Gradually it become time for Chris to present his passport and flight stub, exhausted yet excited at the same time. He was slightly nervous, expecting the immigration officer to ask for proof of a return flight–something that he wouldn’t be able to provide. The woman in her late 40s with bags under her eyes stamped his passport and immigration form, jotted something on his three month tourist visa, and handed it back. He was quite relieved to be stamped through without hassle. It was a small burden that had been on his mind since he took the chance to buy a one way ticket at a travel agent in North Denver. His guidebook that he bought in a used book store stated that proof of onward or return transition is required, but luckily that policy wasn’t enforced.
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