Get Onward Ticket
Plain-English answers from people who've worked both sides of the border counter. Written daily by four travel-industry insiders.
Japan splits the onward-ticket question into two separate checks: the visa application and the airline counter. Here is what each one actually wants to see.
Airlines and UAE immigration both expect proof you will leave before your permitted stay ends, and a dummy ticket is the standard way travellers meet that check.
Thai immigration officers can ask visa-exempt visitors for proof of onward travel at check-in or on arrival, and a dummy ticket satisfies that request.
An onward ticket and a return ticket answer different questions at the border, and mixing them up can cost you a boarding pass.
Qatar Airways check-in agents verify proof of onward travel whenever the destination requires it, using the same Conditions of Carriage rule that applies across its Doha hub network.
Georgia's visa-free entry doesn't remove the airline's onward-ticket check, so here's what actually gets asked for at check-in and the border.
Nicaragua's CA-4 border-zone status changes how airlines and immigration officers check for onward or return travel, and a mismatched ticket can raise more questions than none at all.
United Airlines gate agents can deny boarding if your one-way ticket doesn't meet the destination country's onward-travel rules. Here's when that check happens and how to prepare for it.
A dummy ticket's price depends on PNR verifiability, validity window, and route matching, not the PDF you're handed.
Bolivia has no single published onward-ticket rule, but immigration officers retain discretion to ask for proof of onward travel. Here is how to prepare a booking that holds up at the border.
The Maldives grants a free visa on arrival, but immigration and airlines both expect proof of onward travel. Here's what actually gets checked, and why.
Jamaica's immigration officers and airlines both ask visitors to show onward travel plans. Here's what counts as proof and how to book a dummy ticket that actually holds up.
American Airlines checks onward-travel proof only on select international routes, not domestically, and a dummy ticket usually satisfies that requirement.