Airports in Germany

• Berlin ( BER )
• Berlin Tegel ( TXL )
• Bremen ( BRE )
• Cologne ( CGN )
• Dortmund ( DTM )
• Dresden ( DRS )
• Dusseldorf ( DUS )
• Frankfurt ( FRA )
• Friedrichshafen ( FDH )
• Hamburg ( HAM )
• Hanover ( HAJ )
• Leipzig ( LEJ )
• Munich ( MUC )
• Nuremberg ( NUE )
• Paderborn ( PAD )

The Federal Republic of Germany (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland) is the largest country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by Denmark, to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic, to the south by Austria and Switzerland, and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands. Germany is a federation of 16 states, similar to the US, each with a distinct and unique culture and contrary to the general foreigner’s conception not a very homogenous nation.

Generally, all non-EU nationals will need a passport for entry. The notable exception regards authorized members of the US. military, who need to possess only a copy of their duty orders and their ID card to be authorized entry. The passport requirement, though, applies to spouses and dependents of military personnel, and they must obtain a stamp in their passports to show that they are sponsored by a person in Germany under the Status of Forces Agreement.

Germany is a member of the European Union and the Schengen Agreement. European visa policy will be covered in the article about the EU. In brief, a visa to any other signatory state of the Schengen Agreement is valid in Germany too. No visa is required for citizens of other EU member states, and those of some selected nations with whom the European Union or Germany have special treaties.