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Traveling in Times of Covid-19: Regulations & more

June 12, 2020 by Cornelia Leave a Comment

Are you unsure if you can travel to Germany this summer? What about your partner, a US citizen? Can he/she enter Germany? What about quarantine? How about leaving the USA if one is a non-immigrant visa holder? Can I return to the US after visiting family in Germany?

Questions and more questions. Covid-19 has for sure much impacted our lives these days. Apart from social distancing and shelter in place orders, it has also greatly impacted travel!

We have invited Petra Korn from pKorn Law, who has offices in Berlin and Los Angeles, to give us some advice as well as clarify some immigration issues regarding naturalization and green card applications that have been put on hold during the Covid-19 shutdown.

Find out what you should know about traveling in terms of visa issues and immigration, and much more in our video. 


If you have any additional immigration questions or would like to see a completely different topic discussed here, please contact us and let us know!

Notes: Expired green card holders, in the process of naturalization, are still legally in the country and their permanent resident status is still in place as long as they stay in the US!

Helpful Links: USCIS Response to COVID-19 https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/uscis-response-covid-19 (Naturalization notices & other important facts); Special Situation Page https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/special-situations ; USCIS Field Offices https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/uscis-office-closings ; Germany- Federal Foreign Office-Traveler advice https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/einreiseundaufenthalt/coronavirus ; Tool to find information on relevant public health office in Germany to inquire regarding 2-week quarantine https://tools.rki.de/plztool/ ;

BMI – Information for Germany https://www.bmi.bund.de/SharedDocs/faqs/EN/topics/civil-protection/coronavirus/coronavirus-faqs.html Auswärtiges Amt /Federal Foreign Office has additional infos:   https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/einreiseundaufenthalt/coronavirus;  U.S. Department of State – Information about Coronavirus:  https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/presidential-proclamation-coronavirus.html  ;   

Link for US citizens returning from or transiting through Europe: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel.html and https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/presidential-proclamation–travel-from-europe.html ; 

Travelers with dual nationality: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/before-you-go/travelers-with-special-considerations/Dual-Nationality-Travelers.html;   

General travel/Coronavirus information: https://faq.coronavirus.gov/travel/#should-i-cancel-my-international-trip;   

Screening & Quarantine upon returning to the US (Department of Homeland Security): https://www.dhs.gov/news/2020/03/17/fact-sheet-dhs-notice-arrival-restrictions-china-iran-and-certain-countries-europe CDC Coronavirus information:https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/map-and-travel-notices.html

 

LEGAL DISCLAIMER: The information on this website, within this article and within the video is for general information purposes and entertainment only. Nothing on this site, article, or video should be taken as legal advice for any individual case or situation. Readers of this website should contact their attorney to obtain advice with respect to any particular legal matter. Any links to other third-party websites are only for the convenience of the reader, and user of the website.

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Filed Under: News, Travel Tagged With: Covid-19, Europe, Germany, Immigration, Quarantine, summer, Travel, travel regulations

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