Do I need to provide a round-trip ticket at check-in?
If I'm travelling to New Zealand which doesn't require a visa (visa waiver), then should I provide a round-trip flight ticket during check-in?
I heard I need to have a round-trip flight ticket during check-in because the airline doesn't want to incur any loss if I were refused entry to New Zealand.
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In addition to mts answer regarding airline rules for traveling New Zealand.
From the official Air New Zealand website :
Entering New Zealand on a one-way ticket
People travelling to New Zealand on a one-way ticket must be one of the following:
a New Zealand passport holder
an Australian passport holder a holder of a current permanent resident visa of Australia or
a holder of a current Australian Resident Return Visa allowing an indefinite stay
other foreign national holding a valid New Zealand Resident Visa, New Zealand Permanent Resident Visa, or New Zealand Citizen Endorsement
a holder of a New Zealand visa that clearly states “Return/onward ticket not required”
All other visitors to New Zealand must possess a return or onward ticket to a country to which you have right of entry. If you are a visitor to New Zealand making a separate international journey from and returning to New Zealand before departing New Zealand on your onward ticket (e.g. travelling to Fiji and then returning to New Zealand), please remember to take your onward ticket with you. You will need to present this when checking in for your return flight to New Zealand.
If you do not hold an appropriate passport, visa or return ticket you may be required to purchase a ticket out of New Zealand to a country that you have right of entry prior to you being able to travel. Such tickets are non-refundable until you are fully able to satisfy the entry requirements of New Zealand.
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When you check in with your airline, they will check Timatic to determine if you have the correct documents for your destination and any transit points.
For an American traveling to NZ with a change of flights in Australia, the airline will be told:
Warning:
- Holders of passports issued by USA traveling under the New Zealand visa-waiver, must hold return/onward tickets. (SEE NOTE 53749)
NOTE 53749: Exempt are holders of authorization issued by New Zealand's immigration authorities waiving the return ticket requirement.
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