One way flights

[Michaelsutton555]

Hi, Can someone please inform me whether I can fly from London to Singapore with a one way ticket using a british passport. I would stay for 60 days and then fly to either Thailand or Bali. Hence the one way ticket due to my indecision.

Regards, Michael

[ecureilx]

all over the world, tourists arriving on arrival visa, are required to show a return ticket, or proof of departure options.

You may get lucky, since Singapore is next door to Malaysia, if you claim you are taking a bus to Malaysia / Thailand. Or you may not be so lucky

my 2 cents ? Get a return ticket to avoid any mess at immigration.

For the 60 day - it is not a given, it is the choice of ICA to give you 30 day or 60 or 90 days, as holder of British passport !

[lorgnette]

The airline is responsible for a one way ticket passenger who is denied entry and you might not get a boarding pass depending on officer in charge at gate.

Although Malaysia and Singapore is across the border with bus/flights accesses, you might have to show tickets that you have connecting flights out of Malaysia/Singapore to convince Immigration Singapore or be denied entry.

[foxyzerman]

i do 't think you should worry about a one way ticket.
i just landed at sfo with a one way ticket from frankfurt.
if the americans are not too bothered about this it's hard to believe that you would have this kinda problem in singapore.
btw, i had the same reason for buyin' a one way ticket, i have no idee when imma go back.

have fun

[ecureilx]

lorgnette: well, legally, the airline is NOT responsible, if you get denied entry at arrival, however, the airline has to fly you back to the origin, and if it was me, I wouldn't want that nasty 'denied entry' stamp on my passport.. .

foxyzerman: We are talking of Singapore, not US.

In Singapore, with US harping on human trafficking to / via Singapore - apparently implying that the Singapore govt is condoning it .. Singapore immigration gets tough. Though, generally, westerners are not so closely scrutinised, I have seen atleast a dozen times westerners being held back at Immigration, at Woodlands as well as at Tuas and Changi.

And a lot of Asean member country people being Returned to sender - so to speak

Don't risk it says me .. However, your call.

Worst case, get a cheap LCC ticket to KL or BKK ..

[Michaelsutton555]

Originally Posted by ecureilx

all over the world, tourists arriving on arrival visa, are required to show a return ticket, or proof of departure options.

You may get lucky, since Singapore is next door to Malaysia, if you claim you are taking a bus to Malaysia / Thailand. Or you may not be so lucky

my 2 cents ? Get a return ticket to avoid any mess at immigration.

For the 60 day - it is not a given, it is the choice of ICA to give you 30 day or 60 or 90 days, as holder of British passport !

Thank you for your valued response.

Regards, Michael

[ptrlee]

I will suggest to buy the return ticket too. One-way ticket might create hassle for you on arrival Singapore.

[Michaelsutton555]

Thank you to everyone for their comments, time and energy.

[foxyzerman]

a general question please, btw: has anyone ever been asked to provide proof of return, or return ticket at arrival in any country you visited?
if so, please name it, it would ve useful for all of us to know.

thank you all.

[ecureilx]

foxyzerman:

Countries which asked for proof of return, me being based in Singapore

Malaysia (yes, even though I was flying in and was going to return by train, which wasn't asked for when I entered by bus or train)

Philippines

Thailand

Indonesia

Again, the return ticket wasn't asked all the times, and only randomly. So was it for my travelling partners to those countries.

And the only exception was to India, as I had to get a visa in advance, and had a 'sponsor' in India for my visit.

The rule of the thumb is, if you are going on visa-on-arrival, there is a high chance of being asked for return ticket / proof of departure

If you go in with a visa issued in advance, lesser the chance.

As I mentioned, it is the legal requirement for any traveller on tourist visa to show proof of return.