One way ticket

Let's say I travel to England on a one way ticket.. not intending to stay past the 6 months..  If immigration denies me entry, will I have to pay for a return ticket home, or will they put me on the flight without charging me for it??  Odd question, I know.. 

Let's say I travel to England on a one way ticket.. not intending to stay past the 6 months.. If immigration denies me entry, will I have to pay for a return ticket home, or will they put me on the flight without charging me for it?? Odd question, I know..

Not odd... maybe sneaky. 

I think they'll make you pay for it.

Sneaky?? I think CHEAP is the word we're after

Just.. when I came home sooner than expected in July, I purchased a new ticket.. the second leg of that trip is from Phoenix to London in October.  Obviously it's the equivalent of a one-way ticket.. So I figure, even though I have no real reason to go to England, I may as well try.. I hate the idea of wasting a ticket.  And if I'm denied.. no biggie, just as long as I don't have to pay my way back 

Sneaky?? I think CHEAP is the word we're after

Just.. when I came home sooner than expected in July, I purchased a new ticket.. the second leg of that trip is from Phoenix to London in October. Obviously it's the equivalent of a one-way ticket.. So I figure, even though I have no real reason to go to England, I may as well try.. I hate the idea of wasting a ticket. And if I'm denied.. no biggie, just as long as I don't have to pay my way back

Uh huh... Suuuure... we believe that.    Nah, I'm just twisting your leg.

Ooh, the person to ask is ladymoonwalker. I think she's just been sent back after trying to get into the UK. Now that I think of it she didn't mention having to pay for it so perhaps you won't have to.

Pretty sure they won't make you pay for it - after all they just want you out of the country, they don't care how. But if you have a return flight ticket...they'll just bump it up from the day you want to fly out on, to the next day when their sending you home.

When i was denied entry, they let me go and stay with friends for the night, before my flight out the next morning.
I  reckon if you have no one to stay with, or if they thought you were high risk to run away and not return for your flight, they would definitely keep you in detention at the airport.

I didn't think they would even let you enter the country with a one-way ticket if you don't have a work permit or visa of some kind. I must have been misinformed.

I didn't think they would even let you enter the country with a one-way ticket if you don't have a work permit or visa of some kind. I must have been misinformed.

I had a one way ticket. Actually, it was a return flight from the UK. We figured it was cheaper for Jon to get two tickets from the UK than for me to get a one way ticket from the  US. And... well... I didn't have a visa. (and I totally don't recommend coming in without one, I was stupid and very very lucky that I didn't get caught and shipped back to the states).

I was never asked to show my ticket which is very lucky because since then I have been asked, every time!

When I got held at Immigration & interrogated, they made *darned* sure that they saw my return ticket, and even made a photo copy of it.

You would be sent back to the US at the expense of the airline who flew you in.

It would be up to the discretion of the Immigration Officer and/or the flight schedules whether you would simply stay in the airport or be allowed to leave.  

They will retain your passport, escort you to the plane, and it is an incredibly embarrassing and humiliating experience and I wouldn't recommend anyone chance it.  

They released me to my friends for the night and held my passport. Came back the next day and let them know I was there...they told me to go get my ticket and to tell them that was passport was being held at the IO's office which would then get me through to the next point. Once through there, you have to pick up another phone letting them know you are now outside of the main airport area...they come to you and give you your passport....the lady asked me 'No chance of you running right?' and I said 'No, I just want to go home.' She then left me and let me walk myself to the plane as it was getting ready to take off in 10 minutes. I got on and flew home...another exhausting 8.5 trans-atlantic flight home the day after being on one.

Was a horrible experience, I reccomend doing it the right way from now on to anyone...get your visa's, sure their a bit pricey but you don't run the risk of getting stopped once you're there and interrogated. I was at immigration maybe a total of five minutes (with my rosary in my clutches the whole time) waiting for them to check why I was denied entry last time and to make sure my visa was valid. Done. Sorted. I was through and off to the waiting arms of my hubby, of course without them knowing I was getting married LoL!!

Again, I don't suggest anone do that either. Had I been caught, they would have recommended me for deportation as I heard from an IO in NY that my best friend was talking to. As long as you're hush hush about getting married they'll never find out. I mean who's to say when or where I get married anyway? LoL!!

x x x - Missy 

I don't understand Missy 
If you went to the trouble of getting a visa and you are getting married, did you not get a fiancée visa? If not why not 

I had to come back home and sort some things out here properly before I could head off to live there permanently. Now that all of those things are settled I have applied for the spousal visa.

I was told by an IO in NY that I didn't need to apply for a fiancee' visa if my stay in UK would only be temporary and that I would be coming home after the wedding...however he told me not to mention it in my interview or anything as they would scrutinize me more.

Hopefully I did the right thing, all will be shown soon enough as my visa is in their hands as we speak....

x x x - Missy