ENTRY, TESTING, AND QUARANTINE PROTOCOLS FOR INTERNATIONAL ARRIVING FILIPINOS AND FOREIGN NATIONALS PURSUANT TO IATF RESOLUTION NO. 159

Effective 01 February 2022, the entry, testing, and quarantine protocols for international arriving Filipinos and foreign nationals allowed entry into the country (“international arriving passengers”) shall be as follows, regardless of their country of origin:

1. Fully Vaccinated International Arriving Passengers
   • They shall be required to present a negative Reverse Transcription -Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) test taken within forty-eight hours (48hrs) prior to departure from the country of origin.
   • Upon arrival, they shall no longer be required to observe mandatory facility-based quarantine but shall self-monitor for any sign or symptom for (7) days with the first day being the date of arrival and shall be required to report to the local government unit of destination upon the manifestation of symptoms, if any.
   • International arriving passengers must have the following proofs of vaccination against COVID-19 recognized under existing IATF regulations:
     1. World Health Organization International Certificates of Vaccination and Prophylaxis; or
     2. VaxCertPH; or
     3. *National/state digital certificate of the foreign government which has accepted VaxCertPH under a reciprocal arrangement unless otherwise permitted by the IATF.
2. International Arriving Passengers who are unvaccinated, partially vaccinated, or those whose vaccination status cannot be independently validated
   • They shall be required to present a negative RT-PCR test taken within forty-eight hours (48hrs) prior to departure from the country of origin.
   • Additionally, they shall be required to undergo facility-based quarantine until the release of their negative RT-PCR test taken on the fifth (5th) day. After which, they shall be required to undergo home quarantine until their fourteenth (14th) day, with the date of arrival being the first day. The local government units of destination and their respective Barangay Health Emergency Response Teams are tasked to monitor those arriving passengers undergoing home quarantine.
3. Children below twelve (12) years of age who cannot be vaccinated
   • They shall follow the quarantine protocols of the parent/s or the accompanying adult or guardian travelling with them.

Under IATF Resolution No. 159, those who are currently undergoing quarantine as of 01 February 2022 may avail of the aforementioned testing and quarantine protocols.

 

 

In view of the rising cases of COVID-19 in Germany, effective immediately, the Embassy will implement the more lenient “3G rule” (vaccinated, recovered, or tested – geimpft, genesen, getestet) for all consular applicants above the age of six years old.

Vaccinated applicants may present their yellow vaccination booklet, or their digital vaccination certificate on the Corona-Warn-App or the CovPass app.

If you have recovered from coronavirus, you can present your positive test result as proof. The test result is valid from 11 to 180 days after you tested positive.

If you are neither vaccinated nor recovered, you will need to present a negative test result. You can present a negative PCR test no more than 48 hours old, or a negative rapid antigen test that is a maximum of 24 hours old. 

Applicants will also be required to check-in through the LUCA app or accomplish a written contact tracing form.

The Philippine Embassy in Berlin wishes to remind the public on the additional documents being requested for Filipinos departing from the Philippines pursuant to the Department of Justice’s Memorandum Circular No. 036 dated 15 June 2015 or the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) Revised Guidelines on Departure Formalities for International-Bound Passengers.

A passenger intending to travel abroad as tourist or with temporary visitor’s visa shall undergo primary inspection and, the following documents are required to be presented: valid passport; visa whenever applicable or required; and round-trip or return ticket.

When deemed necessary, the passenger shall be referred to the Travel Control and Enforcement Unit (TCEU) for secondary inspection.

If the passenger is travelling through a sponsor, the following additional documents shall be required:

1. Affidavit of Support and Undertaking duly authenticated by the Philippine Embassy or Consulate, showing:
   1. The relationship of the sponsor and the passenger within the fourth (4th) civil degree of consanguinity (e.g., pinsang buo) or affinity (e.g., bayaw, hipag/biyenan);
   2. Financial capacity with Legal status of the sponsor; and
   3. Contact information of the sponsor; and/or
2. Affidavit of Support and Undertaking executed by a person or legal/juridical entity duly authenticated by the Philippine Embassy or Consulate showing:
   1. Contact information of the sponsor;
   2. Financial capacity with legal status of the sponsor; and
   3. Registration papers of the sponsor, if a legal or juridical entity
3. In cases of a local sponsor travelling with the passenger, a duly notarized Affidavit of Support and Undertaking which shall contain the following:
   1. Financial capacity of the sponsor
   2. Reason for sponsorship
   3. Undertaking by the sponsor that the travel is solely for tourism purposes and the passenger shall return upon completion of the tour;
   4. Complete address of the sponsor and other contact details; and
   5. Registration papers, if the local sponsor is a legal or juridical entity with its duly authorized representative travelling with the passenger.

A passenger shall be automatically referred to secondary inspection, when the passenger:

1. Has no financial capacity to travel and is escorted/accompanied by a foreign national who is not a relative by consanguinity or affinity;
2. Is a minor travelling alone or unaccompanied by either parent or legal guardian without the required travel clearance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD);
3. Is the spouse of a foreign national intending to depart for the first time to join the foreign spouse or a partner of a foreign national intending to depart to meet and/or marry his/her fiancé/fiancée without the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) Guidance and Counselling Certificate;
4. Is travelling to countries with existing deployment bans, in alert levels 3 and 4, and travel advisories and is in possession of visas to said countries; and/or
5. Had previously stayed for more than six (6) months as a tourist / temporary visitor, and is intending to depart for the second and/or subsequent time.

Questionable passports, visa, immigration stamp, and other travel documents shall be confiscated by the BI and forwarded to its Anti-Fraud Unit for laboratory examination.

For our Kababayans affected by the extreme weather conditions in Germany particularly in the Rhineland Palatinate, Saarland, and North Rhine-Westphalia areas which are the hardest hit, please observe extra precautions and monitor the latest bulletins in your localities.

For updated information on weather developments you may check the German Weather Service or Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD) at https://www.dwd.de/EN/Home/home_node.html

The Philippine Consulate General in Frankfurt which covers the affected areas may likewise be reached through its Assistance to Nationals no. at +4915153546841 and hotline no at +49 151 62487425 while the Philippine Embassy in Germany located in Berlin may be reached via Emergency No. +491735215703 and +49 173 4217750

Thank you and keep safe.