Jet Blue Travel Question

[Drro]

I know you are supposed to have round trip flights from the States to the DR.

However, I fly NY to POP on JetBlue and they are only ticketing through April. I have no problem making my outbound flight, but I want to return later than April.

What is the reality of my flying on a one way ticket there and then when Jet Blue extends their ticketing, I can book my return?

If I book any return within the timeframe so I have a round trip and then change it, there is a $100 change fee.

Any suggestions or feedback would be appreciated.

Thanks
Ro

 

[aross]

I know you are supposed to have round trip flights from the States to the DR.

However, I fly NY to POP on JetBlue and they are only ticketing through April. I have no problem making my outbound flight, but I want to return later than April.

What is the reality of my flying on a one way ticket there and then when Jet Blue extends their ticketing, I can book my return?

If I book any return within the timeframe so I have a round trip and then change it, there is a $100 change fee.

Any suggestions or feedback would be appreciated.

Thanks
Ro

Don't worry about it, my wife and I book one way flights all the time from and to POP, Rochester or Buffalo through NY on Jet Blue and have never had a problem.

 

[edm7583]

Pasted off the Jet Blue Website (bold emphasis mine)

Citizen of the U.S. traveling to the Dominican Republic

? U.S. Citizen Traveling to the Dominican Republic
? Additional Requirements for Children Traveling to the Dominican Republic
? Consulates of the Dominican Republic Consulates
? The Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Dominican Republic


U.S. Citizen Traveling to the Dominican Republic
What you'll need:

* A valid passport is required for all customers, including children.
* A visa is not required for a maximum stay of 90 days; however, prior to entering the Dominican Republic every visitor must hold a visa or a tourist card.

What you'll need to know:

Tourist Cards

A tourist card may be purchased with cash for $11 at the Dominican Republic airport upon arrival or at a Dominican Consulate in the United States.

Recently Married?

If you are traveling under a new married name, but your identification is still listed as your maiden name, you must carry your marriage certificate or a certified copy.

Terminal Info

When traveling from the Dominican Republic to the United States, the flight will arrive at Terminal 4 where all customers will clear Customs. All customers may be picked up in the arrivals area of Terminal 4.

Don't Get Denied!

Proof of return or onward travel is also needed at the time of check in. Failure to provide such documentation will result in denied boarding.

Exempt from providing proof of return or onward travel are:

* Customers traveling with a B1/B2 visa who may travel one-way
* Customers born in the Dominican Republic
* Foreign minors traveling with parents who are Dominican nationals; please refer to other documentation requirements for minors.
* Legal residents of the Dominican Republic traveling with a valid re-entry permit

What Can I Bring?

Please click on the link below to view our International Baggage Requirements:



That said, this requirement doesn't seem to be uniformly enforced (especially when checking in at smaller airports where the DR flight is a connecting one)

 

[aross]

Pasted off the Jet Blue Website (bold emphasis mine)

Citizen of the U.S. traveling to the Dominican Republic

? U.S. Citizen Traveling to the Dominican Republic
? Additional Requirements for Children Traveling to the Dominican Republic
? Consulates of the Dominican Republic Consulates
? The Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Dominican Republic


U.S. Citizen Traveling to the Dominican Republic
What you'll need:

* A valid passport is required for all customers, including children.
* A visa is not required for a maximum stay of 90 days; however, prior to entering the Dominican Republic every visitor must hold a visa or a tourist card.

What you'll need to know:

Tourist Cards

A tourist card may be purchased with cash for $11 at the Dominican Republic airport upon arrival or at a Dominican Consulate in the United States.

Recently Married?

If you are traveling under a new married name, but your identification is still listed as your maiden name, you must carry your marriage certificate or a certified copy.

Terminal Info

When traveling from the Dominican Republic to the United States, the flight will arrive at Terminal 4 where all customers will clear Customs. All customers may be picked up in the arrivals area of Terminal 4.

Don't Get Denied!

Proof of return or onward travel is also needed at the time of check in. Failure to provide such documentation will result in denied boarding.

Exempt from providing proof of return or onward travel are:

* Customers traveling with a B1/B2 visa who may travel one-way
* Customers born in the Dominican Republic
* Foreign minors traveling with parents who are Dominican nationals; please refer to other documentation requirements for minors.
* Legal residents of the Dominican Republic traveling with a valid re-entry permit

What Can I Bring?

Please click on the link below to view our International Baggage Requirements:



That said, this requirement doesn't seem to be uniformly enforced (especially when checking in at smaller airports where the DR flight is a connecting one)

We are Canadians so maybe that is why we have no problems. The other thing, when you read the above, the "proof of Return" seems to be referring to people arriving in the US from the DR

"When traveling from the Dominican Republic to the United States, ..."

 

[coastlineconstruction]

I am probably asked for proof of residency nearly half of the times I have flown here on a one-way ticket. This has always been with AA though.
If you are put in the position where they won't let you leave the country with your one-way, then ask to purchase the most expensive, fully refundable ticket. Once you get here, you can get your money refunded.

 

[las2137]

For what it's worth, I have entered the DR without a return ticket several times in the past year and a half (on AA, Jet Blue, Copa and Delta) and have never been asked to produce a return ticket. I usually just list my expected exit date (within the 90 days allowed by a tourist visa) and I don't have a problem.

 

[whirleybird]

For what it's worth, I have entered the DR without a return ticket several times in the past year and a half (on AA, Jet Blue, Copa and Delta) and have never been asked to produce a return ticket. I usually just list my expected exit date (within the 90 days allowed by a tourist visa) and I don't have a problem.

I think you will find that the tourist card is now only valid for 30 days then the overstay fees 'kick in'.

 

[dringa]

The airlines are required to see a return airline ticket for any non-dominican traveller. However, most of the time this is overlooked.. However, if you do end up with a testy person at the check-in counter who requires to see your onward journey ticket from the D.R., they can refuse you boarding. Thats the rules. Mostly not followed but when followed, strict. Non-US Citizens/residents travelling north are required to posses a return or onward journey ticket. Southbound non Dominican citizens/residents are techincally required the same procedures.

 

[Drro]

Thanks all. I am going to buy my outbound shortly. And then just before I leave I'll get the latest return they are selling. Don't want to take chances, and don't want to be hassled at the airport.

 

[Eddy]

I think you will find that the tourist card is now only valid for 30 days then the overstay fees 'kick in'.

Yep. I came back end of July and returned Sept. 3. Tthey said I had to pay because I was over the 30 days. It was posted.

 

[tflea]

Eddy

Jeez Eddy,
After all your years here you're not a legal resident?

 

[Eddy]

Jeez Eddy,
After all your years here you're not a legal resident?

I am LOL. It's just that I travel like a tourist most of the time. Less hassle. BTW, I didn't pay the extra $$$, just showed them my residence card an they waved me through.

 

[PrincesseEm]

I've been in/out of the DR 15 times in the last 18 months, not once with a return ticket and have never been asked for one. I have flown in/out of POP, PUJ, LRM and SDQ. I did have to pay RD$800 for the overstay fee when I was there for 36 days once...but like someone else said, it was posted and I knew about it ahead of time. I guess maybe it just depends on the immigration officer you get when you enter the country.