hedgehogs123
Traveller
113 comments
Posted 15 years ago
Hi not sure where to place this post but here goes.
Looking to Interrail in September and we are British citizens just wondering about getting passports stamped because i would like to have record of travels and collection of countries basically as a sort of prized possession.
I found a little bit of info about the Schengen Agreement as follows,
For immigration control, immigration officials of many countries stamp passports with entry stamps and exit stamps. A stamp can serve different purposes. In the United Kingdom, an immigration stamp in a passport includes the formal leave to enter granted to a person subject to entry control. Otherwise, a stamp activates or acknowledges the continuing leave conferred in the passport bearer's entry clearance.
Under the Schengen system, a foreign passport is stamped with a date stamp which does not indicate any duration of stay. This stamp is taken to mean either that the person is deemed to have permission to remain for three months or for the period shown on his visa.
Neither the UK nor a Schengen country is allowed to stamp the passport of a person not subject to immigration control, whether a citizen of that country or a national of another EU country. Stamping is prohibited, because a passport stamp is imposition of a control that the person is not subject to. This concept is not applicable in other countries, where a stamp in a passport simply acknowledges the entry or exit of a person.
Does this mean i wouldnt be able to have it stamped? Or is there anything i can get from embassies e.g Visa's etc??
Sorry this post is long, any help would be appreciated
Cheers Ian
:D
SiDUDe
Traveller
752 comments
i think that means that your right - they wont stamp a british passport.
However, if your nice and ask you might get the border guard to stamp a piece of paper or something to keep as a memento - its completly up to them whether they would agree to this or not though.
What my friends tended to do was buy a sort of badge/patch type thing that they would sew onto their rucksacks.
hedgehogs123
Traveller
113 comments
cheers for the help i might try and get a little notebook or something and try and get border guards to stamp it, but i've also thought about actually going to consulate's and asking them to stamp or something just incase there is no border guards at some points. simply because it'll actually be my 1st time abroad (sad i know) but i want to make it super special and rememberable!!! :P :P :P
cheers mate
SiDUDe
Traveller
752 comments
yeah some places you wont even notice there is a border!
Hopefully you will get the travelling bug and be off to so many places that youll fill up your passport!