Tom Peel wrote:
> Andy Padgett wrote:
> > "aaJoe" wrote in message
> > news:noemail-7BBD4F.13041404052006@shawnews...
> >> In article <1146697962.072220.160260@g10g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
> >> "SD" wrote:
> >>
> >>> aaJoe wrote:
> >>>>>> I'm planning a trip to central and possibly south America and was
> >>>>>> wondering if I'm going to have a problem going by road or even
> >>>>>> flying
> >>>>>> sometimes (like from Panama to Colombia.) The last thing I want is
> >>>>>> a
> >>>>>> return ticket because I have no idea how long its going to take and
> >>>>>> even
> >>>>>> where I'm going to go.
> >>>>> I have crossed the borders
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Bolivia-Peru
> >>>>> Peru-Chile
> >>>>> Chile-Argentine
> >>>>> Brazil-Paraguay
> >>>>> Paraguay-Brazil
> >>>>>
> >>>>> and have never needed to present an onward ticket.
> >>>> About how much money were you carrying that you could prove you were
> >>>> self sufficient?
> >>> When flying from the US to Honduras I was asked by the airlines in the
> >>> US at both Seattle and Houston for proof of onward or return passage.
> >>> When traveling by air from El Salvador to Honduras, I was not asked. I
> >>> was not asked for proof or return or onward passage while traveling by
> >>> car or bus to El Salvador or Guatemala from Honduras nor was I asked on
> >>> the return from those countries to Honduras.
> >> It would appear its not a great problem if you can easily show you are
> >> self sufficient. But if a border official wanted to be
> >> picky.........they could ruin that part of the trip. I guess a return
> >> bus ticket would work but it might take a day or 2 working it out.
> >
> >
> > When you say that you can prove you are self sufficient, what's the best way
> > of doing this? I can print out my bank statement, etc. but wouldn't feel too
> > comfortable showing some imigration guy a big wodge of cash if i'd just
> > arrived in the country.
> > Like the original poster i'm planning on 'floating' around S. America for a
> > few months with no set dates for the trip.
> >
> >
> Last year our daughter was refused boarding when she checked in on a
> flight to Mexico, until she produced evidence of a return ticket.
> The checkin clerk explained that they are responsible for ensuring
> that ALL entry requirements are fulfilled, and, according to the info on
> his computer, she needed a return ticket.
> The solution- she bought a one-way full price ticket on the spot, and
> refunded it later. Needless to say, the Mexicans didn't care if she had
> a return ticket or not.
>
> T.
Entry requirements for some countries specify return ticket or ONWARD
passage. I've boarded a flight without a return ticket to the US but I
did have a $15 buss ticket to Guatemala City stapled in my plane ticket
folder. I also carry a copy of the immigration requirements to show
some oversealous ticket clerk at the airlines..
SD
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