Questions tagged [passport-stamps]
Questions about the ink-pad stamps typically added to passport pages or visas upon entering or exiting a country.
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What happens if there is no space for entry stamp in the passport for US visa?
I hold an Indian passport and have an F-1 Visa (multiple entry) for USA. I applied for a Schengen visa and it got approved but the Italian consulate has affixed the schengen visa sticker in a page ...
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What does this black visa rejection stamp from Israel mean? [duplicate]
I had applied for B2 visit visa for Israel. They rejected and marked my passport with the following black stamp:
What does the black stamp mean and what are its restrictions? Can I reapply and if yes,...
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visa holder returning to the US to meet his fiance
I have a B1/B2 visa, valid for a 10-year period.
I travelled to the US last time in 2018 July, stayed for five months, and left in December 2018.
I am planning to return by the end of July, just ...
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Maiden name change on indian passport - US visa in old (damaged) passport
Recently my 2 year old son chewed on my wife's Indian passport - luckily only damaging the corner part of the passport booklet and all the corners of pages in the passport. This passport was in my ...
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Passport Strength (with stamps and visas) [closed]
Websites listing the "strength" of passports of each country are nothing new - it's relatively easy to find information what countries one can visit without the need for a visa (and in case of my ...
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Entered UK using my now-lost UK passport; can I go to Spain using my US passport?
I am a dual US and UK citizen. I was born in the US, but my father is British and I have lived in the UK the last 4 years. I have a trip booked to Spain that leaves tomorrow and through a complicated ...
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Can I register my exit from Italy when traveling to San Marino? [duplicate]
I am a non-EU passport and I do not need a visa for either Schengen countries or San Marino. I want to travel and stay in San Marino for a few days, and I would like these days to not count towards ...
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French visa Interview After Previous Illegal Travel [closed]
I am a U.S. citizen applying for a visa with a French company under the long-stay "passeport talent". I have all the documents from the company that have been approved by the French government.
Last ...
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Should I distribute stamps evenly between passports?
Like many other countries, Ukraine permits its citizens to have up to two passports, and I have made use of this possibility as a safeguard against passport loss. I now have one passport with a couple ...
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Can still enter the UK using my indefinite leave to remain status although the immigration officer stamped my passport with a Leave to enter [duplicate]
On May 13, 1983 I was granted a Leave to Remain in the UK for an indefinite period visa and since then I have maintained this status by not staying outside the UK for more than two years. During my ...
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Apply for Schengen visitor visa with trip to UK before UK visa is approved
I am about to apply for a Schengen short stay visa to Spain.
Previously when I've applied for a schengen visa, the question on the form has been: "do you have a visa for your exit country". This is ...
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Tourist visa not stamped with return date [duplicate]
I traveled by air from mexico with tourist visa and my passport was stamped with date of arrival. How do I know how much time i was given to stay in the U. S.?
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Traveling via a third country [duplicate]
I've read an answer about traveling via a third country in case dual citizenship might not to be OK, and I don't know whether it is technically possible. I'm a citizen of Germany and Saudi Arabia, and ...
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Why does the US sometimes stamp its own citizens' passports?
I was once surprised to see a US admission stamp in a friend's US passport. However, I saw in another question that some Americans have their passports stamped often when entering the US, so this was ...
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Passport stamps art, can it be done?
I've seen a photo in Twitter claiming that someone managed to make an art out of immigration stamps, as follows:
Is it really possible to ask immigration officers to stamp in a certain way to end up ...
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What do the passport stamps for Guernsey and Jersey look like?
I am curious as to what the passport entry stamp for the Bailiwick of Guernsey and Bailiwick of Jersey look like. I would assume that I would receive a stamp if I enter from France since I am leaving ...
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Deported from airport within 24 hours
I recently visited Ukraine having a tourism visa and with a tourism intention only, once arrived they refused my entry telling me that I don't have certain documents like local bus tickets, a tour ...
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Which airports can I transit through when traveling from PHX(Phoenix) to BOM(Mumbai) with a unstamped H1B visa? [closed]
I am a Indian with a valid H1B visa which is not stamped. I would be traveling from PHX to BOM during the summer vacations (may-july 2019). Which are the airports I cannot transit through during my ...
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I renewed my passport and my Canadian multiple visa is on my old passport, my photo on old passport was damaged by Child
I renewed my passport and my multiple Canadian visa is on my old passport, my photo on my old passport was damaged by my child. I have checked that my visa on my old passport still valid. But will the ...
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What does this strange code stamp on my passport mean?
On my last trip to the UK I got this strange stamp. I have the feeling I have been flagged but not sure why. Does anybody know if it is something I have to worry about?
I am a US citizen.
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Is there a stamp for crossing from one Schengen country to another? [duplicate]
I once hitchhiked from Lithuania to Latvia on a bus, but there was no stamp on crossing border. One way or another, there is a stamp for entering the Schengen zone from Lithuania (Vilnus) and leaving ...
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I spent six months in the UK on a Short Term Student passport stamp. Can I return on a visitor stamp? [duplicate]
I just spent six months in the UK as a student on a passport stamp. Since my parents live in the UK (on a Tier 2 Work visa and a Spouse visa), I would like to return to the UK to see them for a couple ...
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Dallas transfer immigration stamps
I recently noticed that on a transfer in Dallas Fort Worth that my passport was stamped on entry but not on exiting the airport. My arriving flight came from Sydney and my connection flight was to ...
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Passport/visa check traveling by coach from London to Paris
I will be traveling by coach (Flixbus) from London to Paris. I'm an Indonesian citizen with both tourist visas for the UK and Schengen area. From my understanding, there are usually two border control ...
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What are these parallel lines on my exit stamp? [duplicate]
Can anyone please tell me what these two parallel lines on my exit stamp mean?
And will it impact my further application & travel to the Schengen area? It happened when I was denied entry to ...
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Got an exit schengen stamp instead of an entry stamp
I'm a visa requiring third country national and I have a 1 year multiple entry schengen visa (maximum 90 days). I went to Iceland on the day the visa became valid, and came 2 weeks later. At the exit ...
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I'm a long-term resident of the Schengen area. Immigration at Frankfurt did not stamp my passport on arrival. Would this cause issues later on?
I am currently studying in the Netherlands and therefore have a temporary residence card. I am on a Zimbabwean passport and recently returned home. When i returned to the Netherlands i flew into ...
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May a stamp on a page “reserved for official entries” cause any issues?
Few days ago, when I was leaving Brazil, the border officer put the exit stamp on one of the "page reserved for official entries" instead of one of the "visas" pages. My passport is Polish.
May it be ...
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Can I validate my British passport while in the UK if I arrived using a Canadian passport
I'm British with dual Canadian citizenship. I arrived in the UK using my Canadian passport. When I went to Canada recently, I left my UK passport here (in the UK). When I arrived back in the UK the ...
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How long does a person need to be out of South Africa before they can return [duplicate]
My girlfriend is from the UK and has been in SA for 3 months, she went to a neighbouring country and when she returned to SA they gave her another 90 days. How long does she have to be out of the ...
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Passport stamp on exit of Schengen to Schengen as a non EU citizen
As a resident of Chile on holiday in Sweden (90 days tourist no visa required), will I get a passport stamp upon leaving Sweden even though the flight is to another Schengen country, say France or ...
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Do I need an entry stamp when returning to the Schengen after a three month absence?
I stayed in Germany for three months, summer of 2018 but my Schengen visa was soon to expire and I needed to exit for a minimum of three months. I went to the UK and was stamped in for 6 months. Then ...
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No Until date in USA admit stamp B1/B2
My USA entry stamp for B1/B2 only has admit date but the officer forgot to stamp or write Until date. How long can I stay in USA or do i need to reach out to anyone so I can stay in USA legally for 6 ...
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24hours+ layover in Shanghai
My mom is going to fly out from Vietnam to the US, and she has to layover 31 hours in Shanghai. I want her to exit the airport and stay at a hotel. Also, I have been doing the research about the 144 ...
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I stayed 3 months over my period in schengen. Can I go back within a month with a new passport?
I was in Europe (Schengen) between November 2017 - December 2018. I extended my stay there and had to leave on august 20 however I fell in love and stayed with a woman three months and 2 weeks and ...
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Do I need a blank passport page to visit the UK?
I already have a long term visit visa but my passport is full. There is space on some pages for an immigration stamp but no entirely blank page.
I am looking for authentic answers from official ...
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Will I get a passport stamp if I go to Ireland from Germany on a U.S passport?
Due to extenuating circumstances, I'm running out of time to get my residence visa in Germany (I'm a graduate student in Berlin) -- I've been told that I need to leave the Schengen area for a week or ...
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Empty page in passport between stamps
The immigration officer here in Dubai inconsiderately left a whole empty page between my last stamp and the UAE stamp.
Does this waste the page or will other immigration officers still stamp in ...
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US citizen denied entry to the UK; will it go away if I renew my passport or get an enhanced drivers license?
I was denied entry to the UK due to unpaid house sitting (though I was originally let in for 45 days the first time after telling them I was house sitting).
There’s a big ol’ X in my passport now ...
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Pakistani Passport: Missing entry stamp into Germany [closed]
I arrived in Germany in September on a student visa. I got the exit stamp from Pakistan but the immigration officer at Munich airport did not put an 'Entry' stamp on my passport. I did not notice at ...
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UK DATV transit visa form queries
Can anyone please help me in answering some questions for the UK DATV form?
For reference, I am an Indian national who would be travelling from US to India and back via UK Heathrow airport. My ...
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Double citizenship (EU + Non-EU) - How to get the “Out” border stamp on my non-eu passport without leaving?
I have a big doubt related to the Schengen Visa immigration border process regarding double citizenship (EU + non-EU), specially with its "Out" stamp.
I entered Italy with my Brazilian passport (got "...
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In what countries does exit border control stamp boarding passes, and why?
In Georgia, Moldova, North Cyprus, Russia and Turkey, border control at airports stamp my boarding pass on exit.
What other countries do this, and what's the reason behind it?
(note that this ...
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Why does CBP put the date stamp over the visa?
Why does the US Customs & Border Protection officer sometimes stamp the date over the non-immigrant visa? Is it an error or does it means something else?
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Just got approved for Japan visa, but the passport got damaged
I have just been approved for a Japanese visa, but then my passport got washed and now it is water damaged. The stamps are faded but the chips are still working (I checked them using NFC).
I'm ...
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Dutch immigration at St Pancras intl
We are a family of 3 taking direct train from London St Pancras intl to Amsterdam which has started in April 2018. We have valid Schengen visa already and we hold Indian passports.
However I have a ...
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Can I leave Moldova through Transnistria?
What happens if I leave Moldova through Transinstria? I guess I won't get a Moldavan exit stamp, would that be a problem if I visit Moldova again? Wouldn't it look like I overstayed in the country ...
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Not stamping a passport on the departure port when traveling to Israel
This is a theoretical question, as an Israeli citizen, this doesn't apply to me.
There have been several questions about not stamping the passport on entry and departure from Israel to avoid having ...
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Exit and entry stamps on European passports when leaving Schengen Area
Does a European passport get an exit stamp at the time of leaving Europe for Azerbaijan or Georgia? Also will the destination countries of Georgia and Azerbaijan put an entry stamp once you enter ...
