One-way travel with precaria

[mageesa]

Now that I have my precaria (yay!) can I book my return flight as a one-way, and not have issues?
Otherwise, I'll do the return flight I can cancel, but this would be easier.
Thanks! I'm assuming it's fine, but wanted to check with the expat experts.

 

[Alby]

The question is not at all clear

 

[mageesa]

The question is not at all clear

Do you mean the question isn’t clear, or the answer isn’t clear?
The question is: Does a person with a precaria, traveling from the USA to Argentina, need an airplane ticket back to the USA within 90 days of arrival. This is necessary for travel under a tourist visa.

 

[lunar]

The question is: Does a person with a precaria, traveling from the USA to Argentina, need an airplane ticket back to the USA within 90 days of arrival. This is necessary for travel under a tourist visa.

So when the airline check-in agent asks if you have a return ticket, and you will show some letter in Spanish. Would you be able to convince him or her that this letter authorizes your entry and stay in Argentina beyond the typical 90-day tourist limit. If you can do that, then you will be fine without a return ticket. If not - you can just buy a fully refundable return ticket at the airport with a credit card and cancel it after you arrive.

 

[Alby]

Do you mean the question isn’t clear, or the answer isn’t clear?
The question is: Does a person with a precaria, traveling from the USA to Argentina, need an airplane ticket back to the USA within 90 days of arrival. This is necessary for travel under a tourist visa.

OK. There would have to be some doubt, I would think. If I were in your shoes, (I'm from a country where the airlines always check this matter), I wouldnt arrive at the airport expecting the airline staff to recognize meaning of the rather dodgy looking Migraciónes one pager precaria. But they might.

 

[mageesa]

Cool! Will do the refundable return. Thanks for your advice!

 

[Konner_Long]

Would this apply to a visa in a passport? While its not permanent residence, it is a 3-year temporary visa issued by an Argentinian consulate. I fear the ability of an overworked check-in person to tell the difference.

 

[mageesa]

Writing from Atlanta airport...

Creepily enough, entry to USA no longer required showing a passport. You just stand in front of a camera and they say welcome back.

Delta airline grilled me as much as migraciones in EZE, to return to USA where I'm a citizen. 'When did you arrive, oh that's your precaria let's scan that thing" (in Spanish of course).What possible reason could an American airline have to scrutinize me when I'm heading back to?

All in all I wish people were less keyed-up about immigrants. Was pre-9/11 some kind of dark age of wanton border crossing and chaos? I think not. We used to walk across the peace bridge to Canada from Buffalo to swim and no one bothered talking to us.

 

[islandemoji]

My gf (Colombian) has a precaria and didn't need a return ticket flying from the US a week ago. I'm currently here as a tourist and bought a refundable ferry ticket to Uruguay to show the airport folks

 

[Sparta]

Expedia offers 24-hour cancellation on all flight bookings. I used that for years, as my return ticket option. I'll book a cheap flight leaving that destination and cancel it as soon as I pass immigration. Except you're doing a very long-haul trip longer than 24 hours, it always works.