Will a return flight affect my Immigration process

[vvvVein 7]

I booked a one way flight trhough opodo.

They scammed me and there second follow up email showed a return flight.

I contacted them and they said the return leg will be cancelled whihc i was under the impression was illegal and will put me on a no fly list with the airline. However I rang us airways and they said that its fine to cancel it after departure.

So im now confused can i travel on this flight to america cancel the return flight and it wont have any affect on my immigration process. For example USCIS having record of me on a return flight i never got on.

Any experience would be apprecitaed and who should i contact with regards to Customs and border control as to whether this is allowable? Do i contact the USCIS or DOS or NVC?

[amolineux 0]

I'm pretty sure this won't be a problem. I'm emigrating on K1 on Saturday and booked a return flight because it was significantly cheaper to get one compared to a one-way with United (who knows the reasoning!). If anyone at POE asked about the return, which I think is very unlikely, I'll just explain I booked it to get a cheaper ticket and have no intention of leaving the US. I'm sure they know that after everything we have gone through to get K1 we wouldn't plan to mess it all up by flying back to the UK before AOS and everything

Good luck with your move!

[allende 5]

I plan to do the same than amolineux because it is a lot cheaper to buy a round trip (in my case, around 600€ round trip and almost 3000€ one-way) It is not the same having a ticket and actually boarding in the flight... I never thought of it as being a problem but if they ask me I'll say the same, that it was just cheaper and that I have no intention of actually using that return ticket. You can't be on any lists if you don't board that flight!!

[kitthekat 1,317]

I booked a one way flight trhough opodo.

They scammed me and there second follow up email showed a return flight.

I contacted them and they said the return leg will be cancelled whihc i was under the impression was illegal and will put me on a no fly list with the airline. However I rang us airways and they said that its fine to cancel it after departure.

So im now confused can i travel on this flight to america cancel the return flight and it wont have any affect on my immigration process. For example USCIS having record of me on a return flight i never got on.

Any experience would be apprecitaed and who should i contact with regards to Customs and border control as to whether this is allowable? Do i contact the USCIS or DOS or NVC?

it is not illegal to cancel a return leg. i have heard of airlines charging a no-show fee in some cases. in general if you cancel way ahead of time, there should be no penalties. check the terms and conditions of your ticket to be sure.

since you have a return ticket, be sure to cancel the return leg once you've arrived in the US as there have been cases where the airline forgets to update their flight manifest and the exit system records that someone has left the US when in fact they just didn't turn up for that flight. it can cause complications with AOS, so remember to cancel that return portion.

You can't be on any lists if you don't board that flight!!

that's what this guy thought... http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/387716-aos-denial-uscis-said-i-left-the-country-but-i-did-not/

Edited March 5, 2014 by kitthekat

[allende 5]

it is not illegal to cancel a return leg. i have heard of airlines charging a no-show fee in some cases. in general if you cancel way ahead of time, there should be no penalties. check the terms and conditions of your ticket to be sure.

since you have a return ticket, be sure to cancel the return leg once you've arrived in the US as there have been cases where the airline forgets to update their flight manifest and the exit system records that someone has left the US when in fact they just didn't turn up for that flight. it can cause complications with AOS, so remember to cancel that return portion.

that's what this guy thought... http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/387716-aos-denial-uscis-said-i-left-the-country-but-i-did-not/

I had no idea! I was just going to book it and forget about it... I'll have to see what I do! Jeez... They make things so complicated!!! If you don't board I don't see how there can be any record of that. But better safe than sorry, I guess!

[Girl from Celebes 588]

I had no idea! I was just going to book it and forget about it... I'll have to see what I do! Jeez... They make things so complicated!!! If you don't board I don't see how there can be any record of that. But better safe than sorry, I guess!

Exactly!

I hate when airlines or travel agencies do that. I remember my fiance flew to Jakarta for my interview using Singapore Airlines with one-way ticket. When my fiance stopped in Singapore, he was told by the airlines that had to buy return ticket because Indonesia government is required to have it for short visits. At that time, my fiance did not want to argue and just bought a return ticket with an arrival back to Singapore. Turned out, the immigration did not ask him to show them the return ticket nor any proof of that. And I don't think the immigration will check each passenger with their return ticket from different airlines from around the world. My fiance ended up had to pay cancellation fee that was about 50 US dollars. What a ripped off.

The other time, when my fiance and I flew back to the US, our first stop was in Incheon, South Korea. The lady from Delta Air Lines told my fiance that Silver Airways won't accept pets - we were traveled with my 2 cats and put them in carry on-. She then told my fiance to change our flights and fly with all Delta aircrafts instead.

My fiance told me and I immediately called the Silver Airways and confirmed about their rules. The woman on the phone told me that Silver Airways DO accept pets in carry on. I then told my fiance to stay with our original itinerary and guess what? Silver Airways accepted my cats and what nice about that was, they did not charge us additional fees for excess baggages for my 2 cats since we already paid 400 US dollars for Delta and 200 US dollars for Asiana Airlines. My point is, a little bit argument is no harm to do.

Edited March 6, 2014 by Girl from Celebes