Originally Posted by destone (Post 12906692)

We're "stuck" in California with wife and our 1 year old baby (we are all British). L1A-- I-140 and I-485 in progress with USCIS for several months now.

We're desperate to travel back to the UK to see our families but it sounds like we would be unable to come back unless flying back via Mexico or similar (and quarantining there for 2 weeks first prior to US travel).

I've seen news reports that students and business travelers (not L1s) are excepted from the travel ban.

Am I missing a trick here?

Originally Posted by bylee1216 (Post 12907151)

Hello all

I wanted to get some clarification/insight on the feasibility of my girlfriend (UK Citizen) coming to visit me (US Citizen) in October.

My girlfriend is currently in Dubai on business and will be there for 2-3 weeks. She has expressed interest in coming to California (via SFO) to celebrate her birthday here with me in October. So we were wondering since she hasn't been in the UK for the past 14 days and people traveling from Dubai aren't barred from entering the US, is she able to enter without any hassle? (She'd obviously have proof she was there for 2-3 weeks i.e hotel folio, boarding passes) Other issue is that there is no direct flight from Dubai to SFO so she has to either connect at LHR or ICN in Korea. If she were to have a connecting flight in LHR or ICN, (more worrisome is LHR) will she be denied entry since she for example had a connecting flight in LHR?

The other option at hand is if I were to visit her in the UK. Is it easier for US citizens to travel to the UK? (I am aware of the 14 day self quarantine)

Thanks

Originally Posted by destone (Post 12907931)

You cannot transit through any airports in Ireland, UK or Schengen unless you are a U.S. citizen or LPR. If you do, you will be considered as been "physically present" in said country within the last 2 weeks prior to entry.

The same goes for other transit airports in countries (e.g. Brazil, China) that are called out in the President's Proclamations.

Originally Posted by petitefrancaise (Post 12908206)

could you please post a link to verify this information.

Originally Posted by Mercury39 (Post 12908231)

Originally Posted by jammiie (Post 12909046)

Does anyone know if this is real?

https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-insp...eq5Ooxa4ae_b1s

Originally Posted by Mercury39 (Post 12909062)

looks legit, it is linked from here https://www.federalregister.gov/docu...-have-recently

shall see how many people are actually wanting to travel.....

Originally Posted by jammiie (Post 12909066)

To clarify, this would remove the 15 airport restriction on incoming flights, but wouldn’t have any effect on who can enter the country?

Originally Posted by Mercury39 (Post 12909068)

I misread, you are right, this does appear to only remove the restriction on airports for incoming flights from those countries.... oh well

Originally Posted by jammiie (Post 12909070)

I can’t decide what it means.

Notification of Termination of Arrival Restrictions
Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1433(c), 19 CFR 122.32, 49 U.S.C. 114, and 49 CFR 1544.305 and 1546.105, and effective as of 12:01 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on

September 14, 2020 for all affected flights arriving at a U.S. airport, the Secretary hereby terminates the arrival restrictions announced at 85 FR 6044 (Feb. 4, 2020); 85 FR 7214 (Feb. 7, 2020); 85 FR 12731 (Mar. 4, 2020); 85 FR 15059 (Mar. 17, 2020); 85 FR 15714 (Mar. 19, 2020); and 85 FR 31957 (May 28, 2020).

UK was 85 FR 15714 March 19.

Originally Posted by Former Lancastrian (Post 12909076)

Looks to me like they have lifted the restrictions. Now finding airlines who want to fly here there and everywhere to the US might be a problem.