My Dummy Ticket
Plain-English answers from people who've worked both sides of the border counter. Written daily by four travel-industry insiders.
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.
Brazil requires proof of onward travel even for visitors who don't need a visa. Here are the honest answers to the questions backpackers and budget travellers actually ask.
Canada checks for proof of onward travel at airline check-in and at the CBSA desk. A dummy ticket with a real PNR satisfies both checks. Here's everything travellers ask about this.
Mexico's check-in agents and INM officers ask one-way arrivals for departure proof. Get straight answers on dummy tickets, screenshots, and exactly what works at MEX and CUN.
Do you actually need a dummy ticket for a visa run, or can you get away with a screenshot? Here's what I see nomads get wrong at Southeast Asian land crossings.
New Zealand requires most visitors to show onward travel before boarding and at the border. These are the answers to the dummy ticket questions travellers actually ask.
Got questions about using a dummy ticket for Australia? Here are the answers backpackers and budget travellers ask most, from what counts as valid proof to how long the PNR stays active.
India's onward ticket check catches travellers off guard at check-in for DEL and BOM. Here are the most common questions answered before it happens to you.
Singapore's Changi Airport checks for proof of departure at both airline check-in and the immigration lane, and a screenshot won't pass. Here's everything you need to know about dummy tickets for Singapore entry.
Turkey is one of the most-asked destinations on backpacker forums when it comes to onward ticket questions. Here are the answers to what travellers actually want to know about dummy tickets and entering Istanbul.
Vietnam's e-visa opened to all nationalities in 2023, but the onward ticket question is still what backpackers get wrong most often. Every answer you need, here.