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

[Guille9 0]

Has anyone done their 14 day quarantine in Istanbul? I was planning on doing that, and then flying Istanbul -> Chicago. I am an F1 holder located in Spain 

[Guille9 0]

On 7/6/2020 at 8:33 PM, blueberry1999 said:

Hi! Looking for some advice:

 

I want to enter the United States July 31. F-1 student traveling from the Netherlands. My initial plan was to leave to Serbia on July 16 and take a direct flight out of Serbia to New York. However, with COVID cases rising again, I don’t know what would be the best option now.

 

I plan to spend my two weeks inside, but am worried about potential lockdowns or borders closing. Could anybody advice me on what my best options country-wise would be now? Turkey, Serbia, another country? As I have noted that cases in Turkey have also been rising! Thank you in advance, having read the comments on this thread has been very encouraging. 

I don’t think Turkey is bad right now, I am planning on doing my 14 days there

[Ameerah 10]

Hi everyone !

Im back home in LA! Yesterday I flew in to LAX after spending 15 days in Mexico. I have an O1 visa and had no issues whatsoever. I was asked the usual questions and it took about 3 minutes before he stamped my passport. Because I came from Mexico there was an additional baggage check but that was it. I’m so happy I’m finally back in my apartment. Good luck to everyone else! If you have any questions please feel free to ask.

[devonydan 5]

On 7/9/2020 at 2:10 AM, jsmith2020 said:

Has anyone from US rented a car in Serbia? If so, did they require an international driver's license?

I rented from Sixt (met agent to pick up car at Belgrade Courtyard Marriott).  I had an International Driving Permit ("IDP") because I read in a couple places they were required for U.S. citizens.  The Sixt agent asked for my U.S. driver's license, passport, and credit card.  I offered the IDP but he said he didn't need it.  Not sure if this would be the case in an actual Sixt office or with a different rental agency.  Might want to call in advance and/or get IDP just to be safe.  

 

Have fun driving in Belgrade.  I broke a rear reflector within 15 minutes of picking up the car. Haha. A taxi driver told me that was normal and compared driving in Belgrade to driving in Egypt (whatever that means).  It's a hectic city, though.  Outside of Belgrade, major highways were really nice.  Smaller highways/roads were mostly okay, although depending on your driving experience you may find them stressful compared to driving in the U.S.  They can be small and winding with no/little shoulder and no separation from oncoming traffic.  Some drivers can be aggressive with passing and such.

 

Outside of Belgrade, we traveled to the National Park Djerdap area and to Novi Sad. 

 

Djerdap had some nice scenery with mountains and views of the Danube and Djerdap Gorge.  We did a really nice, but fairly long hike up a mountain trail to Veliki Strbac.  There's also a really cool fortress on the Danube in this area at Golubac.

 

Novi Sad is a smaller city about 1.5 hours northwest of Belgrade.  We liked Novi Sad a lot and ended up staying there longer than we originally planned.  It's a lot less hectic than Belgrade and has a nice central pedestrian area with lots of pretty buildings where you can hang out.  Also has a fortress on the Danube that affords some nice views and a nice river path that we walked and ran along.

 

We also stopped by the fortress in Smederevo because it was on our driving route.  Kind of interesting, but not sure it was worth a stop unless you're really into fortresses.  We were interested in checking out National Park Tara (mountains bordering Croatia), but we didn't make it because of weather and time constraints.

 

All of this was before the recent resumption of lockdown and protests in Belgrade.  Not sure how any of that would affect travel; my fiancee just read that protests had blocked the road from Belgrade to Novi Sad.

 

Would recommend learning some Serbian pronunciation before you go.  A lot of people speak English, and they're generally friendly and very hospitable, but they might not understand your references to Serbian places/things if you can't pronounce them.  For instance, a 'c' is pronounced like 'ts'.  E.g., "Golubac" sounds something like Goh-loo-bahts.

 

Other recommendation is to try lots of the wine and food.  Serbian wine is fantastic and the food is delicious (albeit salty and meat heavy).  Also, we drank the tap water everywhere we stayed (hotels and AirBnBs).

 

 

[thisguyflies 72]

I. MADE. IT!!!!

 

Sending this message mid air via my connecting flight. I'll go into more details about everything soon, but just had to share my success with everyone here!

 

FINALLY!!!

[Ririwoo37 4]

Hi there! Im traveling to Serbia today, is there someone out there who would like to hang out? I will be by myself. Hope to hear from u guys

[Guille9 0]

16 minutes ago, Ririwoo37 said:

Hi there! Im traveling to Serbia today, is there someone out there who would like to hang out? I will be by myself. Hope to hear from u guys

Hello! Just curious, why did you pick Serbia ? (Instead of Croatia or Turkey for example)

[Lauriane 2]

Hi everyone 

 

I’m just New ( it’s my first post ) in the forum. I signed up because you seems have a lot information about 3rd country road. 
 

I’m right now In Paris airport and wait my flight to serbia. I will stay until July 29th and hope to have my flight to JFK to be with my boyfriend. 
 

I’m so nervous about this, I come on my own, and this morning I read an post on Facebook about a guy who was denied for the flight to JFK because the DHS had a suspicion about he stayed in Serbia for 14days. 
 

how could I avoid this and prove to the DHS I will stay for 16days please. 
 

thanks for all. 
lauriane 

[Crazy Cat 41,611]

1 minute ago, Lauriane said:

Hi everyone 

 

I’m just New ( it’s my first post ) in the forum. I signed up because you seems have a lot information about 3rd country road. 
 

I’m right now In Paris airport and wait my flight to serbia. I will stay until July 29th and hope to have my flight to JFK to be with my boyfriend. 
 

I’m so nervous about this, I come on my own, and this morning I read an post on Facebook about a guy who was denied for the flight to JFK because the DHS had a suspicion about he stayed in Serbia for 14days. 
 

how could I avoid this and prove to the DHS I will stay for 16days please. 
 

thanks for all. 
lauriane 

That is quite a price for you to pay for just a short visit to the US.

[Lauriane 2]

2 minutes ago, Lucky Cat said:

That is quite a price for you to pay for just a short visit to the US.

I hope to have my flight July 29th and come back to Paris October 13th 😊 I will stay from tonight until July 29th in serbia 

Edited July 13, 2020 by Lauriane

[Crazy Cat 41,611]

Just now, Lauriane said:

I hope to have my flight July 29th and come back to Paris October 13th 😊

Good luck

[Ririwoo37 4]

5 minutes ago, Lauriane said:

Hi everyone 

 

I’m just New ( it’s my first post ) in the forum. I signed up because you seems have a lot information about 3rd country road. 
 

I’m right now In Paris airport and wait my flight to serbia. I will stay until July 29th and hope to have my flight to JFK to be with my boyfriend. 
 

I’m so nervous about this, I come on my own, and this morning I read an post on Facebook about a guy who was denied for the flight to JFK because the DHS had a suspicion about he stayed in Serbia for 14days. 
 

how could I avoid this and prove to the DHS I will stay for 16days please. 
 

thanks for all. 
lauriane 

Salut I am in CDG too right now, abt to boarding for Serbia!!! Where are u? MP me

[Crazy Cat 41,611]

2 minutes ago, Lauriane said:

I hope to have my flight July 29th and come back to Paris October 13th 😊

Be prepared to show CBP in the US evidence of strong ties to your home country, else they could deny entry.

Edited July 13, 2020 by Lucky Cat

[Lauriane 2]

4 minutes ago, Ririwoo37 said:

Salut I am in CDG too right now, abt to boarding for Serbia!!! Where are u? MP me

I’m on the line for the boarding for air Serbia too 

[Ririwoo37 4]

1 minute ago, Lauriane said:

I’m on the line for the boarding for air Serbia too 

Are u the blond girl wearin jeans and black shoes near the window? We can travel together if u would like!