Originally Posted by
STBCypriot
This is an interesting statement. I am about to permanently move overseas to Cyprus. Part of the documentation that customs wants to clear my shipment of household items is proof of a one-way ticket to Cyprus. Based on what you have said, I may run into a documentation conflict.
Of course, I am not buying a one-way ticket to Cyprus and I can explain that to Customs (through-away ticketing or going to see my mom at Christmas).
What I said is exactly correct and holds for a vast majority of travelers. Basically a country wants to make sure a passenger does not stay or get stranded in their country. I linked to a basic version of Timatic: there is a full text of Timatic which covers (among other things) exceptions to this rule (such as moving, military on orders, seamen...). Based on what you say and can document, you will be fine.