p.kotte@yahoo.com Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 My mother have USA Visitor visa and planning to stay in USA for 5 months. I have only booked a one way ticket to Atlanta from Hyderabad as she is not yet confirmed on exact return date. And, I read somewhere, for visitor visa we have to show return ticket while checking in at Hyderabad and at Immigration in USA. I am not sure if it is really required to have a 2 -way ticket for visitor visa. Please help Link to comment
JoeF Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 A return ticket is required. Link to comment
jairichi Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 It is always suggested to have a return ticket. What would be your mom's answer if asked by immigration officer about her duration of stay and her return flight ticket to confirm the same? She cannot say my son/daughter will decide and do that for me. Link to comment
rahul412 Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 My mother have USA Visitor visa and planning to stay in USA for 5 months. I have only booked a one way ticket to Atlanta from Hyderabad as she is not yet confirmed on exact return date. And, I read somewhere, for visitor visa we have to show return ticket while checking in at Hyderabad and at Immigration in USA. I am not sure if it is really required to have a 2 -way ticket for visitor visa. Please help Always better to have return ticket for visitors. Link to comment
kgdesi Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Return ticket is a mandatory. She should show the return ticket in Hyderabad airport itself... otherwise airlines guys won't allow her to board the flight. I faced this situation once. Link to comment
jairichi Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Return ticket is a mandatory. She should show the return ticket in Hyderabad airport itself... otherwise airlines guys won't allow her to board the flight. I faced this situation once. Huh.. That is strange. An airline has no right to ask for your return ticket. Link to comment
rahul412 Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Huh.. That is strange. An airline has no right to ask for your return ticket. No. Now a days, airlines are can request to show the return ticket who are traveling on visiting visa bcos US govt wants to make sure that these visitors will not stay in US once they land. I heard that US govt will sue the airlines for not doing so. Link to comment
ashuneel Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 This could be on the instructions from US authorities. One way ticket raises red flags in their system for that particular type of visa. Link to comment
JoeF Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Huh.. That is strange. An airline has no right to ask for your return ticket. The airlines need to make sure that the passengers comply with US immigration regulations. Otherwise, the airline could get fined. That's why they make sure that passengers have valid visas. And I assume that's why the airline asked for the return ticket. Link to comment
jairichi Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 The airlines need to make sure that the passengers comply with US immigration regulations. Otherwise, the airline could get fined. That's why they make sure that passengers have valid visas. And I assume that's why the airline asked for the return ticket. Might be JoeF. I traveled recently (In Sept 2014) to US from UK on a B2 visa. No one asked me about my return ticket even though I mentioned I will be there for 3 days. I am not concluding that asking for return tickets is not the norm. But, in my case it wasn't. Link to comment
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