Proof of recovery for traveling to Germany

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We're traveling to Germany soon and conditions to enter the country are either proof of vaccination or proof of recovery from Covid. My 12 year old dd didn't have the vaccine but had Covid.

Does anyone know what would work as proof of recovery?
Logically, it should be the notification/email from the NHS about the positive PCR. But does anyone have practical experience with this, and what is actually accepted?

No practical knowledge as such but what I know is that they require confirmation of a positive PCR test by a laboratory, BUT: You only count as recovered for two months - 28 days after the infection to three months after it... You know you fill in a "Einreiseanmeldung" shortly before you travel? The local "Gesundheitsamt" usually is in charge and might request proof of exemptions from quarantine i. e. vaccinations/recovery but they are pretty busy at the moment with cases being so high...

You should be able to get the ‘recovered’ QR code now from the NHS website. But yes check how long it’s valid for.

Thank you both. @Schulte can you actually get these for children? I know for adults there's the app or the website but I couldn't find out how to get any proof of recovery for DD. All it does is saying she did not have the vaccine so no record can be found.

Yes - as of yesterday you can get a recovery code. It’s a new service.

Also travelling to Germany soon, DS (12) double jabbed but website seems to suggest ALL kids have to quarantine, doesn’t mention vaccination status, is that not right?

I read that you can call your GP and ask for proxy access for your kids, so you can see their details on your NHS app. I'll try that. I'm also not sure if this stops them from having to quarantine. I have 2 under 6s and we are due to fly later this month.

@Cands7771

Also travelling to Germany soon, DS (12) double jabbed but website seems to suggest ALL kids have to quarantine, doesn’t mention vaccination status, is that not right?

Not if they are vaccinated or recovered (within the timescale definitions stipulated). It's only unvaxxed children without proof of recovery which are obliged to quarantine.

@Seveninahouse

No practical knowledge as such but what I know is that they require confirmation of a positive PCR test by a laboratory, BUT: You only count as recovered for two months - 28 days after the infection to three months after it... You know you fill in a "Einreiseanmeldung" shortly before you travel? The local "Gesundheitsamt" usually is in charge and might request proof of exemptions from quarantine i. e. vaccinations/recovery but they are pretty busy at the moment with cases being so high...

This is also my understanding (also no practical knowledge..... yet!) My understanding is that the proof of recovery can just be the notification of the positive PCR result, it doesn't have to be the recovery certificate with the QR code, but it may make your life easier if you can get the QR code.

Regarding children and quarrantine:

"2b. Minor children of third-country nationals

Minor children of third-country nationals are allowed to enter Germany if they are fully vaccinated (see information under “Important” below) or if there is an urgent need to travel. They have to go into quarantine on arrival, but can end this early by presenting a vaccination/recovery certificate. Alternatively, quarantine can be ended early with a negative Covid-19 test on the fifth day after entry."

"Ending quarantine in the case of high-risk areas: Home quarantine can be ended early by submitting proof of vaccination or recovery or a negative test result via the upload portal of the Digital Registration on Entry. Please use the individual link you were provided in your registration confirmation (PDF document) to upload your proof. Quarantine ends the moment such proof is submitted. If proof of recovery or vaccination is already submitted before entry, no quarantine is necessary. When a test result is transmitted, the test may not have been conducted earlier than five days after entry."

uk.diplo.de/uk-en/02/coronavirus?openAccordionId=item-2332102-6-panel

www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de/en/service/gesetze-und-verordnungen/guv-19-lp/coronavirus-einreiseverordnung.html

One thing you only get to know until you fill in the "Einreiseanmeldung":

(Unvaxxed) under 18s do not have to quarantine if they are visiting first degree relatives. This is one of actually quite a few exceptions to the quarantine rules.

Thanks all. We're in Germany now. To share my experience:

• UK covid passes with QR codes, that are generated on the NHS website work to entry the country. When you fill out the "einreiseanmeldung", you have to upload a PDF version of the covid pass. We were only asked to show the QR codes once in the country, at the passport check after landing
• my covid pass showed that I am triple jabbed, while my Dd(12) showed recovery but not jabbed. Both passes were enough to enter the country.
• in Germany you have to show the covid pass everywhere you go: restaurants, venues, non-essential shops etc. And our NHS generated Covid passes were valid here as well
• the people here wear ffp2 masks or surgical blue masks, other masks like those made of cotton, which we usually wear in the UK are not allowed here