Flying back to USA

Hi All, hope we are all well.

Just a quick question to get your thoughts.

My wife is due to fly back to USA (San Francisco) in April for Easter for 2 weeks with her grandparents aged 101 and 95! , but is now considering seeing if she can change her flight to be with them now with all the worry going on around coronavirus and limited flights back to USA.  IVe told her to go back and stay until things calm down even if its 12 months!

Reading some of the blur on US Government web site, it mantions allowing USA Residents back or USA Citizens with close family members.   i am not sure if she is classed as a resident given she lives full time in UK now, obvisouly the later related to US Citizen does apply.

Has anyone on here looked at re-arraging there flights to try to get back to USA soon?

Thanks in advance.

One thing to be aware of (if i've read correctly- which i may not have as it's early and I'm multitasking), is that if she *is* there for potentially 12 months, this will have the potential to impact her qualifying for next visa (haven't looked at posting history so unsure where you're at at the moment). If she is naturalised or on ILR, it won't necessarily be a problem.

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excellent point, but she may use that to her advantage and tell me she isnt coming back ! 

Honestly, I’m wondering if it’s a good idea for her to go back at all.

The advice is to stay away from elderly relatives at the moment, to protect them and avoid accidentally passing on the virus to them, so it seems counterintuitive to deliberately go there to be with them in the midst of the pandemic.

There have been stories of major crowding at US airports over the weekend with people crammed in with hundreds of other people, who may or may not be infected, waiting for hours to be screened with no access to hand gel or masks... seems like a virus breeding ground!

I would hate for her to go back now, be exposed to the virus on the plane or in the crowds at immigration in the US, and then go to see her vulnerable, elderly relatives, and potentially pass it on to them .


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This is a difficult situation for many of us, but I agree with ksand's sentiments.  I know it's hard, but it's best if your wife avoids direct contact with her grandparents.

she also wants to get back to be with her kids and grandkids,  her argument is and its a good point i think is even if she does not go to her grandparents she is in the right country if anything bad happens to one of them.    She has always said she can get back to America within a day but that promise is currently at risk with the situation at the moment.
She does have flights in Arpril and also May booked for two week visits but understandably she want to get back now.

Anyway lets see hwat happens and hope someone where finds a vaccination for this soon.