What's on the document
- Each traveller's name, as on their passport
- Route, flight numbers, dates and times for every leg
- The airline booking reference (PNR)
- Cabin class
You receive it as a PDF by email, and it stays in your dashboard so you can download it again.
When applicants use one
Several visa checklists ask for evidence of your travel plans. For example, IRCC gives "flight details" as an example of evidence for a Canada visitor visa, and many Schengen consulate checklists ask for a flight itinerary or reservation. A reservation documents the plan while you wait for the decision.
It isn't needed everywhere: GOV.UK lists flight bookings (unless transiting) as "less useful as evidence" for UK visitor visas. Check our visa guides first.
One-way, return or multi-city
Return
The most common choice for visitor visas: it shows both when you arrive and when you plan to leave.
One-way / onward
Useful when you'll leave a country by a different route, or when you need to show onward travel from one country to the next. See onward tickets for when a reservation is — and isn't — enough at a border.
Multi-city
For trips through several countries. Enter the first leg in the form and list the remaining legs in the notes.
Timing matters
Unpaid reservations are held for a limited time that the airline sets, and that time varies. Order close to your appointment or submission date. If your appointment moves, use your free date change before delivery. Read how to check a reservation with its PNR.
What it is not
A reservation is not a paid ticket and can't be used to board. Don't present it as a ticket or alter it. Once your visa is approved, buy your actual ticket from the airline or a travel agent. More on reservations vs tickets.