• Belgium (high risk area since November 21, 2021)
• Burundi (high risk area since September 26, 2021)
• Denmark including the Faroe Islands and Greenland (high risk area since December 19, 2021)
• Dominica (high risk area since August 22, 2021)
• Finland (high risk area since December 25, 2021)
• France including the overseas department of Réunion (high risk area since December 19, 2021)
• Georgia (high risk area since July 25, 2021)
• Greece (high risk area since November 21, 2021)
• Haiti (high risk area since August 8, 2021)
• Ireland (high risk area as of November 21, 2021)
• Yemen (high risk area since October 10, 2021)
• Jordan (high risk area since December 5, 2021)
• Cameroon (high risk area since October 24, 2021)
• Congo, Republic (high risk area since October 24, 2021)
• Korea, Democratic People's Republic (High Risk Area as of August 8, 2021)
• Croatia (high risk area since October 24, 2021)
• Laos (high risk area since November 14, 2021)
• Lebanon (high risk area since December 19, 2021)
• Libya (high risk area since July 18, 2021)
• Liechtenstein (high risk area since December 5, 2021)
• Lithuania (high risk area since October 3, 2021)
• Mauritius (high risk area since December 5, 2021)
• Mexico (high risk area since August 8, 2021)
• Monaco (high risk area since December 25, 2021)
• Montenegro (high risk area since August 15, 2021)
• The Netherlands (high risk area since November 21, 2021) and the following overseas parts of the Kingdom of the Netherlands are considered high risk areas:
• Bonaire (high risk area since July 27, 2021)
• Sint Eustatius (high risk area since July 27, 2021)
• Saba (high risk area since July 27, 2021)
• Norway (high risk area since December 19, 2021)
• Papua New Guinea (high risk area since August 8, 2021)
• Poland (high risk area since December 5, 2021)
• Portugal including the Azores and Madeira (high risk area since December 25, 2021)
• Russian Federation (high risk area since July 7, 2021)
• Switzerland (high risk area since December 5, 2021)
• Seychelles (high risk area since February 14, 2021)
• Slovakia (high risk area since October 31, 2021)
• Slovenia (high risk area since September 26, 2021)
• Spain including the Balearic and Canary Islands (high risk area since December 25, 2021)
• Sudan (high risk area since January 31, 2021)
• Syrian Arab Republic (high risk area as of January 31, 2021)
• Tajikistan (high risk area since August 8, 2021)
• Tanzania (high risk area since March 14, 2021)
• Trinidad and Tobago (high risk area since August 8, 2021)
• Czech Republic (high risk area since November 14, 2021)
• Turkey (high risk area since August 17, 2021)
• Turkmenistan (high risk area since August 8, 2021)
• Ukraine (high risk area since October 10, 2021)
• Hungary (high risk area since November 14, 2021)
• Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic (high risk area since September 19, 2021)
• United States of America (high risk area as of December 25, 2021)
• Vietnam (high risk area since August 15, 2021)
• Cyprus (high risk area since December 25, 2021)