How to get a British passport stamp?
I'm going to the UK tomorrow and I've only been there twice before. I'm a British citizen and they always refuse to stamp me, is there any way that I can get them to give me a passport stamp? Is there anything saying that they have to stamp me if I request it? I also have a German passport, could I maybe get a stamp if I used that?
Best Answer
There is no reason why they would put an entry stamp on a citizen's passport - you can come and go as you please, esp. within the EU. Using your German passport could be a problem - most dual-nationality countries require you to use their passport and not the other one(s).
Asia on the other hand is stamp-happy. My Japanese wife's passport has more in-out stamps from Japan than I have from all countries combined.
If someone needs proof of arrival/departure show them a copy of the boarding pass. Note that as a UK citizen you would have very, very few valid reasons to prove you landed in the UK on a certain date. However, if we turn the question around there are many reasons why you would need to prove you departed another country on a certain date. In that case an exit stamp would be better.
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Do you get a stamp in your passport for UK?
If you use the e-gates to enter the UK, your passport will not be stamped. This means that you will not have an official record of the date that you entered the UK. You should therefore keep evidence of your date of entry to the UK (for example your flight ticket), because may need this later on.Who can use UK eGates?
Use the eGates for quicker entrya British citizen. a national of an EU country, Australia, Canada, Iceland, Japan, Liechtenstein, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland or the USA. a member of the Registered Traveller Service.Does London stamp your passport?
The UK does not stamp your passport upon exit from the country. Also, once you're granted leave to enter, the immagration officials are not supposed to stamp your passport anymore.Do UK passports get stamped in Ireland?
The U.K. does not exit stamp passports. Ireland and the U.K. share, currently, a Common Travel Area so there are no checks at the land border. Enjoy your trip.UK Nationals Travelling to the EU Post Brexit: Passport Stamps at EU Borders
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