Infamous roundtrip ticket question...

[Dave&Roza 748]

Well - The real question is which is less expensive. I checked the other day for a one-way ticket from DME to Florida, and the cost was about $3,200 - To do a round trip ticket (for which we could just forget about the return flight), was $870...

The K-1 Visa is a single-entry visa, and does not guarantee return to the U.S.

Does it cost anything to cancel a round-trip ticket?

It costs nothing to cancel the ticket. Just contact the airline and inform them that the return leg is not going to be used. I bought my fiancee a round trip with the return part 88 days from the arrival. That could be called the just in case things don't work out plan. I canceled it about 3 weeks after she arrvied and we were married. Price difference bewtween a RT and one-way was about $1200 over the Xmas holiday.

Dave

[Neonred 3,524]

Well - The real question is which is less expensive. I checked the other day for a one-way ticket from DME to Florida, and the cost was about $3,200 - To do a round trip ticket (for which we could just forget about the return flight), was $870...

The K-1 Visa is a single-entry visa, and does not guarantee return to the U.S.

Does it cost anything to cancel a round-trip ticket?

My step daughter arrives Saturday from Russia. Direct flight from DME to Florida on Transaero is $528 one way including all fees.

[LAGOSLOVE 10]

The only reason a lot of VJers buy round tickets is because they are cheaper than a one way ticket. If this does not apply to you, buy a one way ticket.

and you know that's right!!!

[JoannaV 174]

I understand the question because technically a K-1 visa is a non-immigrant visa. But like everyone else said, it doesn't matter what kind of ticket you have. Either one is fine. And although many of us have found the return tickets are cheaper, this isn't always the case.

[Scafidi454 22]

My step daughter arrives Saturday from Russia. Direct flight from DME to Florida on Transaero is $528 one way including all fees.

REALLY!!!!! I thought that Transaero only had limited flights. What is the website?

[Darnell 8,478]

Here it goes the infamous question....... Do you need to have a roundtrip ticket to enter the U.S. on a K-1 visa????? Is a One-way ok???

Great question for the 2 search tools available to you at VJ - what have you found, so far?

[GringoD 33]

Why wouldn't a one way ticket be OK if the whole point of the K1 visa is to move to the US?

You don't always know what SURPRISES may be lurking, uncovered ahead of time, after one arrives.

You may want to ask someone to return to their homeland for a lil while longer.

Probably the exception, rather than the norm.

But, also many times the roundtrip ticket is cheaper.

Bottom line.

[A + M 29]

The only reason a lot of VJers buy round tickets is because they are cheaper than a one way ticket.

Exactly!

[Michael & Amy 3]

Great question for the 2 search tools available to you at VJ - what have you found, so far?

What would be the second tool? I only know the Google website search.

[Neonred 3,524]

REALLY!!!!! I thought that Transaero only had limited flights. What is the website?

http://transaero.us/en but they only fly on Saturday.

[Helen Louise Pile 80]

Also - if you do not intend to use the 2nd trip - cancel it - or suffer the wraith of the AOS judges if they discover "someone" used that seat.

Why would your ticket have anything to do with AOS???

[MalaysianGirl 26]

Why would your ticket have anything to do with AOS???

Good question. Was wondering the same thing...

[VanessaTony 3,567]

Here it goes the infamous question....... Do you need to have a roundtrip ticket to enter the U.S. on a K-1 visa????? Is a One-way ok???

Not to be rude, but if you know it's an "infamous" question then you know and have seen the many topics... so why ask it again?

[VanessaTony 3,567]

Why would your ticket have anything to do with AOS???

Because if you don't cancel the return it can appear that you left while AOS was in process and thus abandoned your status. It's happened a couple of times. The airlines don't always update the manifest and can see that their seat was used.

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[TeapotGirl 66]

You can book a ticket that can be rescheduled for the entire year.

So if you are not sure if you will like your fiance then book a round trip ticket. Easy to bolt