Does the UK still issue visa refusal stamps in passports?
I was refused a visa in 2015 and received the letter with the explanation for the refusal and code etc, however there is no stamp in my passport showing I was refused. In years gone by (admittedly many years ago) a refusal was also indicated on one of the last pages of one's passport with a small stamp. Of course I know it is recorded in their database however I am wondering if the paper refusal stamp has been completely done away with. My application was in the USA, New York.
Does the UK no longer stamp passports with a small stamp like shown above?
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Upon entering the UK at Coquelles on 14 March, I asked the border officer checking me about this, and he said that visa application centres "recently" stopped issuing visa refusal stamps, instead recording it electronically using your passport and biometrics.
Furthermore, a Canadian passenger on the bus had been refused a visa shortly before, and was trying the visa-free route. He got no sign of the refusal in the passport.
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From what I understand they do not issue a refusal stamp, all refusals are now done in digital form.
The refusal is entered into the system and is known forever. So if the person denies ever being refused a visa, then it is an automatic refusal for lying.
And just a heads up.
This is the kind of information that the Immigration department utilizes in future applications, if you fail to mention the refusal you are going to be refused for misrepresentation.
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