Passport stamp

A passport stamp is an inked impression in a passport typically made by rubber stamp upon entering or exiting a territory.Entry stamp at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in an old People's Republic of China passport.Entry and exit stamps at Dongguan in an old People's Republic of China passport.(Noted that there were no English on stamps.)Entry and exit stamps at Fuzhou Changle International Airport in an old Thai passport.Entry and exit stamps at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in a Thai passport.Entry and exit stamps at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on an Italian passport.Entry and exit stamps at Beijing Capital International Airport in a Republic of Korea passport.Entry stamp at Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal in a Thai passport.Exit stamp at Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal in a Thai passport.Entry and exit stamps at Hong Kong International Airport and the Hong Kong – Macau Ferry Terminal in a U.S. passport.Old style entry and exit stamps at Hong Kong International Airport and Lo Wu Control Point in an old Thai passport. (Noted that there were no Bauhinia on stamps and exit stamps were in oval.)Landing slip since March 2013Entry stamp to Israel from Taba in an Israeli passport.An Israeli entry stamp in a U.S. passport at Ben Gurion Airport.Entry and exit stamps in a German passport at Ben Gurion Airport (entry: right; exit: left).An Israeli entry paper at Ben Gurion Airport.An Israeli exit paper at Ben Gurion Airport.Arrival Card replacing existent passport stamps.Former entry stamp at Macau International Airport.Former entry and exit stamps at Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal, Macau.Former entry and exit stamps at Taipa Temporary Ferry Terminal in a Philippine passport.Standard entry stamp, this one at Tawau Port, Sabah, allowing three months' stay.Entry stamp into Sarawak at Merapok checkpoint on the Sabah-Sarawak border, with written date for limit of stay.Entry stamp for citizens before biometric passports were introduced. This is at former Subang International Airport.Standard exit stamp, at Johor Bahru exit to Singapore (pre-2008). Post-2008 stamps have 'Bangunan Sultan Iskandar' in place of 'Johor Bahru' when travelling by road.Entry and exit stamps at Penang International Airport in a Thai passportEntry and exit stamps Penang International Airport in an American passportEntry and exit stamps (Kuala Lumpur), as well as a separate entry stamp to SabahMalaysian entry stamp at Woodlands Train Checkpoint, Singapore, which states the entry port as 'Johor Bahru'.Malaysian exit stamp at Johor Bahru Sentral railway station in a Singapore passport.Entry (left) and exit stamps issued at the Yangon International Airport. The entry stamp is for people using e-visas. E-visas are issued via letter prior to arrival and are shown to the immigration officer, and not stuck to passports like conventional visas.Entry stamp at Yangon International Airport for entries using conventional visas. The visas are stickers stuck on another page of the passport.Entry stamp for day-trip into Tachileik from Mae Sai, Thailand, on the Friendship Bridge.Exit stamp issued at Tachileik when leaving on the Friendship Bridge. Note that the stamp specifically names Mae Sai as destination.Multi color entry stamp at Karachi airport.Entry stamp at Lahore airport.Arrival Entry Stamp in a Philippine PassportDeparture Exit Stamp in a Philippine PassportPassport stamps from the King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah on a Philippine passport.Entry stamp at Changi Airport in an old Thai PassportExit stamp at Changi AirportEntry and exit by sea, at the Singapore Cruise Center.Entry stamp into Singapore via Tuas Checkpoint in a Malaysian PassportExit stamp in a Malaysian Passport for leaving Singapore to Tanjung Kupang in Johor, Malaysia, via the Tuas CheckpointEntry stamp at Singapore via Woodlands Train Checkpoint in a Malaysian PassportExit stamp in a Malaysian Passport for leaving Singapore to Johor Bahru via Woodlands Train CheckpointEntry stamp at Bandaranaike International AirportExit stamp at Bandaranaike International AirportEntry and exit stamps at Incheon International Airport, depicting aircraft.Entry and exit stamps at Busan Port, depicting sea vessels.An exit stamp at Incheon International Airport in a Republic of Korea passport.An exit stamp at Gimhae International Airport in a Republic of Korea passport (given upon request).An entry stamp at Gimhae International Airport in a Republic of Korea passport (given upon request).Entry and exit stamps at Kaohsiung International Airport in a U.S. passport.Entry stamp in a passport at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, Taiwan.(R.O.C.)Exit stamp in a passport at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, Taiwan.(R.O.C.)A void exit stamp in a passport at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, Taiwan.(R.O.C.)An entry stamp with a marker indicating arrival by ship, rather than by plane.An entry stamp at Taoyuan International Airport in a Republic of Korea passport.An exit stamp at Taoyuan International Airport in a Republic of Korea passport.Entry and exit stamps at Betong land border crossing on Malaysia–Thailand border.Entry and exit stamps at Don Mueang International Airport in an old Thai passport.Entry stamp at Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge in a Thai passport.Exit stamp at Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge in a Thai passport.Entry and exit stamps at Phuket International Airport.Entry stamp at Sadao land border crossing on Malaysia–Thailand border.Exit stamp at Sadao land border crossing on Malaysia–Thailand border.Entry stamp at Satun land border crossing on Malaysia–Thailand border.Exit stamp at Satun land border crossing on Malaysia–Thailand border.Entry and exit stamps at Suvarnabhumi Airport.Visa on arrival stamp on a Taiwanese passport.Passport stamp of the country Timor-LesteEntry and exit stamps at Abu Dhabi International Airport.Exit stamp from the road border crossing at Moc Bai.Entry and exit stamps at Noi Bai International Airport, Hanoi.Entry and exit stamps at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Ho Chi Minh City.Free entry stamp to Sinai in Egypt from Eilat in a US passport.Egyptian visa with entry and exit stamps from Cairo International Airport.An entry stamp to Ghana as seen in a U.S. Passport.A Ghana exit stampAn entry stamp to Nigeria as seen in a Nigerian Passport at Seme Border.A Nigerian exit stamp as seen in a Nigerian Passport at Lagos.Passport entry stamp from the port of Tangier, Tanger in French. Shown in a Canadian Passport.Exit stamp at the border crossing between Beni-Anzar and Melilla, in a US passport.A South African entry stamp as seen in a Nigerian Passport issued for study purposes.An entry stamp to South Africa issued for vacation purposes.A South African exit stamp at Johannesburg-OR TamboPassport stamp from SwazilandEntry and exit stamps at Tunis-Carthage Airport.Entry stamp for air travel, issued at Sandefjord Airport in Norway.(Note that the stamp is in a British passport, hence it was issued on special request.)Entry stamp for rail travel, issued in Nickelsdorf at the Austro-Hungarian border before Hungary joined the Schengen Area.Entry stamp for road travel, issued in Doirani at the Greek-Macedonian border.Entry stamp for ferry travel, issued at the port of Amsterdam IJmond in the Netherlands.Exit stamp for air travel, issued at Prague Ruzyně Airport in the Czech Republic.Exit stamp for rail travel, issued in Bad Schandau at the Czech-German border before the Czech Republic joined the Schengen Area.Exit stamp for road travel, issued in Korczowa at the Polish-Ukrainian border.Exit stamp for ferry travel, issued at the port of Helsinki in Finland.Exit stamp for road travel, issued in Berg.Entry stamp for rail travel, issued in Hohenau an der March.Entry stamp for rail travel, issued in Kittsee.Entry stamp for road travel, issued in Kleinhaugsdorf.Entry stamp for rail travel, issued in Nickelsdorf.Entry stamp for rail travel, issued in Spielfeld.Exit stamp for air travel, issued at Vienna International Airport.Entry stamp for road travel, issued in Wullowitz.Exit stamp for road travel, issued in Wullowitz.Entry stamp for air travel, issued at Brussels Airport.Exit stamp for air travel, issued at Prague Airport.Exit stamp for air travel, issued at Copenhagen Airport.Exit stamp for road travel, issued in Narva.Entry stamp for air travel, issued at Helsinki Airport.Entry stamp for air travel, issued at Helsinki Airport (old style).Exit stamp for sea travel, issued at the Port of Helsinki.Entry stamp for road travel, issued in Imatra.Exit stamp for road travel, issued in Imatra.Entry stamp for road travel, issued in Nuijamaa.Exit stamp for road travel, issued in Vaalimaa.Exit stamp for road travel, issued in Vaalimaa (old style).Two entry stamps for train travel in Vainikkala (old 2013 and new 2014 style).Entry stamp for rail travel, issued at the juxtaposed controls at London St Pancras International railway station.Exit stamp for air travel, issued at Nice Côte d'Azur AirportExit stamp for rail travel, issued at Paris Gare du Nord.Entry stamp for air travel, issued at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport.Exit stamp for air travel, issued at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport.Exit stamp for rail travel, issued in Bad Schandau.Entry stamp for air travel, issued at Berlin Tegel Airport.Exit stamp for air travel, issued at Cologne Bonn Airport.Exit stamp for road travel, issued in Frankfurt (Oder).Entry stamp for air travel, issued at Frankfurt Airport.Exit stamp for air travel, issued at Frankfurt-Hahn Airport.Entry stamp for road travel, issued in Guben.Exit stamp for road travel, issued in Guben.Entry stamp for air travel, issued at Munich Airport.Exit stamp for air travel, issued at Munich Airport.Exit stamp for air travel, issued at Athens Airport.Entry stamp for road travel, issued in Doirani.Exit stamp for road travel, issued in Kipoi.Exit stamp for air travel, issued at Mykonos Airport.Entry stamp for air travel, issued at Budapest Airport (Terminal 1).Entry stamp for air travel, issued at Budapest Airport (Terminal 2).Entry stamp for rail travel, issued in Gyékényes.Exit stamp for rail travel, issued in Kelebia.Exit stamp for rail travel, issued in Záhony.Exit stamp for road travel, issued in Beremend.Entry stamp for air travel, issued at Keflavík International Airport.Exit stamp for air travel, issued at Keflavík International Airport.Exit stamp for sea travel, issued in Civitavecchia.Entry stamp for air travel, issued at Milan Malpensa Airport.Exit stamp for air travel, issued at Rome Ciampino Airport.Exit stamp for air travel, issued at Rome Fiumicino Airport.Entry stamp for road travel, issued in Grenctāle (pre-Schengen stamp with Schengen design).Exit stamp for air travel, issued at Riga Airport (pre-Schengen stamp with Schengen design).Entry stamp for rail travel, issued in Kena.Entry stamp for road travel, issued in Saločiai (pre-Schengen stamp with Schengen design).Exit stamp for air travel, issued in KaunasEntry stamp for air travel, issued in KaunasEntry stamp for air travel, issued at Luxembourg Airport.Exit stamp for air travel, issued at Luxembourg Airport.Entry stamp for air travel, issued at Malta Airport.Exit stamp for air travel, issued at Malta Airport.Entry stamp for air travel, issued at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.Entry stamp for sea travel, issued in Amsterdam IJmond.Exit stamp for sea travel, issued at Europoort.Entry stamp for air travel, issued at Oslo Gardermoen Airport.Entry stamp for air travel, issued in Sandefjord Airport.Entry stamp for air travel, issued at John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice.Exit stamp for road travel, issued in Korczowa.Entry stamp for road travel, issued in Słubice (pre-Schengen stamp with Schengen design).Exit stamp for air travel, issued at Lisbon Airport.Entry stamp for air travel, issued at Lisbon Airport (old style).Entry stamp for air travel, issued at Porto Airport.Exit stamp for air travel, issued at Porto Airport (old style).Entry stamp for rail travel, issued in Štúrovo (pre-Schengen stamp with Schengen design).Entry stamp for rail travel, issued in Dobova.Exit stamp for road travel, issued in Rigonce.Entry stamp for sea travel, issued in Algeciras.Entry stamp for air travel, issued at Barcelona Airport.Exit stamp for air travel, issued at Barcelona Airport.Entry stamp for sea travel, issued in Gran Canaria.Entry stamp for air travel, issued at Madrid Airport.Exit stamp for air travel, issued at Málaga Airport.Entry stamp for air travel, issued at Seville Airport.Exit stamp for sea travel, issued in Tarifa.Exit stamp for sea travel, issued in Nynäshamn.Entry stamp for air travel, issued at Stockholm Arlanda Airport.Exit stamp for air travel, issued at Stockholm Arlanda Airport (old style).Entry stamp for air travel, issued at Geneva Airport.Exit stamp for air travel, issued at Geneva Airport.Entry stamp for air travel, issued at Zurich Airport.Old-style entry stamp for air travel issued at Tirana Airport.Old-style exit stamp for ferry travel issued at the Durrës ferry terminalNew-style entry stamp for road travel issued at Tushëmisht (border with Macedonia)New-style exit stamp for air travel issued at Tirana AirportEntry stamp for road travel issued in Gyueshevo at the border with North Macedonia.Exit stamp for air travel issued at Sofia Airport.Entry stamp for rail travel, issued at Savski Marof.Exit stamp for rail travel, issued at Savski Marof.Entry stamp for road travel, issued in Terezino Polje.Entry stamp for road travel at Bajakovo, issued before Croatia joined European UnionEntry stamp for air travel issued in Paphos International Airport.Exit stamp for air travel issued in Paphos International Airport.Entry stamp for vehicle travel at Náchod in January 2000.Entry at airportEntry by carExit by railPre-Schengen German passport stampArrival stamp for air travel issued at Dublin Airport.Entry and Exit stamps from Pristina International Airport Adem Jashari.Air travel entry at KaunasAir travel exit at KaunasTrain travel entry at KenaRoad travel exit at NidaEntry stamp at Podgorica AirportExit stamp at Debeli Brijeg checkpoint (border with Croatia)Entrance stamp at Sukobin checkpoint (border with Albania)Entry stamp for rail travel at Tabanovce station (border with Serbia)Exit stamp for road travel at Dolno Blace (border with Kosovo)Entry and exit stamp for air travel at Skopje International AirportEntry for transit stamp at Kudowa-Zdrój (border with Czech Rep.), February 2000Exit stamp for train travel, issued at Curtici on the Schengen border with Hungary.Entry stamp for air travel, issued at Henri Coandă International Airport.Exit stamp at Henri Coandă International Airport in a U.S. passport.Entry stamp for air travel, issued at Timisoara Airport.Exit stamp for road travel, issued at Turnu, Arad on the border with Hungary.Exit stamp for air travel, issued at Timisoara Airport shortly before the Entry of Romania in the EU.Exit (left) and entry (right) stamps at St. Petersburg Pulkovo airport (1995-1998) in a Soviet passport (Russian Federation citizenship).Exit stamp for vehicle travel at Torfyanovka (border with Finland) (2005).Exit (left) and entry stamps issued at Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport. Circled number '2' indicates travelling with a child using parent's passport (2006).Entry Stamp (right) and Exit Stamp (left) for boat travel issued at Saint Petersburg Port in an American passport (2006).Exit stamp for air travel issued at Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport (2009).New design exit stamp for air travel issued at St. Petersburg Pulkovo airport (2016).Right: entry stamp for rail travel issued between Vyborg and St Petersburg. Left: exit stamp for rail travel issued at Aksarayskaya station. Placed on a transit visa in a Swedish passport (2016)San Marino entry stampVisum 1978Entry stamp for air travel, issued at Belgrade Nikola Tesla AirportExit stamp for air travel, issued at Belgrade Nikola Tesla AirportEntry stamp for air travel, issued at Geneva Airport before the entry of Switzerland in the Schengen zone.Entry stamp for air travel, issued at Zurich Airport after the entry of Switzerland in the Schengen zone.Entry stamp from Sabiha Gökçen AirportExit stamp from Kapıkule railway station (border with Bulgaria)Entry stamp from Kapıkule (border with Bulgaria)Entry stamp from Habur (border with Iraq)Exit stamp from Habur (border with Iraq)Exit stamp from Pazarkule (border with Greece)Old entry and exit stamps from Istanbul Atatürk AirportEntry stamp from Kyiv Boryspil international airport in an Israeli passport (2015)Entry stamp from Odessa international airport in an old Israeli passport (2013)Entry stamp from Tsekynivka port (on the Dnister riverine border with Moldova) (2011)Exit stamp from the Bolgan checkpoint (border with Moldova) (2009)Exit stamp from the Krakovets checkpoint (old style) in a Kazakh passport (1999)Passport stamp with 6 months' leave to enter issued at Heathrow Airport to a non-visa national.Passport stamp with 6 months' leave to enter issued at the Channel Tunnel to a non-visa national.Passport stamp with 6 months' leave to enter issued at the juxtaposed controls at Paris Gare du Nord to a non-visa national.Passport stamp with 6 months' leave to enter issued at Heathrow Airport in London to a visa national from Russia. No restrictions, thus, allowed to work.Old style passport stamp issued at Durham Tees Valley Airport to a non-visa national with leave conditions laid out.Entry stamp at Lewiston–Queenston Bridge, Ontario.Entry stamp at Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport.Entry stamp at Rainbow Bridge, Ontario on a Colombian passport.Canada Border Services Agency entry stamp at John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport in Hamilton, OntarioEntry Stamp issued by Canada Immigration at Toronto-Lester B. Pearson International Airport This stamp was used by immigration officers for passengers who need secondary immigration checks.Entry stamp at Dorval International Airport in Montreal, which is Pierre Elliott Trudeau's airport former name. This stamp was used by passport control officers at Canada's international airports.Entry and Exit stamps from Cayo Coco Airport.Entry stamp at the port of Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe) in a Swedish passport.Exit stamp at Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport (Guadeloupe) in a Swedish passportEntry (top) and exit (bottom) stamps at the ferry dock in Saint-Pierre (Martinique) in a Swedish passport. As of March 2016, Saint-Pierre uses stamps from the port of Fort-de-France.Entry stamp in Saint Barthélemy.Entry stamp at Saint-PierreEntry and exit stamps from Toussaint Louverture International Airport, Port-au-Prince.Entry stamp from Tijuana, Baja California land border crossing.Entry stamp from Tocumen International Airport, Panamá Province.Entry stamp at San Francisco International Airport.USA stamp at Champlain–St. Bernard de Lacolle Border Crossing.American stamp from John F. Kennedy International Airport in a U.S. Passport.American stamp in a U.S. Passport.Entry stamp at Coolangatta AirportExit stamp at Coolangatta AirportEntry stamp at Sydney AirportExit stamp at Sydney AirportEntry stamp at Nadi International Airport in Fiji.Exit stamp at Nadi International Airport.Entry stamp at Fa'a'ā International Airport in French Polynesia.Exit stamp at Fa'a'ā International Airport in French Polynesia.Updated EU style entry stamp at La Tontouta International Airport in New Caledonia.Upated EU style exit stamp at La Tontouta International Airport in New Caledonia.Previous style Entry stamp at La Tontouta International Airport in New Caledonia.Previous style Exit stamp at La Tontouta International Airport in New Caledonia.Older style exit stamp at La Tontouta International Airport in New Caledonia.General Entry stamp (given to temporary visa holders upon entry)Visitors Visa Entry stamp (for all non-NZ/Australian passport holders without residency in either country)Resident Visa Entry Stamp (no longer issued as of March 2018)Entry stamp at Niue International AirportExit stamp at Niue International AirportEntry stamp at Port VilaExit stamp at Port VilaEntry and exit stamps from the Argentina-Brazil border at Puerto Iguazu. Shown here in a U.S. Passport.Brazilian entry and exit stamps in a US Passport, opposite from the visa. Near a French and American stamp.Brazilian entry stamp in a US passport.Brazilian exit stamp in a US passport.Entry and exit stamps, issued at São Paulo Airport.Chilean entry stamp in a New Zealand passport, issued by the PDI at Santiago Airport.Chilean exit stamp in a New Zealand passport, issued by the PDI at the Paseo los Liberadores border crossing.Entry stamp from El Dorado AirportExit stamp from El Dorado AirportExit tax exemption stamp issued by the Aeronautica Civil at El Dorado AirportPeruvian entry stamp in a New Zealand passport, issued at Lima Airport. Part of a UK entry stamp is visible in the top part.Peruvian exit stamp in a New Zealand passport, issued at Lima Airport. Part of a UK entry stamp is visible in the bottom part, as is part of a Chilean stamp in the right.Entry stamp to Santiago Mariño Intl. Airport; Margarita Island, VenezuelaExit stamp Simón Bolívar Intl. Airport; Caracas, Venezuela A passport stamp is an inked impression in a passport typically made by rubber stamp upon entering or exiting a territory. Passport stamps may occasionally take the form of sticker stamps, such as entry stamps from Japan. Depending on nationality, a visitor may not receive a stamp at all (unless specifically requested), such as an EU or EFTA citizen travelling to an EU or EFTA country, Albania, or North Macedonia. Most countries issue exit stamps in addition to entry stamps. A few countries issue only entry stamps, including Canada, El Salvador, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. Australia, Hong Kong, Israel, Macau and South Korea do not stamp passports upon entry nor exit, but issue landing slips instead. Visas may also take the form of passport stamps. Border control officials often place stamps in passports as part of their immigration control or customs procedures. This endorsement can serve many different purposes. In the United Kingdom the immigration stamp in the passport includes the formal 'leave to enter' granted on entry to the country to a person who is subject to immigration control. Alternatively, the stamps activate and/or acknowledge the continuing leave conferred by the individual's entry clearance. Other authorities, such as those in Schengen member states, simply stamp a passport with a date stamp that does not indicate any duration and this stamp is taken to mean either that the person is deemed to have permission to remain for three months or an alternative period as shown on their visa. In Japan, the passport entry sticker also contains a QR code that allows the immigration official to electronically collect information related to that entry.