Originally Posted by kushluk

a question for the many knowledgable people here.

I am traveling on a us passport for this one. I just bought a usa-hkg pek-usa double open jaw r/t, and i need a visa. Visa office is no problem as i live in nyc. The ticket is uncommonly cheap, in the 3xx$ range. I am flying all segments, there are no 3xes or any of that. Will the cheapness of the ticket cause me problems applying for a visa? Do i need to show the price? Will anyone care, and am i just being paranoid? If i cannot get a visa, or get denied, can i fly to hk, then just take a flight to pek before i need to come back to the us, and just sit there in the airport and wait? Also, i hear a bought ticket is not necessary, just an itinerary, can i do that? Is that advisable, or am i just making something out of nothing?

I also speak fluent chinese, but i learned it in taiwan... So we won't go there with the chinese embassy heh. I am not chinese though, i was born in chile and grew up in the us (could that be yet another problem?). I just renewed my us passport (the old one finally expired), so no roc stuff is in this very brand new passport.

I am a cautious one! Just being (very) careful before my 24 hr cancellation window expires.

Thank you very much for any information you provide.
-k