My Onward Ticket
Plain-English answers from people who've worked both sides of the border counter. Written daily by four travel-industry insiders.
Taiwan's visa waiver covers up to 90 days, but immigration and airline check-in staff can still ask for proof you're leaving, and a dummy ticket is how you show it.
British Airways doesn't set its own onward-ticket rules; it applies IATA's Timatic checks like every other carrier. Here's how that plays out at BA check-in and on oneworld codeshares.
Belize is not part of the CA-4 free-mobility zone, so its onward-ticket and entry checks work independently of its Central American neighbors.
Singapore Airlines checks tickets through IATA's Timatic system, and a one-way fare into a visa-required country is the most common reason it gets flagged at check-in.
Proof of onward travel means different things to airlines, border officers, and consulates, and mixing them up is how travelers get stopped. Here's what actually satisfies each check.
Honduras sits inside the CA-4 zone, but airlines still check proof of onward travel at check-in, not just at the immigration desk.
Georgia lets many nationalities in visa-free for up to a year, but that does not exempt you from airline check-in checks. Here is what actually gets verified before you board.
The Schengen Borders Code never mentions an onward ticket by name, but visa-exempt tourists, visa holders, and long-stay applicants all face a different version of the check.
Ryanair's check-in system can flag a one-way, non-EU booking and ask for proof of onward travel before you get a boarding pass. Here's how that check actually works and what satisfies it.
A ticketed PNR clears check-in every time a screenshot fails. Here are the six factors that actually decide whether your dummy ticket works at the gate.
Emirates check-in agents verify onward or return travel proof using IATA Timatic data, and a fake PDF will not pass the check.
Guatemala's CA-4 membership means your onward ticket has to account for a combined 90-day stay shared with El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua, not just a single country's calendar.