My Onward Ticket
Plain-English answers from people who've worked both sides of the border counter. Written daily by four travel-industry insiders.
Airlines check your way out of Kazakhstan long before any border officer does. Here are five things to sort before the gate, and when a dummy ticket is the right fix.
Serbia sits outside the EU and Schengen, so your airline may ask how you're leaving. Here are five things to sort before the gate so a one-way fare stays simple.
The gate agent asks before Azerbaijani immigration does. Here are five things to sort so your onward ticket holds up at departure.
Five things to sort before the gate when flying one-way to Bahrain, from checking your passport rule to keeping your onward ticket and story consistent.
Oman borders the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Yemen, yet the first check usually happens at your departure gate. Here are five things to sort on your onward ticket first.
Transit and entry in Doha follow different logic, and your onward ticket matters differently for each. Here are five things to get straight before you fly.
The airline agent decides whether you reach Tunisia. Six direct checks to get your proof of onward travel through the departure desk.
Senegal's entry rules depend on your passport, and the airline asks before any officer does. Here are five things to sort before you fly.
Flying into Addis Ababa on a one-way booking? These five gate-side checks will help your onward ticket survive the airline desk and the border.
Flying one-way to Nigeria means the airline desk decides first. Four checks to make your dummy ticket or onward ticket hold up when the agent asks.
Albania has four land borders and ferry links to Italy, so your exit story matters. Here are five checks to run on your proof of onward travel before you go.
Gate agents and border officers check different things. Here are six practical points on onward proof for Ghana so check-in doesn't stall your trip.
Heading to Bridgetown on a one-way ticket? Here are five checks the airline desk and arrivals officer care about, and how a dummy ticket fits in.