Living and Studying during the Covid-19 Pandemic

PLEASE CHECK THE CURRENT RISK AREAS HERE: https://www.rki.de/DE/Content/InfAZ/N/Neuartiges_Coronavirus/Risikogebiete_neu.html (This information is frequently updated, at the moment it contains more than 100 countries.)

Please consult the following websites for the current status of travel regulations:

Federal Foreign Office: https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/coronavirus/2317268?openAccordionId=item-2415616-1-panel

Federal Ministry of Health: https://www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de/en/service/gesetze-und-verordnungen/guv-19-lp/coronavirus-einreiseverordnung.html

Current entry regulations with regard to Covid-19

1. If you plan to travel to Germany from a high risk or virus variant area, you must register at https://www.einreiseanmeldung.de/ one day before your journey at the latest.
2. In addition, you will have to present a vaccination certificate, proof of recovery, proof of a negative PCR test (no older than 72 h) or of a negative antigen test (no older than 48 h). If you travel from a virus variant area, you need proof of a negative PCR test (no older than 72 h) or of a negative antigen test (no older than 48 h) – the vaccination certificate or proof of recovery does not suffice in this case.
3. If you travel from a high-risk area, you are obligated to self-isolate for 10 days, which can be shortened by presenting appropriate proof from day 1 or by testing negative for Covid-19 after 5 days. If you travel from a virus variant, you must self-isolate for 14 days without exceptions.

Before you travel, please contact the International Office (international.office@fh-bielefeld.de) and inform us about your plans.

• The German National Association for Student Affairs has published FAQs on “Studying during the pandemic”. Topics include the effects of the crisis on ways to finance studies, support with problems to pay rent as well as information on quarantine regulations for entry into Germany and on issues regarding residence regulations for international students. Please find further information at: https://www.studentenwerke.de/de/content/corona-faqs-der-studenten-und
  
• Further information that is relevant for international students and applicants can be found at www.internationale-studierende.de and on the German Academic Exchange Service’s website. Please find further information at: https://www.study-in-germany.de/de/corona-update_76243.php#sprungmarke_1_2
• The Federal Ministry of Health’s “health innovation hub” provides hygiene tips, information on how to act if you suspect you have been infected etc. in German and English. Please find further information at: https://hih-2025.de/corona-datenspende-ein-fieberthermometer-fuer-deutschland/

• The Integration Commissioner of the Federal Government provides information, such as decisions made by the Federal and State Governments, in more than 12 languages. Please find further information at: https://www.integrationsbeauftragte.de/ib-de/amt-und-person/informationen-zum-coronavirus 

Current information on Covid-19 from Robert Koch Institute is available in German and English. Please find further information at: https://www.rki.de/DE/Content/InfAZ/N/Neuartiges_Coronavirus/nCoV.html

https://www.fh-bielefeld.de/corona [German]