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.
A dummy ticket, also called an onward ticket, can satisfy the flight-itinerary line on a China tourist visa checklist without locking in a paid fare before approval.
Getting stopped at check-in over a missing onward ticket is more common than you might think, and it is usually an easy fix once you know what to do.
The DS-160 doesn't force you to buy a flight before your B1/B2 interview, but a dummy ticket can still help you look prepared. Here's what the process actually requires.
A dummy ticket is legal when it's a real, checkable reservation, not when it's a faked screenshot. Here's what actually decides the difference.
Thailand tourist visa applicants often need proof of onward travel. Here is when a dummy ticket satisfies that requirement and when it does not.
A dummy ticket is a real flight reservation booked for visa or border checks without ever being paid for. Here's how it actually works, what it costs, and when you need one instead of a paid ticket.
Plus de 10 millions de demandes Schengen traitées en 2023, et le billet de continuation reste le point qui bloque le plus de dossiers. Voici comment faire.
Billet fictif, billet réel, capture d'écran : tu ne sais plus lequel utiliser. Voici les réponses aux questions que se posent vraiment les voyageurs.
Backpackers ask about Fiji's onward ticket rule constantly. Here's what actually comes up at check-in and immigration, answered question by question.
Real questions backpackers and remote workers ask about using a dummy ticket for a visa interview or an HR compliance file.
Approved Oman e-visa but no return flight booked? Here's what actually gets checked at check-in and on arrival, answered in plain language.
Got held up at a Wizz Air desk over an unconfirmed onward ticket? Here are the real questions backpackers ask about whether budget airlines actually check for a dummy ticket.