Immigration entry stamp on UK visitor visa
I have Valid Multiple entry visitor visa and I traveled to UK once and at immigration they put the entry stamp on the visa.Will this cause any problem during my next visit and what is the significance of stamping on the visa?
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Will this cause any problem during my next visit?
No. All entry clearances are stamped when the person clears immigration control. It is standard procedure and does not create problems.
what is the significance of stamping on the visa?
From the user's point of view, it shows when their UK clock started ticking. It also gives an audit trail of when they were in the UK (useful in, for example, a nationality application).
From a control point of view, it establishes that the person entered the UK lawfully and that travel documents were checked again for forgery or impersonation etc. It also identifies the IO, the port/terminal, and at the IO's discretion, a link to the person's landing card. It also contains some star symbols used internally, and any handwritten entry codes the IO wanted to make a record of.
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Does UK immigration stamp passport on entry?
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.Do I need a stamp to enter UK?
Without a stamp you will not be allowed to carry out the activities you came to the UK to do.What is immigration entry stamp?
A visa, or visa stamp, is a physical stamp or sticker in your passport that is issued by a U.S. embassy or consulate outside of the U.S. It indicates that you are eligible to apply for entry to the U.S. in a specific immigration category such as J-1 or H-1B scholar.Does immigration still stamp passport on entry?
At the port of entry, upon granting entry to the United States, the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. immigration inspector, provides you an admission stamp or paper Form I-94, Arrival/Departure Record in your passport.UK Airport Immigration Question while leaving the country
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I have asked the the entry clearance officer about this. I was told that the first entry into the United Kingdom using a new visa would get a stamp on the visa. I was also told that subsequent entries on an existing UK visa, i.e., already having one stamp on the UK visa, would get a stamp on the adjacent blank page if there is space, else on a nearby page.
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