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Coded Landing Help [closed]

When landing, I told the IO this, and he commented on my visits and gave me a coded landing with “forty eight hours” noted. …
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Can I safely get through E-gate when entering the UK after being given code 3 landing?

Can a person like me who's got 3 code landing which implies negative immigration history use E gates without any problems? … I seriously don't want to face the IO and don't want to be interrogated or worse detained because of my coded landing history when I go back to the UK the next time. …
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What does this pen notation in my UK entry stamp mean?

You can also do a Google search on 'coded landing uk' to see where lots of people have experienced anxiety about them. … Also, if you see the IO giving you a coded landing, it's fine to deal with it right then and there. To be specific, you can ask "Would you please explain why I am receiving a coded landing?" …
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UK visa refused because the immigration officer suspects I'm trying to live in the UK throug...

Regarding the note in your passport, that is what they call a coded landing, which is, in essence, a note to future immigration officers. It is almost always nothing to worry about. …
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Consequences for canceling flight to home country?

If the Immigration Officer picks up on 'negative waves', he can give you a coded landing. It's a short-hand notation that's hand written on the face of your entry stamp. … There's one type of coded landing that says the IO picked up some 'negative waves' and suspected that you might be trying to abuse the rules, but he didn't have anything concrete to support it. …
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What's the point of hand-filled immigration forms?

In the UK, there are situations where the landing card is recorded - a so-called coded landing. … This happens when, above the date stamp, you get a "custom" rectangular stamp with the landing card number on it rather than the plain-text 6-month stamp. …
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What does this strange code stamp on my passport mean?

Rather than an 'Open' date stamp (an all-in-one) that grants six months, the Officer has done a "coded" landing". … The ref number relates to the ref number on the Landing Card that you completed. This means the card will be retained. …
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UK immigration Stamps: Are there Different types?

The former landing cards would then be discarded. … Known as a recorded landing, it used to involve retaining the landing card and writing the landing card number on a rectangular stamp. I honestly don't know how it's done now. …
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Entry Refusal - what does this stamp mean?

You were given a code 3 leave to enter instead of a 5N. It means the IO did not have sufficient grounds to refuse you entry but had some reservations and hence 'landed' you on code 3. … This means that the next IO will be aware of this since you were not given the usual code 5N stamp. The NWA 45 followed by three digits is derived from your landing card. This is your arrival number. …
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Will my Luggage go all the way even if Im not on the plane?

Our booking was made through Iberia and the whole trip has already been set; in Heathrow we will fly with British Airways but with an Iberia flying code. … Since he has to catch the train in Madrid fast after landing we prefer that his luggage goes all the way to Stockholm Sweden with me so I can take it home with me. …
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Is it possible to buy a train ticket CDG airport to Paris truly online?

Next week, I am landing in Paris CDG airport and an hour later I have to be at Gare du Nord. … By "truly online" I mean that I don't just pay online but the ticket actually gets delivered online, with a QR code to verify its authenticity if needed before or on the train or something like that. …
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What does this pen notation in my UK entry stamp mean?

As this is a code 3 landing the successive IO had looked you up to make sure that you had indeed left the UK previously. …
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What's the best side of the plane to see for arbitrary flights?

Punch in your flight code into a tracking site like FlightAware and take a look at the paths the plane flew previously. …
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Are there any secrets from experienced travellers on how to book multi city breaks inexpensi...

Buy the connecting flight on the day/after landing? Other?! - here to learn! …
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What section of an airplane offers the smoothest ride?

Seats towards the back of the plane will make you feel queasier due to slightly greater g-force during take-off and landing, for example. … look at this would be that not all seats even with the same cabin class have the same amount of recline or seat spacing - for this, check your flight on SeatGuru.com which gives you a helpful colour-coded
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