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ashanmari · Joined: 24 Jan 2009 Posts: 22

Does anyone have personal experience with traveling to Indo on a one way ticket?? I am not planning on leaving once I am going at least for the duration of my contract with EF -- Is is absolutely impossible to enter Indonesia without proof of a departing ticket?

ljb · Joined: 12 Feb 2009 Posts: 41

Hi

I would not even attempt to try as you could hit some major problems when you arrive and have to buy your way out of a tricky situation or at least you will be asked to go and buy an outgoing ticket at the airport.

A friend of mine recently tried this and was made to buy a ticket when she arrived at the airport, this created a lot of drama and expense.

Not worth the risk. It would be wise to do what you are instructed to do by EF. If they say buy a return ticket, buy it.

Good luck with all your preparations and enjoy Indonesia.

MrMrLuckyKhan · Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 4:34 am Post subject: Re: One way ticket?

eddie honda · Joined: 18 Feb 2005 Posts: 59

if your airline is paying attention, they won't let you board the plane in your home country as they will be responsible for repatriating you if you are refused entry. (this has happened to me)

buy a refundable full price 1 way ticket to KL for a few weeks after your arrival date with a major airline (emirates, etc). then cancel ticket and get full refund after you arrive. no risk, no uncertainty, no cost.

MrMrLuckyKhan · Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:07 am Post subject:

ljb · Joined: 12 Feb 2009 Posts: 41

Actually I did hear somewhere too that the airline is now responsible for ensuring you have an ongoing ticket, so the likelihood of them allowing you on the plane without an ongoing ticket is not high.

malu · Joined: 22 Apr 2007 Posts: 1344 Location: Sunny Java

newgabe · Joined: 13 Nov 2006 Posts: 18 Location: Australia

Not sure where you are flying from, OP, but last time I came into Indonesia from Australia my outward ticket was a cheap 'staff' ticket bought through a friend.. perfectly legal as she can nominate family or friends. However it was challenged by the check-in staff (of the same airline!) as it was a standby ticket dated more than a month away. They were saying that this might not be acceptable at the other end... in case I tried to use it the very last day of my visa and couldn't get on the flight I suppose. Took a fair bit of chat about the date being completely changeable, how I intended to go to Singapore for another visa and then back into Indo before using this ticket etc and a lengthy phone call from them to someone 'upstairs' before they allowed me to board.. I nearly missed the flight!

No one asked anything about a return ticket when I arrived. Instant VOA from a sleepy eyed but sweet officer. Maybe the arrivals Immigrasi know how ferocious airline check-in staff can be so don't bother themselves.

I am about to fly back to Denpasar from KL via Air Asia and am just thinking about this whole situation now. I have a shiny new VITAS and no outward ticket... I can't imagine KL Air Asia staff giving a hoot about an outward ticket but can anyone help me on whether I should also be getting one to enter on VITAS?

malu · Joined: 22 Apr 2007 Posts: 1344 Location: Sunny Java

You are OK with a VITAS. No onward ticket required.