Passport not stamped French carte de sejour
I am an Egyptian national who lived as a student in France and when I flew out in 2008, my carte de sejour had expired some 3 months prior. At the airport, the official remarked upon it but I apologised and explained my renewal appointment was for much later but I was leaving France. He didn't say anything further, there was no fine or paperwork or any overstay stamp and he let me go. However, there was no exit stamp on the passport.
Between then and now, I've received many long and short-term UK, US, and German visas and I have a new passport too since the past few years with other visas (Australia, Brazil, Canada). I also got a French short-term Schengen visa for a business conference a few years ago. Now, I have to apply for a French long term visa (VLS-TS) but I am wondering if my old French stay will cause problem since I have to mention if I ever stayed in France for more than 3 months in the visa form and will probably have to provide photocopy of the old French student visa (don't have the copy of the carte de sejour).
The French official didn't mark any exit stamp on my passport when I left with my carte de sejour in 2008, will that be an issue? Will the French think that their border guard didn't stamp my exit, so that means there was a problem? I've noticed that Germany never stamped me in or out whenever I left the EU with my temporary residence card (I am not an EU citizen family member).
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Does France now stamp your passport?
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).Do UK passports get stamped in France?
Under the new rules, Brits can travel to the Schengen area for up to 90 days in any 180-day period. And, unlike before Brexit, their passports will be stamped when they enter and leave Schengen countries.Does UK immigration stamp passport on exit?
2. Re: Do you get a custom stamp when you leave London Airport? Customs do not stamp passports, border control (border police) do. The UK do not have any passport control upon exiting the country as the EU/Schengen has so nobody gets an exit stamp.Are EU passports stamped in UK?
The UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office is encouraging Brits make sure their passports are stamped when they enter and leave the EU. The stamps are important because they let border staff know when you entered the EU and when you have left.How to : Apply for your residency permit (Titre de Sejour) in France
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