I've tried doing this at EWR as well as the travel phone line, and both times I was told that I could only list at the airport of departure, and it can not be done anywhere else.

I jumpseated DEL-EWR in February. I was not in uniform. I went to the United ticket counter on the side where you can get in without any document. I asked the gate agent I would like to list for the jumpseat. She took my crew ID, passport & OCI. She came back 10 minutes later with a printout. I didn't pay any taxes. I took the printout & got in the airport. There were several seats open that day so I got a seat right away once I checked in at the ticket counter. If the seat availability is tight they wait until 1 hour prior to release seats. I found the process hassle free. Hope this helps.

And this is correct.

They will not let you list, pay taxes, or get return flight documentation for your return flight while you are in the U.S.A

It is the responsibility of the departing country's administration to process you return flight. You might be able to get some load information on this side of the world for your return trip, beyond that handle your departure on the departure side.

BTW. Every time I jumped out of DEL on United, they never collected taxes from me. I thought that was really nice of them.

Where's this ticket counter? When I asked, UA employees told me that there isn't any ticket counter outside the building. And you need a piece of paper to get inside.

But it's not a big deal- I can just get myself a ZED and use that to get in to the building. And refund it when I get back to North America.

Your mileage clearly varies from mine. Each time I have left DEL I have never needed to present paperwork, and neither has my family. I have always had it, just in case, but the guard at the terminal entrance has never been interested in seeing it.

The ticket counter is located all the way on either end of the departure lounge. I don't remember exactly but I believe the one I used said "Departure Lounge B." Basically where you enter the building normally, just go to the right all the way down and inside there is a ticket counter. That's the one I used or you can ask the guard to call one of the united employee to the gate and you can ask them to list for the jumpseat there.

Ah gotcha.
Thanks guys for all your help!

Why on earth are you guys spending all this time in Delhi?

Family for me!

It's all a matter of finding the right agent. They often think you are wanting to list for the flight. You have to find the right person who understands you just want to pay the taxes and fees--which creates a listing through the back door in the process!

Yes, sometimes it's taken me awhile to find the right agent, but it's worth the effort to ask again. I generally try the special services type of desks (each airline may call them a different name) inside security. I especially look for the desk nearest where that airline's international departures are located, if that's possible. These agents typically have done this taxes and fees process before. Many times, even at the ticketing counter portion of the check-in area outside security, a newer agent might be manning the desk and not have ever processed this type of request.

Think of it this way, paying your taxes and fees in FRA, CDG, NRT, etc require the same keystrokes by the agent the day of departure as they do weeks in advance from a USA airport. As I've found, it's just a matter of hitting the right terminology and the right agent. If you do this frequently, once you find a "magic" USA agent who knows the process, ask them to print out the rules for it so you can show it to another agent in the future.

I know other people have said you can't pay your taxes and fees in advance, but I have personally done it on several airlines. YMMV as things can change all the time and my information might be out of date?