One way ticket....

oldbongo says on Jan 26, 2005, 07:25:

of course you would be... however,the solution is simple,...
buy an open return ticket from bogota to panama.
you can change/refund it later.

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Gator says on Jan 26, 2005, 08:16:

Listen to Your Uncle Oldgringo on this one. Why take the chance?

"Credidi pretio parvo emere et magno vendere tibi in animo fuisse!" .

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Dan says on Jan 26, 2005, 08:46:

I havn't been asked for a return ticket even when entering as a tourist, but then again, doesn't meen they won't. Better not take a chance. Something could happen where you may end up denied the job/visa or something.

Who knows?

God Bless America!

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Mr. Hollywood says on Jan 26, 2005, 10:48:

Problem's not on Colombia end Where you're more likely to run into trouble is when you check in abroad without the required return or ongoing ticket. The solution oldgringo proposes works fine. Just be sure your 2nd ticket is fully refundable.

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Mr. Hollywood says on Jan 26, 2005, 14:45:

Exactly The DAS doesn't really enforce the ticket requirement in Colombia as much as they put the responsibility on the airlines. If an airline passenger is found to have entered Colombia without an ongoing ticket, the DAS just sends you back to the airline who brought you and makes them take you home, at their expense. This is why, for example, US airlines almost always look for your return ticket or your resident visa for Colombia.

Entering without a work visa on a tourist visa simply means that you're going to have to leave the country again to get the work visa, because they only issue them abroad.

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Christinalkc says on Jan 26, 2005, 15:33:

No matter if you are entering with a British or Australian passport, you still need to prove that you have a return ticket from Colombia when you check in at the airport you are departing from. I remembered I got asked twice at Singapore's Changi Airport and London's Heathrow Airport when I was transitting. The Colombians do not really care but then if you would like to extend your stay in Colombia on a tourist visa, you would have to provide DAS a copy of your return ticket. However, if you have a work contract in Colombia for more than a year, then you may not need a return ticket but be sure to get your documents ready and check with your airline beforehand.

The easiest and cheapest way is to get a ticket from Avianca departing from Colombia to Caracas or Ecuador and get a refund later. I think it will cost you less than 30 bucks.


Good luck,
Christina

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william_andrew_channell says on Jan 27, 2005, 14:19:

The first time I came to Colombia, I came with a one-way ticket. I was never asked, neither by DAS nor by the airline. Don't worry. Just smile and have all the other info ready for immigration. But it will be a problem if you decide to extend your tourist stamp. If they ask you, just make up some bullshit excuse like you're going to leave by bus or that because the dollar is falling you were going to wait and buy the return ticket right before you leave to get a better exchange rate or something like that. Just make something up, but make it believable.

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Hunter says on Jan 27, 2005, 15:10:

dariaj As others have stated, you are unlikely to have a problem at the Colombian end, I have never had immigration ask to see my airline ticket on entry to Colombia.

BUT, at your airport of depature they will check to see if you have a return ticket at the booking desk, then you will have to go and buy another ticket if you haven´t got a return ticket, if you wish to board the flight, they won't let you on the flight if you don't have a return ticket, this is normal for many Countries around the world.

Hunter

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william_andrew_channell says on Jan 28, 2005, 10:16:

I'm not so sure about that. I've never been asked for a return ticket a any airline ticket counter. Not American Airlines, LanChile or Avianca. Maybe I've just been lucky.

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TiaKatia says on Jan 28, 2005, 13:02:

Shouldn't be a problem I was never asked to show a return ticket in Colombia

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sydneygirl says on Jan 28, 2005, 14:43:

i think it wil be fine, as long as your as long as your not flying through the USA you will be fine. When I went for a visit to Miami two months ago i left my original "world ticket" at the house in Bogota. When I got to Miami airport they wanted to see the ticket i would use to leave Bogota. I didnt have it and they were not going to sell me a ticket. Then I remembered I had my flight itnery foulded up in my passport holder...it was enough for me to go back to Colombia..lucky

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Hunter says on Jan 28, 2005, 15:52:

Return tickets... They don't ask you if you have a return ticket, they look at your tickets when you are at the checking in desk.

The problem would only come up, if you didn't have a return ticket or a onward ticket, then they would (or should) be asking you whre it is.

I have seen somebody three years ago in London who was not allowed to check in, until he went and bought a ticket. I saw the guy in the airport waiting area and he said it cost him $1,000, but he could cancel the ticket in Colombia, but he would lose $150 of it.

Hunter

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Mi_lukea says on Mar 1, 2005, 00:29:

One way tickets from Australia Hi

The Colombian consulate told me that you can not travel to Colombia on a one way ticket. You must have a forward destination.

suerte,

m

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