One way ticket question

Robert Jorge says on Nov 5, 2006, 22:50:

I was crusified last time I commented on this topic, but what the hell, I'll do it again. I have never been asked for proof of the departure ticket upon my Colombian entry. I wouldn't worry about it. If you already got the one way ticket, and the airline didn't give you a problem, I think you are ok ... my opinion and experience. I have only been asked for departure tickets when applying for a 30 day extension with the DAS after my initial 60 days. I wouldn't sweat it.

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Ctg Bound says on Nov 6, 2006, 03:35:

jh816 Never been asked to see a depature ticket on entry to Colombia either, with about 20 entries to Colombia.

BUT, it is the airlines responsibility to check that you have a depature ticket at the check in desk of your point of origin.

They don't mention that they are doing it, it is just one of the things they should check when you hand your tickets over to get your boarding card, if the person behind the counter isn't doing their job properly, you may get away with it, if they are doing their job, they can refuse you your boarding card until you buy a depature ticket for Colombia.

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Gator says on Nov 6, 2006, 05:51:

CTG Is Right.
The carrier can and will enforce, in the most past, the RT requirement. NOT a government requirement but the airline. Colombia does not enforce this but can and occasionally will. "I had planned on applying for some type of visa while in Colombia... "You will likely have to have proof and present same if you apply for a visa or extension.


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Mr. Hollywood says on Nov 6, 2006, 10:31:

I have You will most likely be stopped by your own airline before even boarding. They'll make you buy a return. The only way they won't do this is if you ALREADY have long-term Colombian visa.

Buy a fully refundable onward ticket and get it refunded later. Usually, BOG to MIA is the best option and easiest to get refunded, as you don't want to be screwing around trying to get a refund out of Avianca or some other Colombian airline.

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jh816 says on Nov 6, 2006, 13:00:

Refundable ticket, Duh! Thanks Hollywood, I've been flying with non-refundable tickets for so long that I didn't even think about buying a refundable one. That works.

Thanks to all that posted.
joe.

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Mr. Hollywood says on Nov 6, 2006, 13:36:

You can thank You can actually thank the nice American Airlines person who taught me that trick, right after she told me she couldn't let me onto the plane without one. She told me that people RARELY get caught by immigration but that if they do, it's the responsibility of the airline to fly them out of there on the next open plane, so the airlines enforce it.

I've never had a problem getting AA to refund my tickets.

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lpdiver says on Nov 9, 2006, 05:30:

Exactly Hollywood... Sometimes they will sell you a "one way" ticket but charge you round trip prices. That way they are covered and get paid for a round trip fare. In my instance we paid inflated prices for short term purchase. The cost was about 50% more than the cost of a normal one way ticket.

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