When visiting on a double- or multiple- entry visa, does China stamp your passport for each entry and each exit?
I just managed to get a friend to scan my Chinese visa in my expired passport at home while I'm on the road on my next trip.
I need this to show when I apply for a multiple entry visa to China in a few weeks as they require evidence that I didn't overstay on two previous visits to qualify for the broader visa.
On the scan I note that there is only one stamp from China immigration, on the page facing the Chinese visa. The date is for the time I exited on my second visit of that double-entry visa.
It's within the realm of possibility that China only stamps a passport at the end of the last visit the visa is good for. But I assume there are probably two entry stamps and one other exit stamp on another page. Is this a correct assumption or do they actually record some of the entries and exits just electronically? (I know Australia doesn't stamp passports any more and does it all electronically, for instance.)
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Looking at my passport, I can assure you that the standard is to stamp on each entry and on each exit - on the first empty page of the passport, not (necessarily) on the opposite page of the visa. Since multiple entry visa can last a year, and you might travel to other countries between your first and last visit on the visa, there might be other stamps and stickers beyond the page of the China Visa.
Also, the page opposite of the China visa might be used by other immigration officers. On one of my pages opposite the China visa I can find Phillipine and Taiwan stamps. On the following pages then multiple Chinese stamps.
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Does China stamp your passport?
Immigration does not stamp your passport anymore. It only provides this slip of paper on your landing card explaining that only a small landing slip is provided. The slip is about the size of a stamp. No stamps or slips are provided at exit, and this little explanation card is taken back at exit.Does immigration always stamp passport on entry?
In regards to the entry into the United States, immigration agents will not always stamp the passport, but they do record entry into the country.What is passport entry stamp?
The CBP admission stamp is issued at ports of entry upon arrival. The stamp is placed on a passport or travel document and notes the date of admission, class of admission and admitted until date.Do Schengen countries stamp passports?
Your passport will be stamped once when you enter the Schengen area and once when you leave. Travelling between Schengen countries, there are no routine passport controls (although there can be random checks).What to do if you lose your passport in China || Step by step process.
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