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

[Orbey 8]

On 6/27/2020 at 9:52 AM, Sarah84 said:

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!

This sounds great, thank you! To anyone who has been in Belgrade - what is the city like (it sounds pretty interesting!) and are many things open? Like - are people sightseeing, are restaurants open and stuff or does it feel more so a place to just bunker down for the 14 days? Thanks!

[Kay & Evan 60]

On 6/27/2020 at 5:21 AM, 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 

Hi everyone! Update for my flight Belgrade to New York:

just to give you a first idea on how smooth and fast it all went my plane touched down at 16:45 and I was waiting for my baggage at 17:06!

So during the flight they gave us a form we all had to fill that we had to complete our name flight address etc info and state if we had any COVID symptoms the past few days and if we have been in any of the banned countries the past 14 days. It also said we would have to quarantine for 14 days after landing so that didn’t seem fun. 

After we landed I went to the passport control which was almost empty. I gave the form my passport and the K1 package as well as a copy of my vaccination record to the guy but he didn’t want the xrays cd. 
he opened the package and then asked me to confirm my address. He flipped through the package and found a picture of me and my fiancé and pointed at him and said is this (name and surname of fiancé) I said yes he said nice and commented on the lake in the picture haha. Then he asked how much money in cash I have on me. Then he stamped my passport and said we’re almost done I just have to go to the office for the final check. 
meh took me to the office and handed my papers and passport to the lady there. He told her “I already stamped her through so take her temperature and we’re good” which sounded to me like I was already done. Once he left the lady called me up she looked at me and my passport and then said “you have 90 days to get married” is said yeah we’re excited! And she said okay good luck bye and gave me my passport without taking my temperature or anything. 
someone else with a visa From the same flight I was in was there next to me and he asked if he needs to have anything in mind in terms of quarantine or anything because of the form we had to complete and the guy laughed and told him “no man you’re all good we’re in phase two now!” 

overall everything was very fast and almost no questions! 
good luck everyone! If anyone is considering Belgrade I highly recommend the route and don’t hesitate to contact me as I have like a full guide by now to share! 

[AB UK US 16]

Booked my ticket to head to the U.K. on July 7th and then I will spend 7 days with my fiancé and we will head to Belgrade on July 15th and then to the United States on July 31st. Does anyone who has traveled to Belgrade have any recommendations on an Airbnb?

[talia0506 23]

Guys we made it. We are back in Chicago. The only issue we had was while check in Cancun. She needed to call CBP to verify we can enter, then she gave us our boarding passes. In the US we had to fill out a health questionnaire and that was it. Mexico (tulum and cancun) were really chilled. 

[Fenja 229]

16 hours ago, Orbey said:

This sounds great, thank you! To anyone who has been in Belgrade - what is the city like (it sounds pretty interesting!) and are many things open? Like - are people sightseeing, are restaurants open and stuff or does it feel more so a place to just bunker down for the 14 days? Thanks!

We arrived in Belgrade two days ago so far pretty much everything is open (except of one museum so far). Restaurants are operating normally and the weather is super nice. We spend a lot of time in the park yesterday, eating icecream and enjoying the city. The city itself is a weird mix of really ugly and charming at the same time, so it won't get boring! Also the people are super nice. And food is cheap.

 

Also: Anyone in Belgrade right now? My finacé and I would love to meet up! Just shoot me a private message.

Edited June 29, 2020 by Fenja
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[jenny53 20]

Hi guys, so I’m in Croatia flying to Istanbul July 9th, will stay at jotel which is a hotel right in the terminal so I don’t have to leave the airport and July 10th I will fly to Miami.
For everyone who’s worried about the flights from Turkish airlines, June 16th, 22nd and 24th and today (June 29th) flights from Istanbul- Miami have arrived. Also to Lax on June 24th, June 26th and today June 29th. 
So Turkish airlines is operating very well now! Therefore Croatia seems to be a better and better option. 🙂 just for people who are looking to spend 14 days somewhere. Croatia is very affordable food wise and I’m staying right on the beach for 10 days and on the 4th I’ll drive to Zagreb to spend the rest there until my flight leaves. 
I will of course update you on the 10th or 11th of July how everything went. Will be arriving/ traveling with esta but have called many different airlines and airports and they all said it would be no problem. 

[Vani & Henry 14]

On 4/27/2020 at 1:09 PM, LeoUSA said:

I will try finding a flight that wont transit in EU but this is very hard tbh. But just in case i could not find one, aren’t spouses of US citizens exempted from that ban too?

Hi did u manage to travel to USA via EU. Am having the same issues and I don't have any other flight destination apart from Paris and London from my country. I mail the embassy here and they told me I cannot travel through EU as I have a IR1 visa which is a non immigrant visa. Am bit confused also as the proclamations said US citizens spouses are exempted. 

[HRQX 4,145]

59 minutes ago, Vani & Henry said:

Am bit confused also as the proclamations said US citizens spouses are exempted. 

Follow the proclamation. You can transit through London or Paris, etc. with your IR-1 visa. The embassy email is clearly wrong. LeoUSA transited through Germany three weeks ago and successfully entered the US:

 

Edited June 29, 2020 by HRQX

[martamc83 1]

Can I know which proof of the quarantineCBP ask at the border?
For instance, if I quarantine in Croatia and I'm Italian, my passport won't be stamped or scanned.
It's the airbnb receive enough?

Thanks

[HRQX 4,145]

18 minutes ago, martamc83 said:

For instance, if I quarantine in Croatia and I'm Italian, my passport won't be stamped or scanned.
It's the airbnb receive enough?

I recommend asking @Xurxo r or @A Polite Parrot:

 

[thisguyflies 72]

18 hours ago, Orbey said:

This sounds great, thank you! To anyone who has been in Belgrade - what is the city like (it sounds pretty interesting!) and are many things open? Like - are people sightseeing, are restaurants open and stuff or does it feel more so a place to just bunker down for the 14 days? Thanks!

I'm in Belgrade right now. It is a very interesting city, quite nice to walk around. Everything is open, you wouldn't guess that there's a global pandemic happening.

 

I'm remaining very cautious, though. The government here was certainly suppressing information about COVID infections due to their elections a few weeks ago. They've got a small increase in infections now, but nothing too concerning; even with misinformation, the number + risk is low.

 

Try to arrange a car to collect you from the airport. My airbnb host arranged one for me and I'm sure hotels do too. You also are required to do this strange registration with the police within 24hr of arriving in Serbia. It's a legal requirement, but doesn't seem like you'll get in much trouble if you don't do it. My airbnb host didn't really want to do it, but I insisted... I've taken enough risks, I'm not gonna take any more. A bit weird and mildly worrying as they take your passport, but was over quick enough.

[Vani & Henry 14]

2 hours ago, HRQX said:

Follow the proclamation. You can transit through London or Paris, etc. with your IR-1 visa. The embassy email is clearly wrong. LeoUSA transited through Germany three weeks ago and successfully entered the US:

 

Yes I can see that. The Embassy is totally wrong we send them 3 to 4 mails and they kept insisting I have a immigration visa and am not a legal permanent resident yet. I even send them screenshot and links with the proclamation where US citizen spouse are exempted. Stil they don't check their information and kept me in dark waiting for no reason. Am so disappointed with their lame service 😡😡😡 on top my hubby had a severe accident and I couldn't make it to USA because of incompetent people. 

[Orbey 8]

3 hours ago, Fenja said:

We arrived in Belgrade two days ago so far pretty much everything is open (except of one museum so far). Restaurants are operating normally and the weather is super nice. We spend a lot of time in the park yesterday, eating icecream and enjoying the city. The city itself is a weird mix of really ugly and charming at the same time, so it won't get boring! Also the people are super nice. And food is cheap.

 

Also: Anyone in Belgrade right now? My finacé and I would love to meet up! Just shoot me a private message.

Thank you so much this is really helpful! I will let you know if I come within your 14 days - if so would love to meet up too! Enjoy your stay

1 hour ago, thisguyflies said:

I'm in Belgrade right now. It is a very interesting city, quite nice to walk around. Everything is open, you wouldn't guess that there's a global pandemic happening.

 

I'm remaining very cautious, though. The government here was certainly suppressing information about COVID infections due to their elections a few weeks ago. They've got a small increase in infections now, but nothing too concerning; even with misinformation, the number + risk is low.

 

Try to arrange a car to collect you from the airport. My airbnb host arranged one for me and I'm sure hotels do too. You also are required to do this strange registration with the police within 24hr of arriving in Serbia. It's a legal requirement, but doesn't seem like you'll get in much trouble if you don't do it. My airbnb host didn't really want to do it, but I insisted... I've taken enough risks, I'm not gonna take any more. A bit weird and mildly worrying as they take your passport, but was over quick enough.

Thank you - this is really helpful. I've definitely read about getting a car from the airport and I too would be unwavering on getting that police registration! Another piece of evidence to show you've been there the full time! Enjoy your stay

[Orbey 8]

18 hours ago, Kay & Evan said:

Hi everyone! Update for my flight Belgrade to New York:

just to give you a first idea on how smooth and fast it all went my plane touched down at 16:45 and I was waiting for my baggage at 17:06!

So during the flight they gave us a form we all had to fill that we had to complete our name flight address etc info and state if we had any COVID symptoms the past few days and if we have been in any of the banned countries the past 14 days. It also said we would have to quarantine for 14 days after landing so that didn’t seem fun. 

After we landed I went to the passport control which was almost empty. I gave the form my passport and the K1 package as well as a copy of my vaccination record to the guy but he didn’t want the xrays cd. 
he opened the package and then asked me to confirm my address. He flipped through the package and found a picture of me and my fiancé and pointed at him and said is this (name and surname of fiancé) I said yes he said nice and commented on the lake in the picture haha. Then he asked how much money in cash I have on me. Then he stamped my passport and said we’re almost done I just have to go to the office for the final check. 
meh took me to the office and handed my papers and passport to the lady there. He told her “I already stamped her through so take her temperature and we’re good” which sounded to me like I was already done. Once he left the lady called me up she looked at me and my passport and then said “you have 90 days to get married” is said yeah we’re excited! And she said okay good luck bye and gave me my passport without taking my temperature or anything. 
someone else with a visa From the same flight I was in was there next to me and he asked if he needs to have anything in mind in terms of quarantine or anything because of the form we had to complete and the guy laughed and told him “no man you’re all good we’re in phase two now!” 

overall everything was very fast and almost no questions! 
good luck everyone! If anyone is considering Belgrade I highly recommend the route and don’t hesitate to contact me as I have like a full guide by now to share! 

WONDERFUL NEWS! So happy to hear you made it. Thanks for giving us a full run down of your experience, I'm sure I'll be in touch for your guide!! Enjoy being back in the US!

[agataa 88]

1 hour ago, thisguyflies said:

I'm in Belgrade right now. It is a very interesting city, quite nice to walk around. Everything is open, you wouldn't guess that there's a global pandemic happening.

 

I'm remaining very cautious, though. The government here was certainly suppressing information about COVID infections due to their elections a few weeks ago. They've got a small increase in infections now, but nothing too concerning; even with misinformation, the number + risk is low.

 

Try to arrange a car to collect you from the airport. My airbnb host arranged one for me and I'm sure hotels do too. You also are required to do this strange registration with the police within 24hr of arriving in Serbia. It's a legal requirement, but doesn't seem like you'll get in much trouble if you don't do it. My airbnb host didn't really want to do it, but I insisted... I've taken enough risks, I'm not gonna take any more. A bit weird and mildly worrying as they take your passport, but was over quick enough.

Off topic but just wanted to say I’m SO happy you made it! I remember your previous posts and it was so sad to see how you had to fight with the airline. I hope the rest of the trip goes well!