My Dummy Ticket
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Full-time backpacker / digital nomad. 9 years across SE Asia & LatAm.
Priya has been on the road since 2017, mostly in Southeast Asia and Latin America. She's done the Bali-Singapore visa run more times than she can count, and the dummy ticket is part of her go-bag. She writes about it from the traveller side of the counter.
Most travellers flying to Egypt in 2026 need a confirmed onward ticket to clear check-in. Here are the questions backpackers and first-timers ask most often.
Chile's immigration officers at SCL and Paso Los Libertadores regularly ask for an onward ticket before granting entry. Here's everything travellers actually want to know about Chile's dummy ticket requirement.
One-way to Morocco and not sure whether you need an onward ticket? These are the most common questions travellers ask about Morocco's dummy ticket rules, answered straight.
Kenya requires proof of departure for non-EAC passport holders, checked at the airline counter and again at NBO immigration. Here's everything travellers ask before flying in.
Do you actually need a dummy ticket to enter Argentina? Here's what the rule covers, what counts as valid proof, and how flexible travellers can handle it without locking in fixed dates.
Ecuador's proof-of-onward-travel rule applies at Quito, Guayaquil, and both land borders. Your most common dummy ticket questions for Ecuador, answered.
Yes, Peru asks for proof of onward travel, and a dummy ticket counts. Here are answers to the questions every traveller asks before flying to Lima.
Colombia requires proof of departure for visa-free visitors, and a Google Flights screenshot won't pass Avianca's GDS check. Here are the questions real travellers ask before flying to Bogotá or Medellín.
Costa Rica enforces its onward ticket requirement at both the airline counter and the DGME arrivals desk. This Q&A covers what counts as valid proof and how to sort one quickly.
A dummy ticket and a real ticket look almost identical on paper. Here's what's actually different, why it matters at check-in and for visa applications, and when each option makes more sense.
South Africa requires proof of onward travel for all visa-exempt visitors, and airlines check before you board. Here are the most common dummy ticket questions answered for South Africa travellers.
More than a dozen countries enforce the dummy ticket or onward ticket rule at check-in or the border. Get direct answers to the five questions travellers ask most before their first trip.