My Dummy Ticket
Plain-English answers from people who've worked both sides of the border counter. Written daily by four travel-industry insiders.
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.
The Philippines enforces its onward ticket rule at every international airport, and check-in agents usually ask before you board. Here's what counts as valid proof.
Lots of travellers arrive at Incheon with a K-ETA but no onward ticket, and some end up in secondary screening. Here's what you actually need for South Korea entry as a visa-waiver traveller.
Japan requires confirmed onward travel for every visitor, including backpackers on a visa waiver. Here's a plain-language Q&A on what counts as a valid dummy ticket or onward ticket for Japan.