Round Trip vs. One Way tickets

[tomatoboy 33]

One way is fine. 
 

One thing to consider about using round-trip to save money (beyond making sure you cancel) is that *some* airlines have gotten wise about folks gaming the pricing and are starting to penalize folks for not taking booked segments or return flights. If you have a frequent flyer account and use it to book a no-return round trip, it is remotely possible it could have consequences with the airline. Unlikely, but it does occasionally happen. 

Edited February 10, 2020 by tomatoboy

[geowrian 22,337]

48 minutes ago, AnneA said:

I see 😳 but will a name, date, time be enough to prove it then? And how can you prove you didn't leave?

Usually by showing evidence of being in the US at some time after said date. Or if you have the info about the canceled flight, that would be part of it, too.

Like I noted, it should get resolved even if it happens. USCIS is not oblivious to mistakes with I-94s. But avoiding the RFE (or outright denial + needing to appeal) is a lot better than being in that position of having to show you didn't do something.

[Suze1 366]

4 hours ago, boris64 said:

We used one way from the Philippines March 2019 no problems...Good Luck!

Yep.

Remember this one time, went from Manila to Hong Kong, for like a weekend, in like 2008.

Got to the airport in HK and Philippine Air (or was it CebuPacific) refused to let me board because I did not have a return ticket LEAVING the Philippines! I did not have a resident visa for the Philippines.

So, I stay in the Philippines, visited HK for a weekend, and the airline stopped me in HK and would not let me board!!!

Had to buy a round trip ticket (or have a ticket showing that I was going to leave the Phils at some point), just to board the plane TO the Phils.

Had to buy an EXORBITANT ticket, at a travel agent, right near the gate. Now I know a LOT better. Was it a scam...not sure. But they would NOT let me board.

I was NOT HAPPY.

 

Edited February 10, 2020 by Suze1

[Carpe Vinum 2,327]

28 minutes ago, Suze1 said:

Yep.

Remember this one time, went from Manila to Hong Kong, for like a weekend, in like 2008.

Got to the airport in HK and Philippine Air (or was it CebuPacific) refused to let me board because I did not have a return ticket LEAVING the Philippines! I did not have a resident visa for the Philippines.

So, I stay in the Philippines, visited HK for a weekend, and the airline stopped me in HK and would not let me board!!!

Had to buy a round trip ticket (or have a ticket showing that I was going to leave the Phils at some point), just to board the plane TO the Phils.

Had to buy an EXORBITANT ticket, at a travel agent, right near the gate. Now I know a LOT better. Was it a scam...not sure. But they would NOT let me board.

I was NOT HAPPY.

 

They are asking about leaving the Philippines on a K1 using a one way ticket. They will have no problems doing this. Your situation was a little different 😉

[Matrix13 131]

As others have stated, you can go with whichever option is less expensive. What you heard about the Philippines requiring a round trip ticket for a K-1 is just an urban legend that refuses to go away. 

 

HOWEVER...do NOT buy a round-trip ticket if you only intend to use the return leg. The vast majority of airlines have a policy which will cancel the entire ticket if you don't check in for the first leg. Unfortunately, that's usually the least expensive of the 3 possible ticketing options (but it's obviously not a good option).

 

My K-1 filipina fiancee flew one-way on Korean Air in August 2019 and had no problems. 

Edited February 10, 2020 by Matrix13
clarification

[geowrian 22,337]

51 minutes ago, Matrix13 said:

HOWEVER...do NOT buy a round-trip ticket if you only intend to use the return leg. The vast majority of airlines have a policy which will cancel the entire ticket if you don't check in for the first leg. Unfortunately, that's usually the least expensive of the 3 possible ticketing options (but it's obviously not a good option).

More specifically, if you cancel or do not board one leg, any subsequent leg on the same coupon is usually cancelled. This includeds not just round trip tickets, but multiple one-way tickets purchased together in a trip.

[Suze1 366]

1 hour ago, boris64 said:

They are asking about leaving the Philippines on a K1 using a one way ticket. They will have no problems doing this. Your situation was a little different 😉

@boris64 Yep, agreed, they can do that. (That is why it said "Yep" at the beginning. )

(This just brought up a different, but somewhat related, painful memory.)

Edited February 10, 2020 by Suze1

[NoMansLand2020 298]

13 hours ago, Elmer/Bella said:

I have heard that once your fiance' is ready to come to the US, that their ticket should be a round trip and not a one way. Is this advice coming from the US Embassy?  I understand that most round trip tickets are even cheaper than a one way. I'm just wondering about the messaging that the Embassy is sending.  What is your opinion? And for those of you lucky enough to have your fiance/wife here already, what did you do?  

Definitely hope not. In my case I would be buying 3 rt tickets plus mine to bring my fiance and her kids to the USA