aaJoe wrote:
> In article <1147469298.482945.317960@g10g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
> "SD" wrote:
>
> > 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..
>
> Carrying the copy of immigration requirements is sharp. Good point.
For American citizens traveling - foreign entry requirements, visa info
etc.
http://travel.state.gov/travel/tips/brochures/brochures_1229.html
I just copy and paste the info for the countries to which I am
traveling into MS Word, print it out and put the sheet with my plane
ticket to Honduras. I make sure I have the necessary proof of onward
passage. When I get to the airline ticket agent in the US I show them
my plane ticket, my bus ticket, and if they give me a hard time, the
info from the State Department.
SD
SD
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