January 13, 201214 yr Hello everyone, As I am sure many of you know, it is much cheaper to purchase a plane ticket London - Bangkok (return) than to purchase Bangkok - London (return). Why is anyone's guess... I have enough frequent flyer points to fly her (one way) from Bangkok to the UK. I would then like to fly her out on a (pre-purchased) ticket London - Bangkok return. This would allow future visits (multiple entry tourist visa) and save us a chunk of change every time we buy her ticket (as we will be purchasing from the UK rather than Thailand). It would also get us on the same flights... Is this allowed? Or would UK immigration frown on this and consider it intent to stay in the UK? Advice appreciated! Thanks, NICK
January 13, 201214 yr Could you buy a single, as well as the round trip ticket, i know you can only book 11 months in advance, thats the reason for post 2
January 13, 201214 yr You will have no problem with this at all. Your girlfriend doesn't need to submit her ticket with the visa application, when she travels to the UK she can, in theory, travel on a one way ticket, though the carrier might be a little iffy about letting her board without sight of the return ticket. On arrival at the UK Border there is no requirement to have a return ticket, she could be asked when she is going to return and the Immigration Officer could ask for sight of her ticket, though the requirement is to prove that she has the ability to purchase a ticket out of the UK, and she is likely to do so. If you are going to purchase her return ticket, as you say, before she travels to the UK, it would save a lot of anxiety if she had the e-ticket with her. theoldgit
January 14, 201214 yr Author Thank you people.... the time between trips will be 6 months or so. Cheers!
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