Visitors Visa on one way ticket?
May 6th 2013, 1:12 am
#46
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Re: Visitors Visa on one way ticket?
The airline check-in staff don't always know the legal/entry requirements of every country. Far be it from them to take advice from a passenger trying to talk their way onto a flight with a one way ticket! They will likely take the side of caution and boot you off, rather than give you the benefit of the doubt.
People can be, and are, refused entry by Immigration, although even that is not common.
All that said, it's advisable to have a return ticket, and not necessarily more expensive either. However, at least for Canada, there is no evidence that it is mandatory.
May 6th 2013, 3:31 am
#47
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Re: Visitors Visa on one way ticket?
General Information:
British citizens, British Overseas Citizens (who are re-admissible to the UK) and British Dependant Territories Citizens DO NOT require a visa to visit Canada.
British Visitors passports are not valid for travel to Canada.
British Subjects and British Protected Persons DO require a visitor visa to travel to Canada.
Please contact the Canadian High Commission by fax 020 7258 6506 or www.cic.gc.ca
Note: It is your responsibility to have a valid passport and any visas (including transit visas) required for your trip. All other nationalities and passport holders should contact the Canadian High Commission to check whether a visa is required for your trip.
If you are travelling on a one way ticket you must have either a correct entry visa, a return ticket or a Canadian passport.
British citizens, British Overseas Citizens (who are re-admissible to the UK) and British Dependant Territories Citizens DO NOT require a visa to visit Canada.
British Visitors passports are not valid for travel to Canada.
British Subjects and British Protected Persons DO require a visitor visa to travel to Canada.
Please contact the Canadian High Commission by fax 020 7258 6506 or www.cic.gc.ca
Note: It is your responsibility to have a valid passport and any visas (including transit visas) required for your trip. All other nationalities and passport holders should contact the Canadian High Commission to check whether a visa is required for your trip.
If you are travelling on a one way ticket you must have either a correct entry visa, a return ticket or a Canadian passport.
May 6th 2013, 4:38 am
#48
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 12,830
Re: Visitors Visa on one way ticket?
Not many reports out there of this happening for real - at least not by the airline. Probably less risk of problems if you fly with Air Canada rather than a charter airline. And an airline that sells a one-way ticket to country X is asking to be sued if they then don't provide transit.
All carriers has terms of carriage, which includes all the proper documentation to be allowed into the destination country, if the pax fails to meet those terms may be refused carriage.
May 6th 2013, 6:08 pm
#49
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Re: Visitors Visa on one way ticket?
Just stumbled on this thread whilst browsing around the web, so apologies for butting in 
I'm a dual-national, British and US. I may potentially be offered a job in upstate New York for the summer. I've seen a one way flight to Montreal for about £199. I could fly there and easily get a train to where I need to go (I also for the life of me can't think of a charter airline that sell one way flights to NYC).
However, if I fly into Canada on a one way is there a chance of being sent away? Would it be enough to pre book a train out of Canada, to show I'll only be there a couple of days? Show some kind of letter that proves I have a job in New York state?
I'm a dual-national, British and US. I may potentially be offered a job in upstate New York for the summer. I've seen a one way flight to Montreal for about £199. I could fly there and easily get a train to where I need to go (I also for the life of me can't think of a charter airline that sell one way flights to NYC).
However, if I fly into Canada on a one way is there a chance of being sent away? Would it be enough to pre book a train out of Canada, to show I'll only be there a couple of days? Show some kind of letter that proves I have a job in New York state?
May 6th 2013, 7:16 pm
#50
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 12,830
Re: Visitors Visa on one way ticket?
Just stumbled on this thread whilst browsing around the web, so apologies for butting in
I'm a dual-national, British and US. I may potentially be offered a job in upstate New York for the summer. I've seen a one way flight to Montreal for about £199. I could fly there and easily get a train to where I need to go (I also for the life of me can't think of a charter airline that sell one way flights to NYC).
However, if I fly into Canada on a one way is there a chance of being sent away? Would it be enough to pre book a train out of Canada, to show I'll only be there a couple of days? Show some kind of letter that proves I have a job in New York state?
I'm a dual-national, British and US. I may potentially be offered a job in upstate New York for the summer. I've seen a one way flight to Montreal for about £199. I could fly there and easily get a train to where I need to go (I also for the life of me can't think of a charter airline that sell one way flights to NYC).
However, if I fly into Canada on a one way is there a chance of being sent away? Would it be enough to pre book a train out of Canada, to show I'll only be there a couple of days? Show some kind of letter that proves I have a job in New York state?
May 6th 2013, 7:58 pm
#51
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Re: Visitors Visa on one way ticket?
If you can demonstrate that you will leave Canada (train ticket should do it) immigration are not going to give you grief. When you check in at the airport, it may still be a problem getting on the flight, again your train ticket out of Canada may help. Phone the carrier and ask.
