LouWhit

Hello,
My USC husband has his visa. We are planning to travel back to UK in September. This may be a stupid question but can we just book a one way flight or do we have to do a round trip and cancel later once spouse takes KOL etc.
Thanks in advance

intant

From the research I've done it seems so much cheaper to book a return flight anyway (and loose the return portion)........singles are coming up much more expensive than a return!

petrichor

Yes, I found this too. If you formally cancel the return portion of your ticket after you've arrived, you can usually claim back the airport taxes portion of it too.

LouWhit

I have found a great price on a one way flight, just want to be sure that not having a return flight won't cause any problems either leaving the US or entering the UK.

michael rothwell

why would you want a return I am looking at 1 way on this site skyscanner.com don't see why if your moveing you should have to pay for a return

Mummy in the foothills

Sometimes the return ticket costs less. weird but true. I bought my son a return ticket, he moved last week, and the one was nearly twice as much.
I need to have a look at Skyscanner.
Ok I went to look, no idea why it's so cheap, are taxes not included?
Well I went a nosed about some more, and it seems taxes are included, I have bookmarked them. Have you ever actually used the site and bought tickets?

LouWhit

I checked out skyscanner and it is basically the same price I found through kayak.com.
I just want to be sure it is ok to buy a one way ticket, since my husband has his ILE (KOL req) he has permission to enter the country to become a resident but if should he fail KOL and be denied his ILR does the non-purchase of a return ticket imply that he intends to stay anyway.

scottydog357

He has a spouse visa. It is not mandatory to take the KOL test, it just means that if he does he can apply for permanent residency immediately. If not he can remain on the spouse visa until it expires and then reapply to have an extension. They don't march him at gunpoint at Heathrow to a room, make him sit a test and if he fails march him back to the aircraft.

charleygirl

Hi Mummy, sorry been missing in action ( working 10 hours a day no energy for internet in evening) your son has returned too now, wow thats great. I hope he gets on well. My daughter went back, she could not find work in Leicester, and then wouldnt you know I got a call from Tescos for her... there were 3,100 applicants for 195 jobs..she got the call after she had gone

Mummy in the foothills

Oh no, she just missed it. Thats a shame. Maybe if she comes back again with more work experience, or some training she'll do better.
my son is doing all his paperwork this week, and also has appointments with the college. He took written references with him he work in the food industry while in school so hopes to get in near my Mums house at a nice bar restaurant that has expressed and interest in him.

LouWhit

Thanks all for all your help. Booked our tickets today!