What are dummy flight tickets? Should you use it for Schengen Visa application?



A dummy flight tickets is simply a flight ticket showing actual details of flight journey which is confirmed but not yet issued to the customer. Unlike a fake ticket, a dummy flight ticket holds a valid PNR which are verifiable directly on Airline Reservation for visa websites for which you have hold the booking.

How can you check difference between Dummy flight tickets and Actual flight tickets?
A dummy flight ticket usually holds a valid PNR but an actual ticket hold holds both valid PNR and e-ticket number. The e-ticket number itself means that the ticket has been issue to the customer.

How can you check difference between Dummy flight tickets and fake flight tickets?
A dummy flight ticket is basically a temporary hold ticket with a valid PNR while a fake flight ticket does not have both PNR and e-ticket number.
Now we have understood what are dummy flight tickets and how are they different from fake or actual tickets.

 Are they accepted for Schengen visa applications?
Yes, Dummy flight tickets or reservation are officially accepted for Schengen visa application, however, some countries within Schengen zone where you are applying your visa, may require you to furnish actual flight confirmed reservation, so it is very important to select the right itinerary and right embassy at the same time.

Some examples of countries among Schengen area accepting dummy or temporary hold flight booking.
1.         Finland: officially ask for Travel plan/Itinerary, so a dummy ticket would suffice that.
2.         France: officially ask for Reservation of a return ticket or travel itinerary, dummy tickets work here.
3.         Estonia: officially mentions that tickets should be bought only after visa has been issued.
4.         Luxembourg: officially mentions either reservation or tickets. (so, hold ticket reservation works)
5.         Netherlands: specifically mentions they don’t need a ticket (dummy flight ticket works)

These are just few examples of embassies which already accepts dummy flight ticket options, however, depending on your Flight itinerary, you may have to find if the respective embassy you are putting your application, ask for only reservation or an actual flight booking! (as it may differ from country to country within Schengen states).

Now, we know that dummy flight tickets are widely accepted for visa applications, lets find out how to find and look for while buying these dummy tickets.



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