My Onward Ticket
Plain-English answers from people who've worked both sides of the border counter. Written daily by four travel-industry insiders.
Thailand's 60-day visa exemption changed the nomad calendar, but the onward ticket check at Sadao didn't ease up. Here are the seven dummy ticket mistakes that get people turned back at the border.
Your NZeTA approval doesn't prove you'll leave New Zealand - that's a separate requirement. Here are seven things about New Zealand's onward ticket rules that catch travellers out.
Australia enforces proof of onward travel on nearly every visa category, and budget carriers are just as strict as full-service airlines. These seven points cover what actually gets checked and what gets you rejected.
India's onward ticket rule isn't in a single written policy, but Lufthansa and IndiGo will turn you back without a live PNR. Here's what every traveller needs to know before the DEL check-in queue.
Singapore's ICA won't wave you through without proof of departure. Here are 7 things most visa-free travellers get wrong about the onward ticket requirement at Changi.
Turkish Airlines checks onward tickets at origin airports across Europe, not just at Istanbul. These are the 7 situations that get travellers denied boarding when flying into Turkey without a valid dummy ticket.
Vietnam's 90-day e-visa doesn't cancel the onward ticket check at SGN and HAN. Seven things that catch travellers by surprise at the gate.
The Philippines Bureau of Immigration enforces an onward ticket rule at every international port, including NAIA and Mactan-Cebu. Here are seven things every visa-exempt visitor needs to know.
K-ETA approval doesn't protect you from the onward ticket question at Incheon. These 7 mistakes explain why visa-waiver travellers still get caught out at South Korea's busiest airport.
Japan's immigration law requires a confirmed return or onward ticket for every arriving visitor, and check-in agents enforce it before you board. Here's what you actually need to know.
Malaysia immigration expects proof of outbound travel at KLIA, and your airline will ask first at check-in. These seven facts cover dummy ticket requirements, land crossings, and how to get sorted before you board.
Gate agents at Dubai International see every trick in the book, and a dummy ticket that doesn't pass the PNR check will cost you your flight. Here are 7 rules that cover what Emirates and Etihad agents actually verify.
CBP turns away VWP travellers every week over one preventable failure: no proof they're leaving the US within 90 days. Here are the seven mistakes that cause it and how to avoid every one of them.