Didnt receive Entry stamp while entering France via Bus from London [duplicate]

I traveled to Paris last year from London on my Indian passport with a Schengen Visa (From the French embassy). I am a UK resident with BRP. As my visit was via bus and the immigration officer was in a hurry to clear the bus, he didn't stamp my passport stating when I entered France.

Now when I made my last visit to Italy this summer, I was interrogated on arrival because I got an exit stamp from France, but no entry stamp. They were worried that I might have overstayed during my last visit, which is not the case.

Now I want to apply again to France to get another Schengen visa (mine expired last week). I am now worried that they might reject it for the same reason.

Shall I be worried? It's not my mistake, I didn't know then that I needed to get the passport stamped.

Edit: I stumbled upon this article, https://travel.stackexchange.com/a/76574/90955 It looks like french immigration officers do miss stamping quite often. Hope this wont be blocker, if someone can shed some light that would be useful

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Best Answer

You may get hassled and they might have to look into it to confirm your travel dates (not sure about the details here or what is stored on computer systems). Better for future reference to get a stamp when going in and out of the schengen area.

Personal story: when entering Lithuania from Kaliningrad, 100m after clearing immigration, I returned because of curiosity about the lack of a stamp, and upon asking, they stamped my passport then. Not exactly sure what would have happened if I didn't ask

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Do they stamp your passport when you enter France?

The main purpose of stamping the passports of non-EU visitors is to check that they have not overstayed in the Schengen area. As a result, the standard practice is stamping on entry and exit of the area (but not at internal Schengen borders, such as between France and Spain).

What does it mean when immigration does not stamp your passport?

US Immigration No Exit Stamp on Passport at Airport / Seaport or Land Checkpoint ? As there is no specific CBP interview or check by any customs officers as part of the exit process, no one will put an US Exit stamp on your passport. Your passport will only have the entry stamp from Port of Entry, that's about it.

Does my passport get stamped UK to France?

British tourists or people on short visits to France will usually have their passports stamped on entry and exit, in order to help border police keep track of the length of their stay.

Do transit countries stamp your passport?

No: your passport will not be stamped.

France Denied/refused/deport to give entry on valid Schengen visa

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