Hi, me and my boyfriend have applied for WHV but haven't heard anything back yet. Has anyone heard of people being accepted or denied after disclosing previous refusal of entry to another country. We were refused entry to the us last summer as they thought we were going to work in a bar due to different messages they read on our phones. Has anyone any experience of how long on this situation the WHV processing is likely to take? Thank u!!! xxx

Things are a lot more strict these days. You may not even get into Europe if you have only a one-way ticket, and I would certainly expect that you will be questioned upon entry. And possibly sent home and denied entry.

I also agree that having a one-way ticket is about the most expensive way to travel. Why did you choose to do that?

And what's the problem with having a plan for when you actually want to return?

I presume that you already have purchased all the tickets you describe, so you have a round trip journey back to Ireland, which will be no problem with entry to the US. The US border officials rarely ask to see the tickets anyway but the airlines often do as they are on the hook to fly you back home if you are denied entry to the US. If you are just planning to purchase these tickets as you go then that is a different matter and you will probably have considerable problems with that approach.

A few years ago a friend from SA was denied entry to China, despite him having a proper visa. He was told Africans where no longer allowed entry because of the many 'Africans' who had been caught smuggling drugs. So he was lumped up with Nigerian heroin smugglers. And he did not think it politically correct to point out that he is actually white.

I don't know how the situation on this front is in Vietnam, but to avoid any such mix-ups I'd go with the UK passport.

If you are Swedish, judging from your profile, you are only allowed 90-day entry permit and it cannot be extended within Japan. Some nationals like UK, German, Austrian and Swiss can get theirs extended for further 90 days on application and payment of a fee (4,000 yen I think). Doing a visa run (Seoul is popular) may not work and you can be denied re-entry.

^ But if you had a double entry, you already have a TV for the second arrival. It would be highly unlikely to be denied entry with a prepaid visa in your PP. Still, we must always remember - TIT! ;)

As pointed out earlier, the 90 day rule really only ever applied to people doing border runs for consecutive visa-exempt stamps - 3 strikes and you're out for a while - and never to TVs.

I flew out of La Ceiba today and Honduran customs charged me a $150. Fee in addition to the $38.00 departure fee saying my passport did not have the entry stamp from my arrival at the Tegus airport two months ago.
I had flown from Guatemala City though the capital TGU to Roatan.
I was livid, but the customs agent said I would be denied departure until I paid the $150. Extra.
Seems like a government scam by their not stamping the passport on entry to Honduras?

@ living, I tried to get an honest response and I was told that after 10 years the person would be considered rehabilitated, after 5 may be considered rehabilitated or given a one visit entry or a temporary residence permit or denied entry depending on the circumstances (but they couldn't judge the person over the phone.

@spinecracker, all the posts about this subject on LP seem a little old, so I was hoping to come across someone with recent experience.

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Yeah, the airline should check that you meet entry requirements for SA before they board you.
They get fined if you're denied entry to SA and need to be returned to the wherever you came from. I always fly in on Qantas and they always check that I have a rt tkt and 2 blank facing pages in my passport. Can't speak for other airlines - but the rules are the same.

Areturn flight is probably cheaper than a one way anyway (and it's always good to have a safety net).

Most countries require an area to cleanly stamp or affix a visa in order to satisfy their immigration requirements. They need to be able to identify their own stamp for entry / exit purposes.

I'm sure you may come upon a gracious immigration officer who won't give you a problem, but sooner or later your luck will run out and you'll be denied entry.