US B1/B2 visa - separate ticket for onward and return journey
 

I booked two separate one-way tickets for my mother both on QR for her upcoming trip to US from India. I have read that airlines usually don't allow to board with one-way tickets when pax is on a visitor visa. Is she going to face any issues during check-in? Anyone here with similar experience, please advise.

The B1/B2 visa does not currently impose an explicit statutory requirement of holding a roundtrip ticket to maintain its validity.

The old VWPP did specify that tickets had to be roundtrip but the enforcement of that was also inconsistent.

Thanks for taking the time to answer my question. I am more worried about QR making a fuzz out of it on check-in than the Immigration officials.

There is no reason to assume that QR will not accept documentation in compliance with the visa conditions.

There will no problem, especially not if the return is also on QR. If asked at check-in, just give them the PNR/ticket number for the return portion.

I'd make sure that the passenger carries printed copies of the reservation and ticket, showing the PNR and ticket number.

+1 - There is never an excuse for not having multiple printed copies of the e-ticket receipt for the return (the e-ticket receipt is not a confirmation, itinerary or other document. It will show an actual e-ticket number). This is useful both for the air carrier and for immigration.

The easier one makes things....

That was QR official response to my query.

I like to always have printed copies in case the airport doesn't provide wifi (or my hotel doesn't give wifi access before check in). There's always a chance that the airline won't be able to find my reservation and ticket or that a hotel will lose my reservation, try to charge a different rate, or assign me a lower room category than what was booked. In the USA, of course my cell phone does the job to let me find confirmations and receipts in my email, but my equipment is not compatible with cell phone service in a few countries, nor is it always easy/convenient/cheap to get cellular coverage in all locations.