Traveling on one-way tickets

Although I intend to comply with length-of-stay limits, I don't want to
pre-plan anything.

If I arrive in a Schengen country on a one-way ticket, what kind of
proof do I need that I am solvent enough to buy a ticket out?

--
Wes Groleau

On Sun, 20 Dec 2015 21:48:36 -0600, "W. Wesley Groleau"
wrote:

Although I intend to comply with length-of-stay limits, I don't want to
pre-plan anything.

If I arrive in a Schengen country on a one-way ticket, what kind of
proof do I need that I am solvent enough to buy a ticket out?



I have always had return tickets when I arrived, but I don't remember
ever having been asked to prove that I had them.

On 12-21-2015 11:39, Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
On Sun, 20 Dec 2015 21:48:36 -0600, "W. Wesley Groleau"
wrote:

Although I intend to comply with length-of-stay limits, I don't want to
pre-plan anything.

If I arrive in a Schengen country on a one-way ticket, what kind of
proof do I need that I am solvent enough to buy a ticket out?

I have always had return tickets when I arrived, but I don't remember
ever having been asked to prove that I had them.

I was definitely asked in Wales last June, and in that case I did have a
ticket out, but they still gave me a hard time about whether I was
solvent enough for the ten days till the flight.

But since you mention it, this time I start in Spain, and the last time
I was there they didn't ask.

--
Wes Groleau

W. Wesley Groleau wrote:
Although I intend to comply with length-of-stay limits, I don't want to
pre-plan anything.

If I arrive in a Schengen country on a one-way ticket, what kind of
proof do I need that I am solvent enough to buy a ticket out?

Going on a bike tour?

--
K.

Lang may your lum reek.

On 12-21-2015 12:01, Király wrote:
W. Wesley Groleau wrote:
Although I intend to comply with length-of-stay limits, I don't want to
pre-plan anything.

If I arrive in a Schengen country on a one-way ticket, what kind of
proof do I need that I am solvent enough to buy a ticket out?

Going on a bike tour?

Partly. Doing some volunteer work in Spain and Romania, but also doing
a few hundred kilometers on bicycle.

--
Wes Groleau

On 12/21/2015 04:48 AM, W. Wesley Groleau wrote:
Although I intend to comply with length-of-stay limits, I don't want to
pre-plan anything.

If I arrive in a Schengen country on a one-way ticket, what kind of
proof do I need that I am solvent enough to buy a ticket out?


The problem might arise before you even get there, when you want to
check in for the flight. We had that problem once going the other way
(Europe-Mexico) and the checkin clerk said we needed a return ticket in
case we were refused entry and the airline would have to fly us back.
Just following orders of course.

If I arrive in a Schengen country on a one-way ticket, what kind
of proof do I need that I am solvent enough to buy a ticket out?

All British passengers going to continental Europe by Ryanair fit
that description. There's no problem.

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On 01-02-2016 16:30, Jack Campin wrote:
If I arrive in a Schengen country on a one-way ticket, what kind
of proof do I need that I am solvent enough to buy a ticket out?

All British passengers going to continental Europe by Ryanair fit
that description. There's no problem.

Seems like your answer would not apply to American passengers going to
continental Europe by KLM. (or Mexicans/United or ....)

--
Wes Groleau

Martin wrote:
Seems like your answer would not apply to American passengers going to
continental Europe by KLM. (or Mexicans/United or ....)

Britain is not in Schengen.

But it is in the EU and its citizens have freedom of movement within the
EU. No proof of length of stay required. Not so for Americans.

--
K.

Lang may your lum reek.

On 2016-01-30 16:51:38 +0000, Martin said:

On Sat, 30 Jan 2016 17:22:01 +0100, Wolfgang Schwanke wrote:

Martin wrote in
:

Britain is not in Schengen.

But in the EU, which entitles UK citizens to freedom of movement.
The passport check is just a formality.

Not really the check is to filter out Non-EU members too
The thoroughness of the check depends on whether the check is at an airport, or
ferry terminal or land boundary.

When I took the ferry from Portsmouth to France in 2002, I stayed at
the railing to watch the ship approach the dock. Then discovered
everyone already departed and it took a while before I found my way out
through the ship's loading dock. No one cared.

A similar situation existed when I visited Ireland. Between the
Republic and UK sides of Ireland, there was no border controls.

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