Germany border restrictions for EU nationals Covid 19 [closed]

I am a British national with a British passport who has a contract to begin work in Germany in August ,and a partner (not married) who is a German national living there. I have a chance also to register my residency at her address with the local town "council". With her meeting me at the airport, with proof of her address/passport, do you think I will be allowed to enter the country at the moment? I know there is a list of things you need to have and prove to enter, but will my list be enough? Apart from the brand new residency registration, I won't have anything else as a proof of address. Thank you in advance for your help

Best Answer

Hard to give a definite answer as the situation changes, but perhaps it helps to give a general impression of the situation based in media reports and what I hear from my friends and family (who live in different parts of Germany).

Many (or all?) travel restrictions and curfews are imposed not by the federal state but the individual Länder, so you should not just consider the border crossing but the whole journey. It would help to know where you are planning to live. The specific rules are different by region, depending on the local situation. Generally EU citizens (and UK until the end of 2020) must be treated same as German citizens by EU regulations, so the internal travel restrictions apply to everybody, it's not a matter of nationality but if the purpose of the journey is acceptable.

There was a media report of a pensioner who moved from Ruhr to Friesland and was initially rejected, but she was allowed to register after she showed that she had actually emptied her old house for sale and was really planning to move permanently, not just escape the cities to the countryside (there's a big problem of people flooding the rural areas just now, so there are specific restrictions).

In your case, essential work-related travel is accepted, but it's hard to know what exactly counts as "essential". I would think that moving home to start a new job should (probably) be ok but you may have to convince not just immigration but possibly local authorities too or random police checks on the way. I don't think there's a specific document (like a visa or something), it's more a matter of explaining the situation convincingly to the officers, I would think a copy of the employment contract would be enough and perhaps a letter from the employer.