Has Anyone Left Europe's Schengen Area for 14 Days to Then Enter USA?

[Lskifghj 53]

On 5/11/2020 at 4:20 PM, RD7712 said:

The messages one gets in the news is mixed about whether the USA will lift the ban anytime soon. I do not count on it in May. Disney here in Florida is said to open up in July, but the international tourism participation remains unsure. Disney is a big European tourist destination here in Florida and the USA. I am not waiting to bring my fiancee over in July, her visa expires on July 8th. 

 

I contacted the CDC and asked if they can authorize a waiver if someone flies into the USA from Austria with a fresh lab test testing negative for coronavirus. In the Vienna airport one can get a test before one boards the airplane for 190 Euros and get the results right there. They will issue a clean health certificate if test is negative and one can take that abroad. I will see what they say given the language in the proclamation that a CDC designee can determine the alien passenger would not pose a risk of spread in the USA.  It is my second try on this, but with additional information that Vienna airport can tests passengers right there and then, if they need it. 

Have you heard back about this?

[Lskifghj 53]

How did y’all find a hotel in Mexico? I called around and no one picked up. 

[Lskifghj 53]

For the flight from Frankfurt to Mexico, are we allowed to have transit in US?

[Boiler 45,735]

Frankfurt is in the Schenegen zone. Why would you then want to go to Mexico?

25 minutes ago, Lskifghj said:

For the flight from Frankfurt to Mexico, are we allowed to have transit in US?

 

[ohohoho 28]

28 minutes ago, Lskifghj said:

For the flight from Frankfurt to Mexico, are we allowed to have transit in US?

My understanding is that you will not be able to board a US bound flight from Schengen due to the travel ban

[Lskifghj 53]

1 hour ago, Boiler said:

Frankfurt is in the Schenegen zone. Why would you then want to go to Mexico?

 

Yeah got confirmation can’t even transit in US. Hard to find Mexico flights not having transit in US

1 hour ago, ohohoho said:

My understanding is that you will not be able to board a US bound flight from Schengen due to the travel ban

Yes got confirmation that that’s the case

[ohohoho 28]

3 minutes ago, Lskifghj said:

Yeah got confirmation can’t even transit in US. Hard to find Mexico flights not having transit in US

Yes got confirmation that that’s the case

KLM flies direct to Mexico City already now and Lufthansa is supposed to start from June

[dpnce 102]

17 hours ago, Lskifghj said:

Did you hear back?

Not yet. Will let you know once I have any update! 

[Lskifghj 53]

51 minutes ago, ohohoho said:

KLM flies direct to Mexico City already now and Lufthansa is supposed to start from June

I wonder if it’s better to stay in Mexico City versus Cancun since bigger city with better infrastructure. Also, German embassy is in Mexico City.

Edited May 19, 2020 by Lskifghj

[Sarah84 46]

26 minutes ago, Lskifghj said:

I wonder if it’s better to stay in Mexico City versus Cancun since bigger city with better infrastructure. Also, German embassy is in Mexico City.

So I will fly to Mexico (Cancun) on the 16th or 17th. Haven't booked anything yet. I will wait for another 2-3 weeks hoping that Trump will say something about lifting the travel ban. If I won't hear anything within 2-3 weeks, I will book a flight to Cancun and another flight from Cancun to Minneapolis for the 1st of July. I do not want to stay in Mexico City for different reasons (e.g. safety). Also, having a beach in the middle of the summer doesn't sound too bad.

[Ja3germeister 90]

58 minutes ago, Lskifghj said:

I wonder if it’s better to stay in Mexico City versus Cancun since bigger city with better infrastructure. Also, German embassy is in Mexico City.

I would say Cancun is better because:
1. Lower infection rates
2. Tourist area so automatically safer
3. Riviera Maya wants to revive tourism starting as early as June
4. Beach

[Lskifghj 53]

40 minutes ago, Sarah84 said:

So I will fly to Mexico (Cancun) on the 16th or 17th. Haven't booked anything yet. I will wait for another 2-3 weeks hoping that Trump will say something about lifting the travel ban. If I won't hear anything within 2-3 weeks, I will book a flight to Cancun and another flight from Cancun to Minneapolis for the 1st of July. I do not want to stay in Mexico City for different reasons (e.g. safety). Also, having a beach in the middle of the summer doesn't sound too bad.

Yeah being by the beach would be nice and a welcome vacation 

11 minutes ago, Ja3germeister said:

I would say Cancun is better because:
1. Lower infection rates
2. Tourist area so automatically safer
3. Riviera Maya wants to revive tourism starting as early as June
4. Beach

Yeah Mexican tourism starts June with lots of Mexican domestic tourists 

[ohohoho 28]

4 minutes ago, Lskifghj said:

I wonder if it’s better to stay in Mexico City versus Cancun since bigger city with better infrastructure. Also, German embassy is in Mexico City.

Where in the US would you be flying afterwards? If by better infrastructure you mean better hospitals, maybe in the tourist areas the hospitals could be better as they target Americans. Who knows. I don't know why the embassy would be of any importance though. 

There isn't just Cancun, you can also fly to Puerto Vallarta or Los Cabos (with a layover in Mexico City).

[Lskifghj 53]

1 hour ago, ohohoho said:

Where in the US would you be flying afterwards? If by better infrastructure you mean better hospitals, maybe in the tourist areas the hospitals could be better as they target Americans. Who knows. I don't know why the embassy would be of any importance though. 

There isn't just Cancun, you can also fly to Puerto Vallarta or Los Cabos (with a layover in Mexico City).

Dallas. If we drove from Mexico to US, would IR 5 visa holders be able to cross the land border via car or only flights due to the road ban? 

[RD7712 143]

17 hours ago, Lskifghj said:

Have you heard back about this?

I called the CDC again today. Nothing has changed.

 

I have these news about Cancun. The government there opposes the hotel resorts in Cancun opening up on June 1. Below is the link.

 

Quintana Roo government rejects June 1 reopening by hotels

'We're still not ready,' says Governor Joaquín

https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/coronavirus/quintana-roo-government-rejects-june-1-reopening-by-hotels/

 

 

Edited May 19, 2020 by RD7712