Originally Posted by Kiwi Flyer
Most countries perceive that a foreigner arriving without an onward ticket is more likely to overstay and work illegally than one arriving with a return ticket.
Yes, I understand this part of the thinking, but who in the world is going to buy a one-way ticket which is more expensive than a return ticket whether or not they want to stay? The logic above only works if return tickets are more expensive than one-way tickets: you don't buy the return part because you have no intend of using it. It also only makes sense as long as there are no fully refundable fares: just buy another ticket and have it refunded (needs some cash, however).
My point: the hole "onward ticket" thing is pointless.
HTB.