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

[Sarah84 46]

Hi at all! If anyone is interested in coming to Belgrade, I would like to recommend the hotel I am staying in right now. It is the Seven Rooms Suites. It opened in January of this year, everything is brand new and very modern. The rooms have air condition and a fridge. A huge shower. TV with over 800 channels (a lot of international channels), the Wifi works great, no problems at all!!! The hotel is in the city center, but it is very quiet, as the rooms do not look out to the street. The staff is really, really friendly and helpful, they pick you up from the airport at any time and bring you back to the airport at any time. The price for one night is cheap, I paid 33 Euros for one night. If you any questions, let me know!!

Good luck to everybody!! I will be leaving Serbia in 4 days!

[Kay & Evan 60]

1 hour ago, thisguyflies said:

Good luck! I'll be very interested to hear how things go. Hoping for the best! 

thank you!
I’m waiting for boarding to start. Checking in and baggage drop off took less than 5 minutes! 
they asked me if I have been in the schengen zone the past 2 weeks and I said no, then she found the stamp in my passport from when I entered Serbia which was 16 days ago and she laughed and say oh way longer and that was it. 
When entering the departures area at the police passport check they stamped my passport next to my entry stamp with an exit one and said nothing to me. 
then before entering the gate they did another passport check. He just looked at my visa took a note and gave it back to me. My flight is Packed and the only stressful thing so far is that there is too many people around me! Of all the people in my flight I haven’t seen anyone facing issues when they check their passports. 

I will update with hopefully good news from New York 

Edited June 27, 2020 by Kay & Evan

[Orbey 8]

4 minutes ago, Kay & Evan said:

thank you!
I’m waiting for boarding to start. Checking in and baggage drop off took less than 5 minutes! 
they asked me if I have been in the schengen zone the past 2 weeks and I said no, then she found the stamp in my passport from when I entered Serbia which was 16 days ago and she laughed and say oh way longer and that was it. 
When entering the departures area at the police passport check they stamped my passport next to my entry stamp with an exit one and said nothing to me. 
then before entering the gate they did another passport check. He just looked at my visa took a note and gave it back to me. My flight is Packed and the only stressful thing so far is that there is too many people around me! Of all the people in my flight I haven’t seen anyone facing issues when they check their passports. 

I will update with hopefully good news from New York 

Good luck!!! Rooting for you!

[Martita.. 1]

16 minutes ago, Kay & Evan said:

thank you!
I’m waiting for boarding to start. Checking in and baggage drop off took less than 5 minutes! 
they asked me if I have been in the schengen zone the past 2 weeks and I said no, then she found the stamp in my passport from when I entered Serbia which was 16 days ago and she laughed and say oh way longer and that was it. 
When entering the departures area at the police passport check they stamped my passport next to my entry stamp with an exit one and said nothing to me. 
then before entering the gate they did another passport check. He just looked at my visa took a note and gave it back to me. My flight is Packed and the only stressful thing so far is that there is too many people around me! Of all the people in my flight I haven’t seen anyone facing issues when they check their passports. 

I will update with hopefully good news from New York 

Good Luck!!! which arline do you fly with? And do you have ESTA or K1? 

[Kay & Evan 60]

4 minutes ago, Martita.. said:

Good Luck!!! which arline do you fly with? And do you have ESTA or K1? 

Thank you!

im flying with Air Serbia from Belgrade to New York directly. I have a K1 

[Fenja 229]

2 hours ago, jsmith2020 said:

That's great news! Can you tell me the route they are passing through?

Sure! He flew from Charlotte to New York, JFK and then from New York, JFK to Belgrade with Air Serbia. Everything went super smooth and easy and we are not together in an apartment we rented 😊

[jenny53 20]

On 6/26/2020 at 9:55 AM, martamc83 said:

Who have flown with Turkish airlines?

How was your experience?

I am in Croatia right now just because I was able to drive there and also I’m spending my time right by the beach for 10 days and then I will go to Zagreb the last few days and will be flying to Istanbul and then Miami. Before flights were a bit iffy but my brother is a pilot so he was able to get more insight. 
Starting Monday June 29th, flights to Miami will go 3 times a week. 

I am flying to Miami June 10th and I’m pretty sure the flight will go- if I see the other flights before that all get cancelled I’ll just fly to Belgrade. So I have a plan b but feel confident with Turkish airlines not being a problem in July. 
Also if this works without any issues, this would be a great option for many. I rather stay by the beach in Croatia than in Serbia somewhere- so I am hoping everything works out, I’m here with 2 other girls that are going through the same journey and we will be on the same flights. 
I will of course update you June 10th! 
cross your fingers for us 🙂

[jenny53 20]

On 6/26/2020 at 4:31 PM, VioletM said:

Hi everyone! I decided to take the plunge and fly to Serbia next week, and I have a flight to NYC on the 18th! I will be staying in an Airbnb, is there anything I might have problems with? The host will send my information to the police, is there anything else I should be mindful of?

Also, stupid question but, does anybody have experience booking extra checked luggage at the airport? My flight is with KLM with layover in Amsterdam, but I think because part of the flight is with Air Serbia it wasn't possible to book a second checked bag online, the website says I have to do it at the airport, but I have never done that! 

Is your layover in Amsterdam on the way to Serbia or on the way to the US?? Because even if it’s just a layover you’re not allowed to enter the US if your layover was in a country that is banned. Just making sure 🙂

[Martita.. 1]

4 minutes ago, jenny53 said:

I am in Croatia right now just because I was able to drive there and also I’m spending my time right by the beach for 10 days and then I will go to Zagreb the last few days and will be flying to Istanbul and then Miami. Before flights were a bit iffy but my brother is a pilot so he was able to get more insight. 
Starting Monday June 29th, flights to Miami will go 3 times a week. 

I am flying to Miami June 10th and I’m pretty sure the flight will go- if I see the other flights before that all get cancelled I’ll just fly to Belgrade. So I have a plan b but feel confident with Turkish airlines not being a problem in July. 
Also if this works without any issues, this would be a great option for many. I rather stay by the beach in Croatia than in Serbia somewhere- so I am hoping everything works out, I’m here with 2 other girls that are going through the same journey and we will be on the same flights. 
I will of course update you June 10th! 
cross your fingers for us 🙂

Yes pls update us! R u going with ESTA? good luck!

[Jas&Skip 16]

Hello,

So our Naoh2 for the K1 is approved. We didn't met 6 month so my idea is to travel for 2 weeks to Belgrade and than with an ESTA to the US to visit boyfriend. Anybody did that?

 

[jenny53 20]

31 minutes ago, Martita.. said:

Yes pls update us! R u going with ESTA? good luck!

Yes with esta. I’m in Croatia with 2 other girls that also will be entering with esta on the same day, one will be flying to Miami with me and the other will fly to LAX but also the same day 🙂 so I will update you! 

[cagal18 4]

Hi everyone! I wanted to share my flight experience to meet my (USA) fiance (NL) in Belgrade. Hopefully this can help some other Americans flying because I was really nervous!

 

            After getting dropped off at DEN, I had to check in for my flight with an agent because I wasn’t allowed to online or on the app (which gave me a mini panic attack). He then proceeded to work on the computer for what felt like 10 minutes, making me nervous again. He said ‘Sorry, I was just checking that there aren’t any travel restrictions’. Of course, I was super prepared with a bunch of printed documents and showed him the US Embassy website saying that there were no travel restrictions for Serbia, the IATA website confirming, and my chat online with American Airlines again confirming. He said ‘okay great’, and handed me all 3 of my boarding passes.

            The DEN airport was not crowded at all, and there was zero wait for security. However, my flight was completely full and I was sitting in an aisle seat that had all 3 people. Everyone was wearing a face mask though, per AA’s rule.

            The DFW airport was another story, though – it was very busy!! I found my gate, which was less busy, and started waiting for boarding. They called me and several others up for a ‘documents check’. I walked up and was internally panicking in line the entire time. The agent asked me if I was a German resident, which I answered no, I’m only transiting to Serbia. She asked to see my ticket onwards to Serbia, made some notes in the computer, and then I was good to go!

            The flight to FRA was pretty empty, and I luckily got my own row! They offered food and drink service just like normal, and required masks to be worn on the flight. Entering the FRA airport, staff had thermal scanners that were used on passengers exiting the plane to check temperatures. I then had an excruciatingly long layover in FRA, and boarded my flight to BEG with northing more than a ‘American passport is okay, right?’

            Serbia’s customs were very easy as well. The agent did not treat me any different than the EU citizens, and simply stamped my passport. Overall, an easy trip restriction-wise! Belgrade has so far exceeded all expectations by being beautiful and lively, although you would think Coronavirus doesn’t exist with the way that people behave.

 

[Amca95 7]

Hey everyone, I posted in here a couple days ago just wanted to give everyone an update and hopefully ease a few minds..

 

I finished my 15 days in Mexico City without a hitch and on the 26th of June I flew from Mexico City to LAX, I gave my visa package to the customs officer along with my health check disc with my x days which he said he didn’t need. He tore it open and didn’t really look at anything, asked me did I have any children back home where I’m from and I said I didn’t. He stamped my passport and signed it next to the PvE where my K1 visa was and said welcome to the US. 
 

that’s it as easy and as simple as can be I guess. After 10 months away from my fiancé I am now cozied up and watching Netflix with her! 🙌

 

it still feels like a bit of a dream and I can’t believe it really was that easy as spending 15 days in an Airbnb in Mexico City 

 

 

[SBML 34]

On 6/26/2020 at 11:17 AM, Martita.. said:

Did you tell them you visiting your partner? Did you have a return ticket already? Thank you!!

Yeah actually I was entering with my partner, as we reunited in Mexico a few days before our trip back, so I said that it was my turn to visit her. I do have a return ticket, and it's always good to have it, mostly if you're planning on staying quite a bit like me (almost two months). I was surprised that they didn't ask me to show it, but if you have your return ticket, it's always good to have it ready just in case they ask you for it. 

 

I'm glad you're doing the same, best of luck!

[VioletM 6]

18 hours ago, jenny53 said:

Is your layover in Amsterdam on the way to Serbia or on the way to the US?? Because even if it’s just a layover you’re not allowed to enter the US if your layover was in a country that is banned. Just making sure 🙂

It is on the way to Serbia of course! Afterwards I am taking the direct flight from Belgrade to NYC.