My Onward Ticket
Plain-English answers from people who've worked both sides of the border counter. Written daily by four travel-industry insiders.
Cairo, Sharm el-Sheikh, Hurghada or an overland exit: your onward booking has to fit the route. Five checks to make before you fly, plus quick answers.
Six things about GDS holds decide whether your dummy ticket is still alive at the desk, from ticketing deadlines to the two codes most people mix up.
Jordan's rules depend on your passport, and your airline checks before the officer does. Five things to sort out before you fly, arrive by land, or leave by sea.
Ecuador runs three different onward-ticket checks: mainland airports, the Galapagos, and land borders. Here is what changes at each one.
Turkey's e-Visa system approves your entry, not your exit plan. Here is what the check-in counter actually verifies before you're allowed to board.
Flying into Chile one-way? Here's when the airline and PDI check your exit plan, and how to get an onward ticket ready for each checkpoint.
Three ways to prove you're leaving a country, and only one fits most trips. Here's how a dummy ticket, a refundable fare, and the 24-hour cancellation trick actually compare.
Morocco's land border with Algeria has been closed since 1994, which narrows what counts as proof you're leaving the country. Here's what airlines, ferries, and border police actually check.
Airline check-in staff ask about your exit plan before Argentina immigration ever does. Here is what actually gets checked at the counter and the border.
Peru's proof-of-onward-travel checks vary by entry point: airline check-in, Lima's airport, and land borders each enforce it differently. Here's what actually gets asked for and how to prep a ticket that holds up.
Colombia's Check-Mig pre-arrival registration asks for your onward flight before you even reach the airport. Here's what to know about keeping it and your ticket in sync.
A free dummy ticket generator produces a PDF with no real PNR behind it, and that gap is exactly what airline staff and consulate officers are trained to catch.