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“离境机票”是什么意思？
Direct answer
离境机票意味着一份已确认的航班预订——保存在航空公司预订系统中，带有真实PNR编码——证明您将在免签停留或签证期限到期前离开一个国家。航空公司登机前会检查；移民官员有时在抵达时也会检查。它满足“离境证明”要求，而不像真实机票那样花费高昂。
Terminology breakdown
继续行程 means departing the destination country toward either your home country or a third country. 机票 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 临时占位的航班预订，而不是已购买的电子客票, 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 服务概览 & 技术规范。