We are Americans considering flying NY to Dublin and returning Paris to NY 2 months later. In these 2 months our proposed route is as follows using Eurail and p2p: Ireland-Scotland-England-Netherlands-Belgium-Switzerland-Italy-France. Will any of this cause problems with immigration at any point since we show only one way flights to and from the US?
Posted by
Tresana, Highlands Ranch, CO, USA
23311 posts
Technically you do not have one way tickets. You have a round trip ticket but from a different city. What can raise questions is having only a one way ticket into the country and no return. You have a return ticket. I assume you are purchasing an open jaw ticket and not two one way tickets.
Posted by
OP
Savannah, Georgia, United States
5 posts
I'm unfamiliar with the term "open jaw" but we are purchasing using the "multi-city" option online
Posted by
Oak Park, Illinois
4535 posts
Even if you did have two, one-way tickets, all you'd have to do is show the ticket to the US to the immigration official to show that you will not be staying more than 90 days.
Posted by
OP
Savannah, Georgia, United States
5 posts
Great! Just wanted to be sure, thank you!
Posted by
Tresana, Highlands Ranch, CO, USA
23311 posts
Open-jaw was used long before Rick Steves showed up. It is an old term of the travel industry from the days of travel agents. It means a multi leg trip.
Posted by
Clarksville, TN, USA
956 posts
Larra, we just flew open-jaw/multi-city last month and it wasn't even questioned by immigration. The only time I think we were questioned was when we went through Passport Control in Frankfurt and they ask everybody where they're going and for how long. The fact that you have two months to go is awesome. I'm jealous. Enjoy!!!
Posted by
Lakewood, Colorado
19104 posts
First, I have never been asked by immigration in Europe to show my return ticket. The airline, of course, knows I have one, but that's it. Secondly, I bought an open jaw ticket in 1982, and that's what the airline called it.
Posted by
Pensacola
9110 posts
I've probably crossed as many borders as anybody and the only time I can remember that I had to show a way out was once in Russia and once in Cambodia. Most of the time I don't even have a return ticket going in and out of Europe or the UK.
Posted by
New Paltz, NY
9101 posts
I've had to show my return ticket (printed itinerary to be exact) twice over the years: Dublin and Toronto (two months ago).
Posted by
San Francisco
14558 posts
Of all the trips in Europe only once was I asked at the border as the train crossed from Germany into Holland on the way to Amsterdam. This was by the Dutch authorities checking tickets, and Passkontrolle. And they asked if I had a return ticket back to Calif., which I showed them...this was Sept. 1971. Not even the commie CZ asked me at the border between West Germany and CSSR.
Posted by
Bloomington, IL, USA
9363 posts
In London, I was asked to show my itinerary to show onward travel leaving the country when I was en route to Spain from another airport. When asked how long I intended to be in the UK, I said, "Just long enough to get to Stansted."