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donfan
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 Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2003 11:22 pm Post subject: one-way ticket |
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| I am returning to Taiwan in January. I am thinking of just getting a one-way ticket. My Dad is a travel agent so he can give me a return itinerary. I did this the first time I went to Taiwan. I was asked a few questions at the airport in Australia but had no problems at CKS. Do you think it is risky to only get a one-way? |
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Aristotle
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2003 4:17 am Post subject: |
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| If you are white, unemployed and smile a lot I don't think you will have any problems as a tourist. |
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brian
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| Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2003 12:14 pm Post subject: |
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Have a read of some of the recent discussion on this board. I am sure that this will more than adequately answer your question.
In summary:
1. As you have seen, you can arrive here on a one way, but it is against the system, hence the questions that you encountered.
2. Both airlines and Taiwan immigration have policies regarding this matter and therefore it is possible that you could meet with strife and inconvenience if you try to arrive without the proper documentation. Then again you may just breeze right through. The only guarantee for a trouble free arrival is to comply with the regulations.
3. You will have to buy a return some time,why not save some money and buy it upfront.
The rest is up to you as it really is a personal decision. |
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donfan
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| Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2003 2:44 am Post subject: |
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thanks for your replies guys - cheers  |
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tweed
Joined: 21 Nov 2003
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Location: Taiwan
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| Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2003 10:36 am Post subject: |
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Hey,
From a Canadian perspective, which perhaps differs from your own, the major stipulation for a visa was having an exit from Taiwan. Personally I had a one way ticket to Taiwan then a one way ticket to Hong Kong because I knew I would not be leaving Taiwan in less than a year, which is the maximun of a round trip ticket. At the visa office I was asked why I did not have a return ticket from Hong kong and I replied that it ws cheaper to purchase a return ticket there. Just my thoughts, dunno if they help.
-T |
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jason_seeburn
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Location: Toronto
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| Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2003 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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| tweed wrote: |
Hey,
From a Canadian perspective, which perhaps differs from your own, the major stipulation for a visa was having an exit from Taiwan. Personally I had a one way ticket to Taiwan then a one way ticket to Hong Kong because I knew I would not be leaving Taiwan in less than a year, which is the maximun of a round trip ticket. At the visa office I was asked why I did not have a return ticket from Hong kong and I replied that it ws cheaper to purchase a return ticket there. Just my thoughts, dunno if they help.
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I did the same with the same results. They don't care at all. |
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brian
Joined: 15 May 2003
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| Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 12:12 am Post subject: |
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Now be honest Jason. Don�t twist the facts again.
You did not arrive in Taiwan on a one-way ticket, with an ongoing ticket to Hong Kong. By your own account you arrived here on a one way, with no ongoing ticket.
Through our discussions on this board this has been shown to be against the regulations of both Taiwan immigration and the airlines that carry us, and a rather unpredictable way of arriving in Taiwan.
Under the regulations that I posted a link to earlier, as well as the reference that I made to the experiences of others here in Taiwan, arriving here with an onward ticket to Hong Kong is the best way of having a trouble free entry if you do not want to buy a return ticket form your original departure destination. You can then choose to use this onward ticket for your mandatory visa run once you have secured a job, or you can cash it in (in which case I believe you will lose a little bit of money).
I believe that buying a return is the best way to go unless you have a real aversion to this. |
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jason_seeburn
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| Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 8:07 pm Post subject: |
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| brian wrote: |
Now be honest Jason. Don�t twist the facts again.
You did not arrive in Taiwan on a one-way ticket, with an ongoing ticket to Hong Kong. By your own account you arrived here on a one way, with no ongoing ticket.
Through our discussions on this board this has been shown to be against the regulations of both Taiwan immigration and the airlines that carry us, and a rather unpredictable way of arriving in Taiwan.
Under the regulations that I posted a link to earlier, as well as the reference that I made to the experiences of others here in Taiwan, arriving here with an onward ticket to Hong Kong is the best way of having a trouble free entry if you do not want to buy a return ticket form your original departure destination. You can then choose to use this onward ticket for your mandatory visa run once you have secured a job, or you can cash it in (in which case I believe you will lose a little bit of money).
I believe that buying a return is the best way to go unless you have a real aversion to this. |
They never check, and no one cares. |
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Pop Fly
Joined: 15 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2003 2:48 am Post subject: |
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| jason_seeburn wrote: |
| brian wrote: |
Now be honest Jason. Don�t twist the facts again.
You did not arrive in Taiwan on a one-way ticket, with an ongoing ticket to Hong Kong. By your own account you arrived here on a one way, with no ongoing ticket.
Through our discussions on this board this has been shown to be against the regulations of both Taiwan immigration and the airlines that carry us, and a rather unpredictable way of arriving in Taiwan.
Under the regulations that I posted a link to earlier, as well as the reference that I made to the experiences of others here in Taiwan, arriving here with an onward ticket to Hong Kong is the best way of having a trouble free entry if you do not want to buy a return ticket form your original departure destination. You can then choose to use this onward ticket for your mandatory visa run once you have secured a job, or you can cash it in (in which case I believe you will lose a little bit of money).
I believe that buying a return is the best way to go unless you have a real aversion to this. |
They never check, and no one cares. |
Once again, they "never" checked Jason, his one time thru CKS.
I have been here three times....twice checked, once not. The one time I wasn't checked was during SARS.
What no one cares about is this beating of a dead horse Jason.
We do care what the hosts of our adopted country are saying to us when we walk in to a McD's, a Starbucks, a 7-11, a Giordano or a 5 star hotel. They say Wan Ing Gwa Ling....it's really quite sweet.
And border guards and ticket counter personnel do care about keeping their jobs. Brian has labouriously posted the rules and regs about entering Taiwan. Do you think the average Taiwanese would risk his or her job just to gain the face of letting a "you are so-handsome" big nose such as yourself into the country? Do you? Do you really?
Now, here is some practical advice for crossing the border here. Speak some Taiwanese to every official you meet. A simple, well timed "PieSe" opens many a door. And no Jason, we are not going to translate "PieSe" for you. You are such a fountain of knowledge that you can surely tell everyone else what this means, right? Right? I'm right, right? |
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