Different airline return - Do we need a visa

[barbarah]

We have flight tickets with Virgin travelling into USA Las Vegas (using miles), but have chosen to travel out of USA with another airline out of Fort Lauderdale.

Visa guidelines say you must have a return or onward ticket so when we enter will we have a problem because Virgin will give their advance information that we do not have a return ticket?

Has anybody else used the visa waver and flown with different airlines in and out of USA?

 

[Andy B]

If you have purchased a ticket and can show that then you will be OK.

 

[Jakey Rowling]

Ditto above, you won't have a problem.
Virgin have asked us to show the inward flight details on check in at Gatwick, other than that no real issues.

As you have a return journey booked you can fill in the visa waiver form with no problems.

 

[wayneg]

In August we fly out to Florida with Virgin using miles, then return with BMI as they were less than half Virgin price. Not expecting any problems.

 

[mickg7dyd]

Hi,
We flew to Orlando with VA last May and cruised back on the Disney Magic. I thought we might get some grief as we were flying in with no return flight but it was never even mentioned neither by VA or the US immigration.

Mick.

 

[barbarah]

Thanks guys just the answer I wanted. Husband was stressing out and telling me I should have just booked both ways with Virgin and left the miles as he believes they are useless.

Virgin wanted £800 to fly back from Orlando only PE which is mad as I could buy a return fare cheaper, but Virgin phone staff said they could not do anything better as that is the one way fare even though I was booking the free with miles over the phone with them for the way out to Las Vegas.

Managed to get a Zoom Airlines Premium flight in June from Fort Lauderdale to Gatwick for £257 inc. taxes

Net result is that our business goes elsewhere who will charge reasonable prices for one way and if we like the airline maybe we will move to them for future flights now that they fly into Florida direct.