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riverboy



Joined: 03 Jun 2003
Location: Incheon

PostPosted: Sun Jun 15, 2003 2:56 pm    Post subject: One way tickets Reply with quote

I was just informed that I can't get into the country with a one way tickets on a tourist visa. Is this true?
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kylehawkins2000



Joined: 08 Apr 2003

PostPosted: Sun Jun 15, 2003 3:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I got into the country on a one way ticket with a tourist visa. I believe that technically you need a return ticket but they often don't ask. Plus with e-tickets there are usually no tickets issued. You can BS your way through if you have to. I went with the idea of just buying a ticket to some third destination if they made a big deal over it, then returning the ticket later.
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mokpochica



Joined: 21 Jan 2003
Location: Ann Arbor, MI

PostPosted: Sun Jun 15, 2003 6:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Riverboy--where are you coming from? Canada? The U.S.? It may make a difference.

I'm from the U.S. and I had a problem entering on a one-way ticket with an A-3 (non-tourist) visa. I actually had to buy my return ticket on the morning that I was going to S. Korea. I'm still not exactly clear on where the mistake was made (with the original company that sold me a one-way ticket without informing me that I wouldn't be able to actually use it or with the woman at the aiport insisting that I couldn't leave on a one-way ticket). In any case, I think that your best bet is to go to a travel agency where they know the rules or contact the airlines/airports directly before you leave.

I've seen a lot of different stories here on the ESL board and I've come to the conclusion that some people are lucky enough to pass through with a one-way ticket and others don't get the break. I was told that in the US, rules were changed after Sept. 11th and that we now need some kind of proof of return.
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slap it



Joined: 21 Jan 2003

PostPosted: Mon Jun 16, 2003 3:51 am    Post subject: one way ticket Reply with quote

if you are leaving the u.s. or canada, you need a roundtrip ticket for a tourist visa. the only way you can come to korea on a one way ticket is if you have a work visa.
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