French Immigration didn't stamp my passport upon entry

anantha09 · Post by **anantha09** » Thu Oct 24, 2013 1:08 pm

Hello All

I am getting ready to apply for my ILR next month.

One thing that is worrying me badly is that I am missing an entry stamp when I visited France three years ago by a coach tour.

I had a Schengen visa and When I went into France in 2009 , I didn't get an arrival stamp.
I can't remember if my passport was even checked by French immigration authorities.

When I left France after 5 days my passport was stamped for entry into the UK, by UK immigration authorities.

So I have the entry stamp for arrival into the UK.
But I am missing the arrival stamp for when I entered France.

Although I have copy of the tour itinerary in hand.

Will this be a problem when I apply for ILR?

Any answers or information will be much helpful guys.

Thanks
Anantha

Post by **sheraz7** » Thu Oct 24, 2013 9:01 pm

Usually if travel together with EU national partner to EU countries then no entry/departure stamps are placed but in all other cases the travellers must make sure to get their travel documents be stamped from authorities if they did not bothered it for future convenience. But i believe the travel record you have can resolve this matter too.

anantha09 · Post by **anantha09** » Thu Oct 24, 2013 10:08 pm

I did not travel with any EU national.

But I am wondering how much impact this may have on my ILR application.

rajesh9pl · Post by **rajesh9pl** » Fri Oct 25, 2013 4:43 pm

Only 5 days. No impact. Just chill and forget it.

newbie_2013 · Post by **newbie_2013** » Fri Oct 25, 2013 11:10 pm

anantha09 wrote:I did not travel with any EU national.

But I am wondering how much impact this may have on my ILR application.

No impact what so ever. But its good to submit relavant documents as suppirt (like flight email confirmations, etc). I had the same situation for my ILR this year as a couple of stamos were missing for my travels within the EU (this normaly happens when you travel within the EU with two or more connecting flights)

You will be absolutely fine. Like I said just provide supporting documents incase. thata all

anantha09 · Post by **anantha09** » Thu Dec 12, 2013 4:53 pm

Thank you,

I got my ILR, no questions were asked on this.

Posted my experience here

http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewto ... 352#961352

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French Immigration didn't stamp my passport upon entry

French Immigration didn't stamp my passport upon entry