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Wat betekent "onward ticket"?
Direct answer
Onward ticket betekent een bevestigde vliegboeking — opgeslagen in het boekingssysteem van een luchtvaartmaatschappij met een echte PNR-code — die bewijst dat je een land verlaten voordat je visumvrije verblijf of visumperiode verloopt. Luchtvaartmaatschappijen controleren dit voor boarding; immigratiebeambten controleren het soms bij aankomst. Het voldoet aan "bewijs van doorreizen" vereisten zonder zoveel te kosten als een echt ticket.
Terminology breakdown
Onward means departing the destination country toward either your home country or a third country. Ticket is used in everyday travel parlance to describe any verifiable outbound flight document—including a held Global Distribution System (GDS) reservation carrying a 6-character PNR locator. In regulatory texts such as EU Visa Code (Regulation (EC) No 810/2009, Annex II) and U.S. 8 CFR Part 217, this requirement is referred to as a "return or onward ticket, or reservation thereof."
Synonym mapping in travel and visa rules
- Flight reservation / held itinerary: Technical GDS term for an unticketed booking with an active 6-character PNR (48 hours standard or 7 days extended validity).
- Proof of onward travel: Regulatory umbrella term used in IATA Timatic and border codes.
- Dummy ticket: Informal traveller slang that can refer either to a real GDS reservation or to a fabricated PDF (OnwardTicket.us provides only real GDS reservations).
Critical distinction: reservation vs. e-ticket
An onward ticket from OnwardTicket.us ($7 One-Way, $11 Return, $9/leg Multi-City) is a temporary held flight reservation, not a purchased e-ticket, and cannot be used to board a flight. PNR verification confirms the reservation exists in the airline/GDS system while active, and does not guarantee boarding or immigration admission. See Service Overview & Technical Specification.