Comments on: Give me back my passport stamp! http://www.travel-rants.com/2007/11/28/give-me-back-my-passport-stamp/ Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:52:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Daniel http://www.travel-rants.com/2007/11/28/give-me-back-my-passport-stamp/#comment-157731 Daniel Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:30:13 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/2007/11/29/give-me-back-my-passport-stamp/#comment-157731 Hi hold a U.K. passport and very recently went to USA and France. In total I have been to America twice and I have been stamped both times with a single entry stamp. As I am an EU citizen border control are not obligated to stamp my passport in EU countries, but when I visited Paris via the Eurostar, when I was at border control and handed over my passport I just asked the officer if I could have a stamp and he did no problems asked. You can get stamps in EU countries; there's nothing to say you definitely can't, but it may also be down to the disgression of the border officers. On my return journey from Paris I was even cheeky enough to ask the uk border controls for a stamp, this was more difficult, but I gave the reason that my boss needs proof of my visit and she gladly stamped my passport and wrote just above the stamp, "on request" so for a trip to Paris via Eurostar I managed to get a French stamp and a UK stamp. I hope this helps. Hi hold a U.K. passport and very recently went to USA and France. In total I have been to America twice and I have been stamped both times with a single entry stamp. As I am an EU citizen border control are not obligated to stamp my passport in EU countries, but when I visited Paris via the Eurostar, when I was at border control and handed over my passport I just asked the officer if I could have a stamp and he did no problems asked. You can get stamps in EU countries; there’s nothing to say you definitely can’t, but it may also be down to the disgression of the border officers. On my return journey from Paris I was even cheeky enough to ask the uk border controls for a stamp, this was more difficult, but I gave the reason that my boss needs proof of my visit and she gladly stamped my passport and wrote just above the stamp, “on request” so for a trip to Paris via Eurostar I managed to get a French stamp and a UK stamp. I hope this helps.

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]]> By: caverlin http://www.travel-rants.com/2007/11/28/give-me-back-my-passport-stamp/#comment-149810 caverlin Sun, 26 Jul 2009 23:47:54 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/2007/11/29/give-me-back-my-passport-stamp/#comment-149810 i am a malaysian who is going to europe in the coming october, if i take trains to travel all the countries will they stamp a passport stamp in every country i visited? and where is the place thats i could find an official to stamp it. i am a malaysian who is going to europe in the coming october, if i take trains to travel all the countries will they stamp a passport stamp in every country i visited? and where is the place thats i could find an official to stamp it.

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]]> By: Anon http://www.travel-rants.com/2007/11/28/give-me-back-my-passport-stamp/#comment-146169 Anon Tue, 19 May 2009 00:45:51 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/2007/11/29/give-me-back-my-passport-stamp/#comment-146169 I agree too, I love passport stamps, they have such a unique nostalgic value... I really miss being able to look through my old passports. Luckily most asian countries still stamp UK passports. I agree too, I love passport stamps, they have such a unique nostalgic value… I really miss being able to look through my old passports. Luckily most asian countries still stamp UK passports.

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]]> By: Steve http://www.travel-rants.com/2007/11/28/give-me-back-my-passport-stamp/#comment-105231 Steve Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:58:16 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/2007/11/29/give-me-back-my-passport-stamp/#comment-105231 Both are valid at the moment. However, when my UK one expires I really don't think that I will renew it. I may as well use it up until then, seeing that paid for it Both are valid at the moment. However, when my UK one expires I really don’t think that I will renew it. I may as well use it up until then, seeing that paid for it

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]]> By: Brendan http://www.travel-rants.com/2007/11/28/give-me-back-my-passport-stamp/#comment-105073 Brendan Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:35:22 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/2007/11/29/give-me-back-my-passport-stamp/#comment-105073 Steve, surely it would save you money if you used you Spanish passport for non-EU travel? Steve, surely it would save you money if you used you Spanish passport for non-EU travel?

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