How to count 14 days out of Shengen

[loic_bergeon@audu 0]

Hello,

This my first post on the forum....

I'm French, I have a H1b visa. I've visited my family in France this summer but I didn't receive any answer for my NIE application. So I decided to spend 14 days in Mexico but I would like to flight to US as soon as possible.

I landed in Cancun July 19th at 7.30pm So far I have a flight August 2nd at 9.30am.... It's 14 nights but I don't know if it's 14 times 24 hours...

Does somebody knows if I can check it officially ?

Thanks!

 

Loic

 

[Lil bear 4,252]

46 minutes ago, loic_bergeon@audu said:

Hello,

This my first post on the forum....

I'm French, I have a H1b visa. I've visited my family in France this summer but I didn't receive any answer for my NIE application. So I decided to spend 14 days in Mexico but I would like to flight to US as soon as possible.

I landed in Cancun July 19th at 7.30pm So far I have a flight August 2nd at 9.30am.... It's 14 nights but I don't know if it's 14 times 24 hours...

Does somebody knows if I can check it officially ?

Thanks!

 

Loic

 

I’ve been doing COVID case investigation and contact tracing for my local health dept.    Start counting 1 on July 20. That gets you to 14 on August 2…. ok to fly August 3 

Edited July 30, 2021 by Lil bear

[loic_bergeon@audu 0]

If I start counting 1 on July 20, (20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,1,2) 3rd is the 15th day, no?

 

Edited July 30, 2021 by loic_bergeon@audu

[Lil bear 4,252]

15 minutes ago, loic_bergeon@audu said:

If I start counting 1 on July 20, (20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,1,2) 3rd is the 15th day, no?

 

Yes. You need 14 full 24 hr periods clear  before you travel.  This is following the CDC guidelines for 14 days quarantine. 

[loic_bergeon@audu 0]

Thanks for your answer!

This the lawyer who made my visa one:

I'll check to verify, but generally for immigration purposes the days are calculated by the date, not 24 hour intervals. I believe that so long as your flight is on the 2nd you should be ok. But I'll verify for you.

 

What do you think? If I go to the airport tomorrow to take the covid test, somebody could give me a definitive answer?

[top_secret 2,451]

I do not know the correct answer but I do know that this has been a source of considerable controversy where the issue is checking in for the flight to the US and check-in agents at the airport see things differently than the passenger does.  There have been a number of people denied boarding over controversy about what 14 days are.  It is the airline who's definition you must satisfy.