Proof of Travel
Writer
Former corporate travel compliance officer at a Big 4 firm. 11 years.
Henrik spent over a decade inside a Big 4 firm's travel and risk function in Geneva, where 'proof of travel' meant something legally specific. He writes about onward tickets and dummy reservations from the compliance angle: what airlines, employers, and consulates actually accept as evidence.
Un billet fictif et un billet réel se distinguent par un seul champ : le paiement. Voici comment consulats, compagnies et douanes vérifient chacun.
Costa Rica is not part of the CA-4 agreement, so land and air entries each face an independent onward-ticket check. Here's how that check works and where travellers get caught out.
Colombia requires a Check-Mig pre-registration alongside standard airline onward-ticket checks, and the two documents need to tell the same story at every checkpoint.
Check-in agents don't judge intent, they judge ticket status. This case study traces a dummy or onward ticket through booking, check-in, and the gate to show exactly where the record is tested.
Japan does not require a visa for many nationalities, but airlines still check for an onward or dummy ticket before boarding under IATA Timatic rules.
A visa-exempt traveller can still be asked for proof of onward travel at the South African border. This case study shows exactly where that check bites.
Uruguay's onward-ticket question is decided twice, once by the airline at check-in and again by an officer on arrival, and the two don't always align.
Un générateur gratuit produit un PDF, pas une réservation. Voici pourquoi un billet fictif vérifiable dans un vrai GDS reste le seul choix fiable.
Billet retour et billet de continuation ne prouvent pas la même chose. Une étude de cas d'enregistrement explique laquelle des deux votre itinéraire exige réellement.
Le prix d'un billet fictif ne dit rien de sa fiabilité. Une étude de cas montre pourquoi la vérifiabilité du PNR compte plus que le tarif affiché.
Un PNR de billet de continuation non payé expire à sa limite de délai d'émission, souvent sans prévenir personne. Voici comment vérifier qu'il reste actif avant un rendez-vous.
A hypothetical case study on Mexico's two independent onward-ticket checkpoints: airline check-in and the immigration officer's discretion on arrival.