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just because
Joined: 01 Aug 2003
Location: Changwon - 4964
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| I'm coming in on a way ticket back to Korea early next year. I also am a little bit worried but I thought of a very cheap solution. I'm just going to buy a ferry ticket from the terminal here in Busan(about 90 000 won) before I go back to Australia and just show this fowarding ticket when I get here to immigration so I have evidence of planned departure. |
I did this earlier this year and worked a charm, was inexpensive and I needed it anyway to go on a visa run(which my boss paid for) so really I got an out ticket for nothing. |
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bulgogiboy
Joined: 12 Nov 2003
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| Posted: Sun May 16, 2004 11:11 pm Post subject: |
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I came here with a one-way ticket, and had no problem whatsoever. I am a UK citizen.
I think people must do it all the time, especially if the plane ticket is paid for by the hiring school, as they usually only pay for i way at a time.
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FierceInvalid
Joined: 16 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Mon May 17, 2004 12:02 am Post subject: |
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| I also came in this time on a one-way ticket, and had no problems. I even have a couple of not-too-serious blotches on my immigration record, and they still didn't give me any static. |
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sadsac
Joined: 22 Dec 2003
Location: Gwangwang
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| Posted: Mon May 17, 2004 7:51 am Post subject: |
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Flying out of Oz seems to be where the most concern is. When my wife and I went to return to Korea on the return portion of our ticket in February from Brisbane, we were refused check in because we did not have an onward flight booked. We had to purchase a ticket to Japan with QANTAS before they would allow us to board. Immigration at Incheon didn't give a rats about whether we had a one way or fifty way ticket. Only KAL in Oz were paranoid. Who knows? The law does state that you must be able to show an onward flight from Korea when you arrive is asked to do so.  |
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Big_Bird
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Location: Sometimes here sometimes there...
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| Posted: Mon May 17, 2004 6:10 pm Post subject: |
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I had this trouble in Bangkok when I tried to board a flight with no return ticket or onward ticket (previously, I'd never been made aware that this was a requirement and had never encountered any problems). I
t was a Sunday and therefore difficult to get a ticket. I went back to the airline information and met a more helpful member of staff who spoke to the supervisor.
After the supervisor was assured that I would have enough money to buy a ticket out of Korea if pressured to by Korean immigration, she made me sign a waver that absolved the airline of responsibility. Fortunately, Korean immigration were not interested in whether or not I had an onward ticket and I had no hassles. |
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just because
Joined: 01 Aug 2003
Location: Changwon - 4964
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| Posted: Tue May 18, 2004 6:22 am Post subject: |
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| sadsac wrote: |
| When my wife and I went to return to Korea on the return portion of our ticket in February from Brisbane, we were refused check in because we did not have an onward flight booked. We had to purchase a ticket to Japan with QANTAS before they would allow us to board. |
Same thing happened to me at Brisbane airport in February as well(and I did have an outward ticket to Japan).
The guy said he couldn't let me on the plane as i don't have a return ticket to Australia (kind of a poofy guy). I just looked at him and said WTF!!!!!
I said the law states all i need is an outward ticket from the country I am travelling to and he looked at me, and I just said let me on the plane
So he did but was warning about what customs in japan would do(i was going through Tokyo on a 2 night stopover).
I told him i had been to Japan at least 20 times(which is true) amd he should take a chill pill.
In japan they said nothing at all (even though my bag was 9 kilograms over weight) and have a nice flight.
What is up their noses at Qantas in Brisbane????
Was the guy that barred you a poofy looking fellow sadasc???? |
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peppergirl
Joined: 07 Dec 2003
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| Posted: Tue May 18, 2004 5:20 pm Post subject: |
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Similar thing happened to me in Rome when I came here. The Alitalia personnel wouldn't let me board as I didn't have a return ticket, which they said was a requirement to enter Korea. As I had entered Korea from Japan over a dozen times, with a return ticket, but immigration NEVER asked me to show anything but my passport, I argued that this wouldn't be a problem... to no avail. Luckily I had a paper in Korean in my bag stating I was married to a Korean man, so I showed that to them. They kept my boarding pass at the gate, and I had to show this to a Korean guy before I could board the plane... This paper doesn't give me any right to enter Korea without a visa, but it worked for the Alitalia personnel
Conclusion: don't worry about immigration in Korea, worry about the airline personnel at your point of departure! |
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spliff
Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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| Posted: Tue May 18, 2004 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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As londg as you carry the #1 passport in the world - A US one, then it's no problem entering any Country w/ a one way ticket!  |
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just because
Joined: 01 Aug 2003
Location: Changwon - 4964
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| Posted: Tue May 18, 2004 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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| spliff wrote: |
As londg as you carry the #1 passport in the world - A US one, then it's no problem entering any Country w/ a one way ticket!
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I think you are more targeted for one tickets than most other countries. |
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Sydney Rooster
Joined: 20 May 2004
Location: Sydney
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| Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2004 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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I am glad that I have just discovered this thread. I am flying out of Sydney next Saturday on a one-way ticket.. Thankfully I am flying Thai Air and stopping in Bangkok for a few days before continuing into Seoul.. I guess immigration may not pull me up in Sydney as I have an outward bound ticket from Bangkok.
I am worried though that I will encounter a problem in Bangkok without having a ticket to get out of Korea. As a result I am planning on getting my girlfriend who is already in Seoul to buy on my behalf a one-way ticket to Japan, say Osaka on Monday (for sometime in July, about 6 weeks in advance) and then email to me the itenary and fax to me a copy of the ticket.. I can either cancel this on arrival or amend the booking to a return ticket.
Should this suffice all potential immigratio/airline issues? Or should I instead purchase in advance a return ticket to Japan instead of a one-way? As I am coming to Korea without a job, supposing I was to find a job, I would need to fly to Japan for an E-2 visa anyway.. So in theory I would need a return ticket anyway ultimately. I could just change the dates to fit in with my schedule.
Any assistance would be appreciated. |
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Zyzyfer
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
Location: who, what, where, when, why, how?
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| Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2004 10:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Sydney Rooster wrote: |
I am glad that I have just discovered this thread. I am flying out of Sydney next Saturday on a one-way ticket.. Thankfully I am flying Thai Air and stopping in Bangkok for a few days before continuing into Seoul.. I guess immigration may not pull me up in Sydney as I have an outward bound ticket from Bangkok.
I am worried though that I will encounter a problem in Bangkok without having a ticket to get out of Korea. As a result I am planning on getting my girlfriend who is already in Seoul to buy on my behalf a one-way ticket to Japan, say Osaka on Monday (for sometime in July, about 6 weeks in advance) and then email to me the itenary and fax to me a copy of the ticket.. I can either cancel this on arrival or amend the booking to a return ticket.
Should this suffice all potential immigratio/airline issues? Or should I instead purchase in advance a return ticket to Japan instead of a one-way? As I am coming to Korea without a job, supposing I was to find a job, I would need to fly to Japan for an E-2 visa anyway.. So in theory I would need a return ticket anyway ultimately. I could just change the dates to fit in with my schedule.
Any assistance would be appreciated. |
It really depends on how the ticketing people in Bangkok react to you. When I come to Korea from my hometown, I don't have any problems, because the people who work there are completely unfamiliar with international flights and don't know all of the rules; however, when I was held up in Seattle, they nabbed me, and I had to buy a pretty hefty-priced ticket at the ticketing counter, which I need to cancel.
If you're really concerned about it and tight on money, buy a ticket in advance that's late enough after your arrival to be cancelled without hassle. There's a good possibility that you won't need the ticket, but it's not 100% all the same.
Korean immigration couldn't give a toss if you've got a ticket or not. |
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rapier
Joined: 16 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2004 7:49 am Post subject: |
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Korean immigration have likewise, never hassled me entering on a one-way ticket. However these things are unpredictable, and its better to be safe than sorry. One bad official, and your life can be suddenly turned upside-down in a flash.
Only trouble I had was in bangkok, i think they over-zealous officials there. I was flying out to Korea on a return flight from bangkok, and she demanded to see a ticket back to europe... failing this, she announced I would not be let into Thailand on a one way ticket again..crazy... |
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Sydney Rooster
Joined: 20 May 2004
Location: Sydney
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| Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2004 8:23 am Post subject: |
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| rapier wrote: |
| Only trouble I had was in bangkok, i think they over-zealous officials there. I was flying out to Korea on a return flight from bangkok, and she demanded to see a ticket back to europe... failing this, she announced I would not be let into Thailand on a one way ticket again..crazy... |
rapier, was your return ticket for Seoul-Bangkok-Seoul, meaning you had no ticket out of Korea when departing Bangkok? If that was the case I can see why immigration there kicked up a stink.. This is what I am potentially faced with now, however I went through this with my girlfriend this evening. The action plan is that she will purchase a one-way ticket to Osaka tomorrow for a date in late August from www.tourexpress.com which is an online travel agency.. She will enter in all my details and upon booking the itinerary will be sent (I hope) to my email address..
She will arrange to pick up the ticket from the travel agencies office in Seoul when available and then fax a copy to the Hotel I am staying at in Bangkok (providing it is ready by next Tuesday week at latest). If Korean immigration do cause a problem, the backup plan is that she will bring the ticket with her when she arrives to meet me at Incheon on Wednesday week and I will tell immigration to call her on her mobile and that she has my ticket out of Korea. |
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TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: Retired
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| Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2004 4:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Never had any problems with one way tickets. And those were Canada-Korea, Canada-Philippines and Philippines-Korea. I've always entered and exited this country on one-way tickets and never yet has anyone said so much as "boo". |
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rapier
Joined: 16 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 12:58 am Post subject: |
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| Sydney Rooster wrote: |
| rapier wrote: |
| Only trouble I had was in bangkok, i think they over-zealous officials there. I was flying out to Korea on a return flight from bangkok, and she demanded to see a ticket back to europe... failing this, she announced I would not be let into Thailand on a one way ticket again..crazy... |
rapier, was your return ticket for Seoul-Bangkok-Seoul, meaning you had no ticket out of Korea when departing Bangkok? If that was the case I can see why immigration there kicked up a stink.. This is what I am potentially faced with now, however I went through this with my girlfriend this evening. The action plan is that she will purchase a one-way ticket to Osaka tomorrow for a date in late August from www.tourexpress.com which is an online travel agency.. She will enter in all my details and upon booking the itinerary will be sent (I hope) to my email address..
She will arrange to pick up the ticket from the travel agencies office in Seoul when available and then fax a copy to the Hotel I am staying at in Bangkok (providing it is ready by next Tuesday week at latest). If Korean immigration do cause a problem, the backup plan is that she will bring the ticket with her when she arrives to meet me at Incheon on Wednesday week and I will tell immigration to call her on her mobile and that she has my ticket out of Korea. |
My ticket was a Bangkok-seoul-bangkok flight. I told her I would be coming back to bangkok soon, so that she would let me on the flight to seoul. It was then that she demanded to see an onward ticket back to europe, threatening that I must have this before I dared to return to Thailand.... a few phone calls and then she relented.I told her i would buy one before i came back to Thailand.
Like i say, overzealous... |
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