What are these stamps in my passport after I was advised to divert via the UK but didn't have a visa?
I am from Myanmar. I was on my way to Venice from Brussels while holding Schengen visa (single entry). I bought a British Airways ticket to fly from Brussels to Venice. Unfortunately, on that day, all BA flights from Brussels were canceled. British Airway's customer service centre told me to go to from Brussels to London by train, where I could catch my flight to Venice. I took a taxi to Bruxelles-Midi train station and bought a ticket to London. A Brussels immigration officer inspected and approved my passport.
Then I had to to through UK Border Immigration. There, they said I can't enter to get my flight. Although I explained the situation with the airline and made clear of my destination (I already reserved my hotels in Venice, Switzerland and France as described in my travel itinerary), they detained me for some hours and also took my fingerprints on paper and photo.
They asked questions concerned about my finances and gave me a refusal letter for not having a transit visa. So I had to re-enter Brussels where the immigration officer put the below stamp in my passport. As I had a single entry Schengen visa, I had to buy another airline ticket to Venice and complete my Europe trip.
- What do the stamps below mean on my passport?
- Can they affect me and, if so, how and why, when I apply for another Schengen visa?
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What does stamps on your passport mean?
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 F-1 or J-1 student.Do you get a stamp in your passport for UK?
You must see a border control officer and get a stamp in your passport if you are entering the UK: with a Tier 5 Creative or Sporting certificate of sponsorship for up to 3 months (and you want to enter without a visa)What does red stamp in passport mean?
There is no code language nor does different ink used in putting the rubber stamp has any particular significance. It has been observed that the recipients of rubber stamps with red ink have been issued visas upon applying once again.Are passport stamps visas?
A U.S. visa stamp in your passport allows you to travel to the United States and request admission from the Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection inspector at the U.S. port of entry. A visa does not guarantee entry to the United States.My passport after a few years. (Visas, stamps \u0026 memories)
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