Travel exception

[lovethemidwest 28]

Hello everyone, 

 

i am not sure if is the right ein forum to post on, but don’t know which would have been more helpful, best guess posting here.

 

I will start serving in the US military and be gone for basic training for quite a while. My wife and toddler son who are US Citizens, just like me, will be pretty alone during that time and due to Covid they will be even more limited in how much they can move. 
 

My parents are German citizens living in Germany and would love to be able to come over and help. Obviously that is not possible due to the restrictions caused by the pandemic.

 

Is there any sort of exception for these travel bands ? I know that some countries have sort of a “compassionate visit” exception.

 

I fully realize we are not exactly an emergency type of situation, but wanted to ask if and what our options are.

 

thank you very much  for any input.

 

 

 

 

 

[Crazy Cat 41,857]

***Moved to Tourist Visas****

 

Do they currently have tourist visas?  If not, they can apply.  They would still have to comply with any travel restriction in place.

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

Germans usually use VWP.

 

They can get around the travel ban by spending 2 weeks in a non-schengen/other banned country before entering the US. The ban is on those who have been physically present in a banned country within the two weeks prior to entry.

[Crazy Cat 41,857]

2 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

Germans usually use VWP.

Of course....Silly me.  Thanks.....

Edited January 8, 2021 by Lucky Cat

[aaron2020 11,651]

On 1/8/2021 at 12:32 PM, lovethemidwest said:

Hello everyone, 

 

i am not sure if is the right ein forum to post on, but don’t know which would have been more helpful, best guess posting here.

 

I will start serving in the US military and be gone for basic training for quite a while. My wife and toddler son who are US Citizens, just like me, will be pretty alone during that time and due to Covid they will be even more limited in how much they can move. 
 

My parents are German citizens living in Germany and would love to be able to come over and help. Obviously that is not possible due to the restrictions caused by the pandemic.

 

Is there any sort of exception for these travel bands ? I know that some countries have sort of a “compassionate visit” exception.

 

I fully realize we are not exactly an emergency type of situation, but wanted to ask if and what our options are.

 

thank you very much  for any input.

 

 

 

 

 

There is no "compassionate visit" exception.  

Your parents would need to leave the Schengen area for 14 days and not be in a ban country before they can enter the US.  A popular choice right now is Mexico.

You mentioned "coming to help."  It's illegal for VWP to enter the US to do any work.  Work includes providing childcare for their grandkids.