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    Smokey Bear reacted to payxibka in Completing I-131 - Simple Questions?   
    You can but you won't have it by then.
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    Smokey Bear reacted to geowrian in Completing I-131 - Simple Questions?   
    AP due to a pending I-485 doesn't really need a reason. My wife used "As needed" for reason and "TBD" for the dates, and had no issue.
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    Smokey Bear got a reaction from Fenja in Has Anyone Left Europe's Schengen Area for 14 Days to Then Enter USA?   
    I made it across last Friday.
    No issues at all - grumpy staff at Miami - took about 20 mins in total.
    London-Amsterdam-Mexico City-Miami-Nashville.
     

     
    We had a great WhatsApp suport group.
     
    I was in an Air BnB for 15 days and never left it - bar a shopping trip for food.
     
     
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    Smokey Bear got a reaction from Ela G. in Has Anyone Left Europe's Schengen Area for 14 Days to Then Enter USA?   
    I made it across last Friday.
    No issues at all - grumpy staff at Miami - took about 20 mins in total.
    London-Amsterdam-Mexico City-Miami-Nashville.
     

     
    We had a great WhatsApp suport group.
     
    I was in an Air BnB for 15 days and never left it - bar a shopping trip for food.
     
     
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    Smokey Bear got a reaction from A Polite Parrot in Has Anyone Left Europe's Schengen Area for 14 Days to Then Enter USA?   
    I made it across last Friday.
    No issues at all - grumpy staff at Miami - took about 20 mins in total.
    London-Amsterdam-Mexico City-Miami-Nashville.
     

     
    We had a great WhatsApp suport group.
     
    I was in an Air BnB for 15 days and never left it - bar a shopping trip for food.
     
     
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    Smokey Bear got a reaction from Kaatje in Has Anyone Left Europe's Schengen Area for 14 Days to Then Enter USA?   
    I made it across last Friday.
    No issues at all - grumpy staff at Miami - took about 20 mins in total.
    London-Amsterdam-Mexico City-Miami-Nashville.
     

     
    We had a great WhatsApp suport group.
     
    I was in an Air BnB for 15 days and never left it - bar a shopping trip for food.
     
     
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    Smokey Bear got a reaction from anoekhbn in Has Anyone Left Europe's Schengen Area for 14 Days to Then Enter USA?   
    I made it across last Friday.
    No issues at all - grumpy staff at Miami - took about 20 mins in total.
    London-Amsterdam-Mexico City-Miami-Nashville.
     

     
    We had a great WhatsApp suport group.
     
    I was in an Air BnB for 15 days and never left it - bar a shopping trip for food.
     
     
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    Smokey Bear got a reaction from Leah88 in Has Anyone Left Europe's Schengen Area for 14 Days to Then Enter USA?   
    I made it across last Friday.
    No issues at all - grumpy staff at Miami - took about 20 mins in total.
    London-Amsterdam-Mexico City-Miami-Nashville.
     

     
    We had a great WhatsApp suport group.
     
    I was in an Air BnB for 15 days and never left it - bar a shopping trip for food.
     
     
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    Smokey Bear got a reaction from ek1357 in Has Anyone Left Europe's Schengen Area for 14 Days to Then Enter USA?   
    I made it across last Friday.
    No issues at all - grumpy staff at Miami - took about 20 mins in total.
    London-Amsterdam-Mexico City-Miami-Nashville.
     

     
    We had a great WhatsApp suport group.
     
    I was in an Air BnB for 15 days and never left it - bar a shopping trip for food.
     
     
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    Smokey Bear got a reaction from dpnce in Has Anyone Left Europe's Schengen Area for 14 Days to Then Enter USA?   
    I made it across last Friday.
    No issues at all - grumpy staff at Miami - took about 20 mins in total.
    London-Amsterdam-Mexico City-Miami-Nashville.
     

     
    We had a great WhatsApp suport group.
     
    I was in an Air BnB for 15 days and never left it - bar a shopping trip for food.
     
     
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    Smokey Bear got a reaction from Kay & Evan in Has Anyone Left Europe's Schengen Area for 14 Days to Then Enter USA?   
    I made it across last Friday.
    No issues at all - grumpy staff at Miami - took about 20 mins in total.
    London-Amsterdam-Mexico City-Miami-Nashville.
     

     
    We had a great WhatsApp suport group.
     
    I was in an Air BnB for 15 days and never left it - bar a shopping trip for food.
     
     
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    Smokey Bear got a reaction from Jon & Ygritte in Has Anyone Left Europe's Schengen Area for 14 Days to Then Enter USA?   
    I made it across last Friday.
    No issues at all - grumpy staff at Miami - took about 20 mins in total.
    London-Amsterdam-Mexico City-Miami-Nashville.
     

     
    We had a great WhatsApp suport group.
     
    I was in an Air BnB for 15 days and never left it - bar a shopping trip for food.
     
     
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    Smokey Bear got a reaction from Ja3germeister in Has Anyone Left Europe's Schengen Area for 14 Days to Then Enter USA?   
    I made it across last Friday.
    No issues at all - grumpy staff at Miami - took about 20 mins in total.
    London-Amsterdam-Mexico City-Miami-Nashville.
     

     
    We had a great WhatsApp suport group.
     
    I was in an Air BnB for 15 days and never left it - bar a shopping trip for food.
     
     
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    Smokey Bear got a reaction from Sarah84 in Has Anyone Left Europe's Schengen Area for 14 Days to Then Enter USA?   
    I made it across last Friday.
    No issues at all - grumpy staff at Miami - took about 20 mins in total.
    London-Amsterdam-Mexico City-Miami-Nashville.
     

     
    We had a great WhatsApp suport group.
     
    I was in an Air BnB for 15 days and never left it - bar a shopping trip for food.
     
     
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    Smokey Bear got a reaction from Kaatje in Has Anyone Left Europe's Schengen Area for 14 Days to Then Enter USA?   
    Great news. My POE is Miami. Hoping to get a similar experience.
     

     
    Well done!
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    Smokey Bear got a reaction from Leah88 in Has Anyone Left Europe's Schengen Area for 14 Days to Then Enter USA?   
    Great news. My POE is Miami. Hoping to get a similar experience.
     

     
    Well done!
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    Smokey Bear reacted to HRQX in Has Anyone Left Europe's Schengen Area for 14 Days to Then Enter USA?   
    From a strictly geographic point of view, Mexico lies firmly in North America.
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    Smokey Bear reacted to ohohoho in Has Anyone Left Europe's Schengen Area for 14 Days to Then Enter USA?   
    Hello everyone
     
    Just a quick update. We flew in to LAX on Thursday evening. There were 20 people on the flight, and we were the only flight that was going to Immigration, so the hall that's normally crowded was deserted, you have to go through the usual automated kiosks and then to the officers, which I believe there were about 40 of them just sitting and waiting. Nobody did any temperature checks or any covid screening as they've been announcing to do. The officer asked us some usual questions, asked for some paperwork, where we'll be staying, what's our relationship etc., then asked if we have been given some leaflets about covid (no), if they checked out temperature (no), so he was upset that "they're not doing their job" and called somewhere and asked where to take us for the CDC screening, which was at the opposite end of this hall, so we went there, he told another guy that he was going to stamp us in, but that the automated processing told him to send us to CDC screening, so this other guy asked us where we arrived from (Mexico), how long have you been there (15 days), ok, and any other travel, have you been to Iran, Brazil, China, Europe (no), ok so you're fine, then the original officer stamped us in and we were good to go. 
    We got our luggage, but everyone was sent to secondary agricultural inspection, where they just put the luggage through another X-ray and ask if you have any fresh fruits or meat (no) and you're good to go.
    All in all it didn't take more than 20 mins and everyone was nice and relaxed.
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    Smokey Bear got a reaction from Kaatje in Has Anyone Left Europe's Schengen Area for 14 Days to Then Enter USA?   
    Gotcha. My flight is the 12th - I was just checking.
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    Smokey Bear got a reaction from Lskifghj in Has Anyone Left Europe's Schengen Area for 14 Days to Then Enter USA?   
    True, remember that Mexico is Central America though, not South.....
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    Smokey Bear reacted to Lskifghj in Has Anyone Left Europe's Schengen Area for 14 Days to Then Enter USA?   
    Yep you need 14 full days in a non-banned country and exclude the days of arrival and departure. 
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    Smokey Bear got a reaction from Lskifghj in Has Anyone Left Europe's Schengen Area for 14 Days to Then Enter USA?   
    Gotcha. My flight is the 12th - I was just checking.
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    Smokey Bear reacted to ek1357 in Has Anyone Left Europe's Schengen Area for 14 Days to Then Enter USA?   
    Sorry my mistake, you need 1 extra day. 
     
    Proclamation states if you were present in a banned country ‘14 days prior to your entry or attempted entry’. If I count backwards from your expected entry date, I arrive at the date you were still present in the U.K.
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    Smokey Bear reacted to Lskifghj in Has Anyone Left Europe's Schengen Area for 14 Days to Then Enter USA?   
    You have to say till 12th - you need 14 full days in Mexico 
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    Smokey Bear got a reaction from ek1357 in Has Anyone Left Europe's Schengen Area for 14 Days to Then Enter USA?   
    Greetings!
     
    I wont bore you all with the details, but I am sat in an Air BnB in MC now. I flew LHR-AMS at 1030 - I was asked simple questions at luggage drop off and was told there are no resrictions in Mexico itself. Anyway - waited in Terminal 2 and had to fill out a Dutch Health form. This was moot for me as I am transitiing, but you have to fill it out. If stopping in NL thebn you hand it in. LHR - all shops bar WHSmiths are shut.
     
    In NL, all shops were open (not bars), I got Mexican cash no issue. Grabbed a beer and waited.
     
    Flight was very full - left on time, landed on time. Limited service on plane. You must wear a mask at all times.
    You need to fill out a MX health form and immigration form (both parts).
     
    Luggage was passed straight through I didnbt see it in NL.
     
    At immigration, it took mayve 30 mins. Was asked if I was on vacation, I replied and said I am seeing friends. He looked at passport, stamped it, took health form, took slip off immigration form, (you keep the smaller part) and away I went.
     
    Then waited for bag, took 5 mins. Scanned bags on xrays. They wanted to know why I had 2 laptops - one work one mine and said I should pay duty on the second as Mexico only allows 1 laptop imported. But he waved me on.
     
    I tried to use Uber but the was no GPS, so I went ot a Taxi booth in airport, following the signbs. Booked a taxi , pre-paid and then after 10 mins was at BnB met by host and my 26 hour journey was over.
     
    Happy to answer any questions - as I wait this out.
     
    Thanks for reading!
     
    SB
     
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