Visiting fiancé - any advice?

[Klara27 3]

I am visiting my fiance on a ESTA this September.  

There are two things I'm worried about: 

 

Travel restrictions: I am from a Schengen country and thus affected by the current travel restrictions. The plan currently is to go to Mexico for 14 days before entering. We already got our NOA1.

I am fully vaccinated and will of course get tested before entering both Mexico and the US. 

 

The K1 process: I also have an official statement from my job saying that I will be returning to my job after my ESTA runs out. I have my lease on my apartment as well and my job contract. I will also have a return ticket to prove that I am returning to my country before my ESTA is over.  

 

My questions are: is there anyone who has done the same thing as I have under the same circumstances as me (travel restrictions, K1 process)? 

 

Do you have any advice for what else I can do to heighten my chances of success? 

 

 

[SteveInBostonI130 3,483]

There is a huge thread in the Covid-19 subforum about this exact thing.  Actually, more than huge...gargantuan.  Colossal.  Humoungus?

 

 

In it there are many success stories, like this one:

 

On 8/13/2020 at 7:20 PM, WMyrtle said:

Just a few words about our trip to Mexico City before going to the US. Hopefully, it will help some of you and give you some hope

 

I’m French and my boyfriend is American. We spent 16 days in a lovely hotel in Mexico City.  We stayed in our room most of the time, just to stay safe and then the big day arrived.

 

I was stressed out even if I was more than ready : I had my ESTA with me, I had my return ticket for Paris too and I checked everything before leaving (especially all the great information on Visa Journey). We also called the US Customs and Border Protection, and I emailed them a couple of days before leaving Mexico (I had their answer printed on me too)

 

So, I went through the immigration in Dallas a few days ago and everything went well.

 

After five months being apart, I’m able to spend a few weeks with my boyfriend. This is ... so great.

 

No matter what is your nationality, if you’ve spent the last fourteen days in a country outside of the Schengen Area, you’ll be fine.

 

Good luck everybody!