Return ticket mandatory?

[NotARobot]

Fortunately my entire family (parents and 3 sisters) were able to get visas to attend my wedding. The plan is for my family to be in Canada for 3 weeks before they return home. My mother, however, is very adamant that she wants to stay with me longer as she hasn't seem me for many years now. My family eventually gave in to her request and only purchased one way ticket for her (home to YYZ) while the others (dad and sisters) all have round trip tickets.

My question is when you're passing through the airport immigration check upon landing in Canada, is it mandatory to have a return ticket? Do they always ask for it? What will happen to someone who has all the proper documents to show (passport, visa, my wedding card for purpose of visit, a copy of my PR card) but has no return ticket. Will they not be allowed into Canada? Will they be boarded on a flight back to our home country?

 

[bellaluna]

Did you try to search the forum with the same words as your title? A few selections:

https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/is-it-mandatory-for-visitors-to-come-with-a-round-trip-flight-ticket.541034/

https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/is-return-ticket-compulsary-in-visitor-visa.539846/

https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/one-way-ticket.497252/

 

[scylla]

Fortunately my entire family (parents and 3 sisters) were able to get visas to attend my wedding. The plan is for my family to be in Canada for 3 weeks before they return home. My mother, however, is very adamant that she wants to stay with me longer as she hasn't seem me for many years now. My family eventually gave in to her request and only purchased one way ticket for her (home to YYZ) while the others (dad and sisters) all have round trip tickets.

My question is when you're passing through the airport immigration check upon landing in Canada, is it mandatory to have a return ticket? Do they always ask for it? What will happen to someone who has all the proper documents to show (passport, visa, my wedding card for purpose of visit, a copy of my PR card) but has no return ticket. Will they not be allowed into Canada? Will they be boarded on a flight back to our home country?

Forget about problems at the border - there are bigger issues. The airline most likely won't even allow your mother to board the airplane to Canada with a one way ticket.

 

[Zamal]

Forget about problems at the border - there are bigger issues. The airline most likely won't even allow your mother to board the airplane to Canada with a one way ticket.

I would suggest to buy a 2 way ticket , which has the capability to change the dates with a small fee . You can try to change the ticket date if given an extension , this would be your safer bet .

 

[Bs65]

Apart from the chance that an airline might refuse checkin/boarding despite the airlines willingly selling one way tickets there always the chance that CBSA after asking purpose of visit, how long , etc.. that to manage the lack of a return they may either enter a leave by date in passport or issue a visitor record with a leave by date. This is why although the latter could happen even with a return the odds are likely somewhat reduced travelling with a return ticket as that shows an intent to leave by a certain date.

Regardless of the ticket debate your mother should of course always answer CBSA questions honestly and not be tempted to imply she has a return if she does not given never know what traveller information CBSA has access to.

 

[NotARobot]

Forget about problems at the border - there are bigger issues. The airline most likely won't even allow your mother to board the airplane to Canada with a one way ticket.

Thanks for your response. Yah I figured it could be a problem. My mother wants to go to New York after her stay in Toronto to visit her sisters. Is an onward flight ticket from YYZ to NYC fine? Or is that not enough for her to be able to board her flight to Canada and enter the country?

 

[Bs65]

Obviously nobody here can speak for an airline or CBSA but as far as CBSA are concerned all they are concerned about is that someone will leave when they say they will so for them having a ticket to fly to NYC satisfies that. Of course that ticket needs to also show onward travel out of the US given US CBP are arguably far stricter on visitors arriving on one way tickets.

 

[NotARobot]

Obviously nobody here can speak for an airline or CBSA but as far as CBSA are concerned all they are concerned about is that someone will leave when they say they will so for them having a ticket to fly to NYC satisfies that. Of course that ticket needs to also show onward travel out of the US given US CBP are arguably far stricter on visitors arriving on one way tickets.

I just purchased a YYZ to NYC ticket for her for the last week of July. By then we will definitely have already bought her a NYC to home country ticket. It’s just that her flight from home country to YYZ is in 2 days and she is soooo indecisive about how long she wants to visit her sisters in NYC for, which is why i’m unable to purchase a NYC to home country ticket right now. This is why I want to know if she can show her YYZ to NYC flight ticket (proving that she will be leaving Canada) to be able to board her flight to Canada. We will be purchasing her NYC to home country flight ticket sometime doing her stay in Canada (most likely after the wedding craziness is over).

 

[Buletruck]

From personal experience on several occasions, an onward ticket will be required to board the flight. As long as that ticket is out of Canada, there shouldn’t be a problem. If it’s to the US, make sure she has a valid US visa before she flys. That can be a issue if you have an onward flight to another country but no visa.

 

[NotARobot]

From personal experience on several occasions, an onward ticket will be required to board the flight. As long as that ticket is out of Canada, there shouldn’t be a problem. If it’s to the US, make sure she has a valid US visa before she flys. That can be a issue if you have an onward flight to another country but no visa.

Thank you so much for your response. Yes she does have a valid US visa for another 3 years.

 

[krishkrish]

Hi,

I have Canada open work permit, I came to India last 4 months back and applied TRV in India.
I got 10 years of Visiter visa instead of a work visa stamp, Now I am planning to travel to Canada Should I need to buy one-way ticket or a round ticket.