Do I *really* need onward travel?
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Do I *really* need onward travel?
So, I'm moving to Cambodia on 1 August and my inbound air itinerary is one-way. I've been reading the very good book, "Move to Cambodia" by Lina Goldberg, and she says that I should have an inexpensive (and ideally cancellable) onward air ticket, not so much for customs' purposes as to allay any fears that the airline might have, regarding the need to fly me back if my entry is denied. The trouble is, I just read that yesterday and my departure is coming up so fast that I worry about the expense involved.
My question is in two parts: (1) Will an airline -- especially an Asia-based airline like Eva, which is who I'm flying with -- *really* require me to prove onward travel, or is this a case of Ms Goldberg being overly conservative in case someone gets burned for taking her advice? (2) If the answer to 1 is "Well, yeah, better safe than sorry," could I perhaps make due with a Giant Ibis bus ticket to Saigon, instead? I'd much rather burn eight bucks than risk trying to recover a couple of hundred.
Thanks again, everyone! The feedback to my questions has been super-helpful and nobody has called me a twit for asking them, which is doubly cool.
My question is in two parts: (1) Will an airline -- especially an Asia-based airline like Eva, which is who I'm flying with -- *really* require me to prove onward travel, or is this a case of Ms Goldberg being overly conservative in case someone gets burned for taking her advice? (2) If the answer to 1 is "Well, yeah, better safe than sorry," could I perhaps make due with a Giant Ibis bus ticket to Saigon, instead? I'd much rather burn eight bucks than risk trying to recover a couple of hundred.
Thanks again, everyone! The feedback to my questions has been super-helpful and nobody has called me a twit for asking them, which is doubly cool.
you can still talk your way out of it. i've never purchased a one-way ticket, but i've purchased over one-month ticket all the time. and most airlines don't care, but i've had china airlines give me trouble about proving i can get an over one-month visa before, he called in supervisor, but supervisor ok'd it. so you can talk your way out of it, say you're backpacking southeast asia. pretty sure they get that a lot. if you're really paranoid, $8 is one starbucks coffee right?
I was once denied a boarding pass to Taiwan. I had a "one year open return" ticket.
I was told, "You're only granted a 30 day entry visa upon arrival."
I had to go the airline ticket wicket to have a ticket issued with a departure date from Taiwan within 30 days -
which I changed back to a one year open return when I got my work visa.
I was told, "You're only granted a 30 day entry visa upon arrival."
I had to go the airline ticket wicket to have a ticket issued with a departure date from Taiwan within 30 days -
which I changed back to a one year open return when I got my work visa.
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You are paying for your flight ticket most likely hundreds already. Why not spent ~$10 more for bus ticket to Vietnam or what not. Heck, you might even use it when you get here. The airline have all rights to deny your boarding if you don't have ticket out of country. In my experience chances they ask if you have some ticket out is 50/50. Few times they have even wanted to see a some document/ticket too even though I have tried to talk away from it. So to be on safer side, buy some cheap ticket so you don't need to do it in rush at airport.Dangerous Dave wrote:So, I'm moving to Cambodia on 1 August and my inbound air itinerary is one-way. I've been reading the very good book, "Move to Cambodia" by Lina Goldberg, and she says that I should have an inexpensive (and ideally cancellable) onward air ticket, not so much for customs' purposes as to allay any fears that the airline might have, regarding the need to fly me back if my entry is denied. The trouble is, I just read that yesterday and my departure is coming up so fast that I worry about the expense involved.
My question is in two parts: (1) Will an airline -- especially an Asia-based airline like Eva, which is who I'm flying with -- *really* require me to prove onward travel, or is this a case of Ms Goldberg being overly conservative in case someone gets burned for taking her advice? (2) If the answer to 1 is "Well, yeah, better safe than sorry," could I perhaps make due with a Giant Ibis bus ticket to Saigon, instead? I'd much rather burn eight bucks than risk trying to recover a couple of hundred.
Thanks again, everyone! The feedback to my questions has been super-helpful and nobody has called me a twit for asking them, which is doubly cool.
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You are paying for your flight ticket most likely hundreds already. Why not spent ~$10 more for bus ticket to Vietnam or what not. Heck, you might even use it when you get here. The airline have all rights to deny your boarding if you don't have ticket out of country. In my experience chances they ask if you have some ticket out is 50/50. Few times they have even wanted to see a some document/ticket too even though I have tried to talk away from it. So to be on safer side, buy some cheap ticket so you don't need to do it in rush at airport.
This. Just go to the Giant Ibis website and book a $10 bus ticket to HCMC. Problem sorted.
Edit to add: previous questions like this have led me to believe people have been stopped and questioned by budget airlines regularly - the established carriers, less so. Why take the risk for $10?
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So we're all in agreement that the $10 onward bus ticket should be sufficient? My only hesitation before today was that the airline would want to see an onward *air* ticket, for this very reason.
$20 if he wants to get back.scobienz wrote:This. Just go to the Giant Ibis website and book a $10 bus ticket to HCMC. Problem sorted.
Edit to add: previous questions like this have led me to believe people have been stopped and questioned by budget airlines regularly - the established carriers, less so. Why take the risk for $10?
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Bus ticket is sufficient. As long as you show some ticket out of country. Doesn't need to be flight ticket.Dangerous Dave wrote:So we're all in agreement that the $10 onward bus ticket should be sufficient? My only hesitation before today was that the airline would want to see an onward *air* ticket, for this very reason.
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ive been asked a number of times to check Visa or Onward Travel...
some i remember...
From London > Thailand... Air India + Oman Air...
From Aukland > Phnom Penh... China Airlines...
From Chiang Rai > Phnom Penh... Air Asia
ive blagged it before by just booking some accommodation in Thailand for within the 30days and then canceling it
booking.com do free cancellations on a lot of hotels
some i remember...
From London > Thailand... Air India + Oman Air...
From Aukland > Phnom Penh... China Airlines...
From Chiang Rai > Phnom Penh... Air Asia
ive blagged it before by just booking some accommodation in Thailand for within the 30days and then canceling it
booking.com do free cancellations on a lot of hotels
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That depends what passport you have and where you're flying from.Dangerous Dave wrote:Will an airline -- especially an Asia-based airline like Eva, which is who I'm flying with -- *really* require me to prove onward travel
If you're flying with one way ticket and some stop(s) between flights they might ask onward ticket or visa to Kingdom.
If you flying straight from neighboring countries Thailand, Vietnam... they don't ask anything.
edit.
You can look requirements from here, IATA: http://www.iatatravelcentre.com/passpor ... ements.htm
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Many airlines have a 24 hour cancel period. You should be able to buy an onward ticket, print, cancel. As long as its not an EVA ticket they won't be able to check it.
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i got asked when flying from Chiang Rai in Thailand to Phnom Penh with Air Asia,raendi wrote:That depends what passport you have and where you're flying from.Dangerous Dave wrote:Will an airline -- especially an Asia-based airline like Eva, which is who I'm flying with -- *really* require me to prove onward travel
If you're flying with one way ticket and some stop(s) between flights they might ask onward ticket or visa to Kingdom.
If you flying straight from neighboring countries Thailand, Vietnam... they don't ask anything.
edit.
You can look requirements from here, IATA: http://www.iatatravelcentre.com/passpor ... ements.htm
i just showed them my passport full of visas n they said it was ok
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I had the same issue when flying from Chiang Mai to Phnom Penh (via BKK) a couple of years ago with Bangkok Airways.
The woman at check in seemed most annoyed that I had a valid onward ticket.
The woman at check in seemed most annoyed that I had a valid onward ticket.
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