I have a friend who tried coming in on a one way ticket with previous visa overstays. They made him prove that he had a return flight so he ended up having to buy one (afterwards someone told him that he should've bought a refundable... He's a Swiss citizen not us so that might be the difference)
I once overstayed by a week. The next time I came, they put me in a holding room for 2 days, and then put me in a jeep and dropped me off at the border with Jordan and told me to take a hike.
Even if not refundable he could have still canceled it right away
That must have been scary
Kind of off topic but along the same lines. In order to renew the tourist visa how long does someone need to be outside the country for?Do they just need to go in/out?