A quick question about visas and getting into countries. Also posted on travel forum - sorry for the overlap.
Hi - I'm quite new to travelling and so need some basic advice.
I'm going backpacking in December, for 6-7 months, around Southeast Asia. As I don't know how long I will be there for, I bought a single ticket to Singapore, so I could travel north and buy a ticket home when I run out of money/time.
Unfortunately, it seems I might have trouble getting into countries without a confirmed onward or return ticket? Is this the case?
> Can I generally get a visa without a confirmed onward/return ticket if I go to the embassies?
> Is this all best solved by me booking a ticket home from, say, HK or Bangkok?
Any and all advice is welcomed. I'm going to start contacting the embassies direct to ask questions, I jsut thought I'd ask here first.
Reply to this A lot of countries "require" an onward ticket, but it's usually not enforced. I've been travelling on one way tickets for ages and if asked, in Bangkok for example, I tell them I'm leaving the country overland. No problem.
You don't need a ticket when applying for a visa.
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