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.
A consultant held at Istanbul check-in over Uganda entry requirements shows how a genuine onward-ticket PNR resolves what a screenshot quote cannot.
A Cathay Pacific check-in hold over a missing onward ticket shows how airlines verify travel documents through IATA Timatic, and what a compliant document set looks like.
Un ingénieur ivoirien prépare son entretien B1/B2 sans acheter de billet à l'avance. Une étude de cas sur les documents qui comptent vraiment, et ceux qui ne comptent pas.
La légalité d'un billet fictif dépend du document, pas du paiement. Une étude de cas sur une demande de visa Schengen et les critères de conformité qui comptent.
China L-visa applicants need a round-trip itinerary that matches their requested dates, and a dummy or onward ticket is the usual way to provide one without prepaying for a flight.
A one-way traveller was held at Heathrow check-in until she produced a dated onward ticket, the document Ghana's entry rules require but her visa file never flagged.
A dummy ticket is legal when the reservation behind it is real and checkable; this case study breaks down exactly where that line sits.
A Thailand Tourist Visa (TR) application and the 60-day visa exemption each expect proof of onward travel, but at different points and in different forms.
A US B1/B2 visa interview does not require a paid airline ticket, only a plausible travel plan. This case study explains where a dummy or onward reservation fits into the process.
Applying for a visa can be a stressful process. You’re required to submit a number of supporting documents: one of which is often a round-trip flight reservation. But buying a flight ticket before your visa is approved can be risky. That’s where a onward ticket comes in.
Un refus de visa Schengen à Abidjan illustre l'écart entre un itinéraire sans PNR et un billet de continuation conforme. Analyse complète du dossier.
Un embarquement refusé à Lyon révèle l'écart entre un export de comparateur et un vrai PNR. Analyse complète du dossier conforme qui a suivi.