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> You say you're in a foreign country, and you don't have any family back home who could help with the price of an airline ticket? In that case I would suggest
by GuiA 12y ago
> You say you're in a foreign country, and you don't have any family back home who could help with the price of an airline ticket? In that case I would suggest going to your country's embassy and explaining your situation.
Embassies aren't "get out of jail free" cards. Sure, it's better than nothing - but they get tourists without a return ticket home so often that there are strict policies on these sort of things. Even if they do help you, it might end up in you getting your passport revoked for a significant chunk of time, etc.
- eric_bullington 12y agoYeah, I wouldn't recommend approaching the U.S. embassy with this kind of situation. You're far better approaching a Canadian food bank or other social aid organization if things get dire.
- rwallace 12y agoWell it seems to me that while getting your passport revoked would be annoying, it would be far better than ending up homeless and starving in a foreign country where you don't know a living soul. That said, if there are other options, by all means try those first.
- eli 12y agoI'm not an expert, but I don't think the US gov't ever just gifts you a ticket home. They could probably help you receive a wire transfer from friends or family, but it's very unlikely they would buy you a ticket.
- napoleond 12y agoYou could ride a bike from Vancouver to the US. If OP is a US citizen, and getting back to the US is a valuable undertaking, there are several ways to get it done for <$60.