Dummy Ticket for Visa Applications

The term "dummy ticket" is misleading — a genuine dummy ticket is NOT a fake document. It is a professionally prepared flight reservation document with a booking reference issued by Onward Itinerary and Live QR Verification; it is not an airline ticket and is not held in the airline’s system. The word "dummy" reflects that no ticket is paid for — you pay a small service fee from $5.00 instead of buying an expensive refundable ticket.

No. A genuine dummy ticket (which is what Onward Itinerary provides) is a genuine reservation document with a QR-verifiable booking reference issued by Onward Itinerary (not an airline ticket or airline-system booking), carrying Live QR Verification. A fake ticket is a Photoshop or PDF-generator document that imitates an airline ticket with no way to verify it — it can lead to visa refusal. Always use a service that is honest about what it provides and whose documents can be verified.

Embassies and immigration can confirm the reservation is genuine by scanning its Live QR Verification code. This is completely normal and expected. Most embassies explicitly recommend NOT buying a real ticket before visa approval — Schengen, UK, US, and Canada visa guidelines all state this.

A dummy ticket from Onward Itinerary costs from $5.00 (48 hours) to $20.00 (6 months) per passenger, with $10.00 for the standard 1-month option. Avoid free dummy-ticket generators — they typically produce PDFs with no verification backing.

Onward Itinerary dummy tickets are valid for the period you choose at checkout: 48 hours ($5), 72 hours ($7), 1 month ($10, default), 3 months ($15) or 6 months ($20). Typical decision times: Schengen, 15 calendar days as standard; UK, usually within 3 weeks; Canada and the US vary.

Customers use our flight reservations at centres such as VFS Global, TLScontact, BLS International and CGI Federal for Schengen, UK, US, Canada, Australia, UAE and other visa applications. Each consulate decides what it accepts, so check your checklist.

They are exactly the same thing — different terms for the same document. Different countries and forums use different names: "dummy ticket", "flight itinerary", "flight reservation", "proof of onward travel", "temporary booking", "sample ticket", "mock booking". All refer to a genuine reservation document with Live QR Verification, held but not paid in full.

You can request a full refund any time before you download your PDF. Once downloaded, the service is considered delivered. Since the underlying reservation is a documentation hold (not a paid ticket), there's no airline ticket cost to recover — if your visa is denied, the reservation simply expires.