Onward Ticket for a China Tourist Visa: A Document Checklist
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.
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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 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.
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.
A Swedish backpacker held at Auckland check-in for lacking onward travel proof shows exactly where Fiji's document requirements bite. Here's the full gap analysis.
A Schengen visa file was missing one document: proof of onward travel. Here's how that gap was identified and closed, and what it means for HR compliance teams.
A Munich case study from 2026 shows what happens when a price-comparison PDF reaches a check-in desk instead of a confirmed PNR. Here's the document gap, the carrier enforcement table, and the three compliance principles for Egypt-bound travel.
Camille Bertrand's Air France boarding refusal at CDG shows what happens when an eTA holder travels to Canada without onward proof. This case study examines the document gap and what compliance requires.
A LATAM Airlines check-in agent in Sao Paulo denied boarding to a traveller with a valid NZeTA but no confirmed PNR. This case study unpacks what New Zealand's onward ticket compliance requires.
When Julia Werner arrived at Frankfurt Airport for her eVisitor flight to Sydney, Singapore Airlines declined her booking export as onward travel evidence. This case study documents the document gap and how a compliant dummy ticket resolved it.
A Bulgarian traveller's e-visa application was flagged because her onward travel evidence had no PNR locator. This case study unpacks what Vietnam's entry rules actually require.