Is a return ticket really necessary when travelling south america?
Question by dylanologist: Is a return ticket really necessary when travelling south america?
I’m soon going to South America, and my trip starts in Venezuela. Now my understanding is that as a Maltese citizen i don’t require any Visa, however it seems as though a return/onward ticket is required. Since i will be traveling around South America for around a year, and i don’t know what route im taking, purchasing a return ticket doesn’t really make sense to me… Does anybody know, from their own experience whether this will really be a problem? Thanks 
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Answer by p-nut
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http://travel.state.gov/
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You do need a return or onward ticket to get onto the airplanes or to get into most countries. I do not know of any exceptions in Latin America. It is annoying and limiting but there is a way around it.
You can buy open ended onward tickets without specific dates of departure. They can be open for up to one year but sometimes these tickets are expensive. Once in a while they are cheap. Make sure any tickets buy open ended can be exchanged for a new ticket to the destination you really want.
You only need to buy a ticket to leave the next country, not to get all the way back home.
And in most countries you can buy in advance an onward bus ticket, also open ended and cheap. Cheap enough to throw away. These can often be bought on the Internet.