Passport stamps, vignettes and codes—examples and common problems [Archived]


Produced in partnership with Kathryn Bradbury and Rhona Azir of Payne Hicks Beach
Practice notes

Passport stamps, vignettes and codes—examples and common problems [Archived]


Produced in partnership with Kathryn Bradbury and Rhona Azir of Payne Hicks Beach

Practice notes
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This Practice Note is no longer updated as it relates to the position prior to the introduction of simplified rules'>Immigration Rules and procedures at and before the end of the Brexit transition period.

This Practice Note explains and gives examples of the different immigration stamps and vignettes (stickers) endorsed in non-EEA nationals’ passports and common problems with these.

Since the completion of the rollout of Biometric Residence Permits (BRPs) and Short Stay Permits (SSPs) in all categories of entry clearance and leave to remain (see Practice Note: Biometric Immigration Documents), the only passport endorsements issued to non-EEA nationals by UK immigration authorities which confer leave to enter or remain in the UK (rather than rectangular landing stamps endorsed on arrival during the currency of a person’s existing leave) are stamps granting leave to enter which can be issued by an Immigration Officer at a port of entry. One common example is the grant of leave to enter as a visitor to a non-visa national.

However,

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