Round trip airline ticket on a K-1

[Wuozopo 4,293]

52 minutes ago, josandme said:

Buy a return ticket 90 days from your entry date. 

It doesn't have to be any particular number of days. But if you think you might want to bail out, then you have a way home.

[Sailormooon 268]

18 hours ago, Scottish Mernymph said:

It's cheaper, much, much cheaper to buy a round trip ticket than a one-way......so is there any good reason why I can't/shouldn't just book a round trip ticket & cancel the return once I'm over there?

The potentail issues would perhaps be

1. at the check-in desk, why would I be travelling on a K-1 but booking a return flight
2. at POE, again why would I book a roundtrip coming in on a K-1

I don't want to give the airline, & certainly not POE any reason to turn me away.....but it's such a MASSIVE price hike.

Oh my god I had a nightmare with this! I was on a k-1 visa and I booked a round trip. I was flying with Virgin Atlantic in Manchester airport and they were confused as to why I had a round trip booked when I was going on a k-1 visa. I had to explain to about 3 check in people and then the manager that It was cheaper that way.They then said they're going to call US immigration and then finally gave me my tickets. NEVER AGAIN! BOOK ONE WAY! It was awful lol

Edited February 21, 2019 by Tea_pgtips
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[Ate 180]

3 hours ago, Wuozopo said:

It doesn't have to be any particular number of days. But if you think you might want to bail out, then you have a way home.

 

Even if you don't want to bail out, this would actually be a good excuse to tell the airline check-in staff, wouldn't it?  "Look, what if it doesn't work out and we don't get married in 90 days?  Don't you watch 90-Day Fiance?!  I need a way home!"   I wonder if anyone has ever tried that out...

 

[LukeU 413]

10 hours ago, jakejon said:

I done Norwegian dirt cheap 1 way from Gatwick-perfect excuse for me to try them! Easyjet have this awesome worldwide system too!! On an irrelevant note; I CAN"T wait to visit the UK hopefully in September!! ❤️

Yeah I'm tempted to try them but I was looking at their baggage and can pay for x2 bags and then any over and above this they charge £9 per KG on the third bag! Which is a no no because I probably need 3 bags (unless I bin stuff). 

September will be here before you know it, I know Courtney (USC) is already planning our first trip back to the UK Together (she's coming over March 28th!) and the list is huge! 

 

Edited February 21, 2019 by LukeU

[Wuozopo 4,293]

9 hours ago, Ate said:

 

Even if you don't want to bail out, this would actually be a good excuse to tell the airline check-in staff, wouldn't it?  "Look, what if it doesn't work out and we don't get married in 90 days?  Don't you watch 90-Day Fiance?!  I need a way home!"   I wonder if anyone has ever tried that out...

 

I don't think the airline counter needs an excuse or asks about your return.  But yeah, I was thinking of 90-Day Fiancé when I wrote that 😂. I saw the most recent season. 

[Mother of Moomin 25]

I am planning on using Thomas Cook when the time comes as they do one way flights for cheaps and mostly because I dont want to get blacklisted by Virgin😊. Manchester to Orlando (premium economy direct) in my case is £429. 

 

 

 

[Scottish Mernymph 514]

That's good to know Halee & worth looking into-thankyou x

[Scottish Mernymph 514]

Went with the return, only saved around  £200 in the end, at this point any saving is good, this is an expensive process. So of course now I go to cancel my return flight & they want £120 to cancel.....what a complete bag of richards! 

[Scottish Mernymph 514]

Oh also to say I had no issues along the way,  check-in & poetry all like clockwork.