What should you do about a return ticket if you haven’t decided when to go home yet? Indonesian immigration requires proof of an onward flight out of Indonesia (it doesn’t necessarily have to be to your home country) within 60 days of your arrival, aligning with your initial visa validity. Even if you plan to extend your visa later, you must still show an onward ticket that falls within this initial 60-day window.

Option 1: Using a Temporary Ticket Generator

Some airlines, such as Etihad, Turkish Airlines, and Qatar Airways, rarely verify the authenticity of an onward ticket in live global databases during check-in. In these cases, travelers sometimes use a generated ticket showing a departure from Indonesia (e.g., Jakarta to Singapore or Bangkok) via a different airline than the one they are flying with. Services like https://www.fakeflighttickets.com offer generated itineraries that look exactly like real tickets for around $5.

Option 2: Buying the Cheapest Real Ticket

Stricter airlines like Emirates, Singapore Airlines, and KLM often check the validity of your onward ticket in their systems. If you are flying with them, it is highly recommended to have a genuine ticket. You can buy a cheap, low-cost flight from Jakarta to Singapore (Note: only do this if you are not arriving via Singapore Airlines, due to their specific transit visa rules) or book a ticket to Bangkok. Real, budget-friendly tickets to these nearby destinations from Jakarta typically cost only $38–$45.

Option 3: Real Ticket with “Free Cancellation within 24 Hours”

If you want complete peace of mind, or if a generated ticket was rejected at your departure check-in and you can’t find a cheap budget flight, you can buy a fully refundable ticket via https://expedia.com. During the third step of the checkout process, look for the badge that says “Free cancellation within 24 hours”. Under Expedia’s rules, these tickets are 100% refundable if canceled within 24 hours, with the money usually returning to your card within two weeks.

Pro Tip: You can cancel the ticket right after receiving your boarding passes at your departure airport—there is no need to wait until you arrive in Jakarta (where you might forget!). By the time you land in Jakarta, immigration officers generally only ask to visually inspect your reservation document; they do not validate it in a live airline database.

Option 4: Renting a Verifiable Onward Ticket

If you want a real, verifiable PNR (Passenger Name Record) without paying the full upfront price of a flight or dealing with refunds, the OnwardTicket service at https://onwardticket.com is an excellent middle ground:

• Provides a legitimate, active flight reservation for around $16.
• The booking is fully verifiable on airline websites and systems like checkmytrip.com.
• The reservation remains valid for anywhere from 2 to 14 days before automatically canceling.

Have a pleasant flight to Indonesia!