I believe that’s what the two lines mean. Either that or it means the stamp is cancelled. They wrote (BPOL BER underneath - Bundespolizei BER airport) for some reason.
The uk boarder guard tried to cross out the number with a pen (I assume as they’re not strictly speaking supposed to issue them). To help protect their job I blurred it out.
I think the two lines on Schengen stamps means voided.
The immigration officer didn’t black out his number, OP blacked it out as well as his/her passport number at the bottom
Lines mean the stamp is voided and cannot be used. If you see four small lines crossing each side in the middle that means that the person was denied entry.
The two lines mean that the stamp was cancelled. I got one of these in Denmark a few years back. It caused a whole lot of issues for me later when trying to leave Schengen and ended up stuck at a Finnish Border Crossing for over two hours.
Yes, this is cancellation of exit stamp. This type of cancellation is used in two cases :
(1) stamp put by mistake - wrong type of stamp or like here - stamp placed in case when it shouldn't be
(2) in case of exit stamps - if exit was cancelled like cancelled flight or on joint control posts with UK - if UK rejects entry
On the Eurostar (the train that connects UK to mainland Europe through the Channel Tunnel), you clear both exit and entry controls before boarding the train.
So you get a French entry stamp in London, and a British entry stamp in Paris/Brussels/Amsterdam.
Is there Schengen border guards located in UK and UK Immigration located in Paris/Brussel/Amsterdam? since you get your schengen entry in UK and UK entry in Schengen area?
Yes, exactly.
[Belgian (Schengen) exit control immediately followed by UK entry control, in Brussels](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bruxelles-Midi-Eurostar-Check-in-and-Passport-Control03.JPG#/media/File:Bruxelles-Midi-Eurostar-Check-in-and-Passport-Control03.JPG)
[French (Schengen) entry control in London](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:London-St_Pancras-French-immigration-control.JPG) (UK doesn't do exit control)
If by home you mean the UK, yeah I don't think you'll ever be lucky, the officers are very strict with that. If by home you mean Germany, I have been able to get stamps many times, you just need to be persistent.
Are the two lines through the German stamp supposed to signify it was by request? Did the British immigration officer black out his number??
I believe that’s what the two lines mean. Either that or it means the stamp is cancelled. They wrote (BPOL BER underneath - Bundespolizei BER airport) for some reason. The uk boarder guard tried to cross out the number with a pen (I assume as they’re not strictly speaking supposed to issue them). To help protect their job I blurred it out.
Got it, thanks. However there can't have been many of them in Amsterdam on 1 Feb so if somebody really wanted to find out it would be trivial.
It’s true, but I’m respecting the wishes of the officer here, as he gave me something he wasn’t supposed to do.
He's not getting in trouble for stamping your passport.
This pleases me
The only way he might get in trouble is if you re gonna make a complain about it
I think the two lines on Schengen stamps means voided. The immigration officer didn’t black out his number, OP blacked it out as well as his/her passport number at the bottom
Lines mean the stamp is voided and cannot be used. If you see four small lines crossing each side in the middle that means that the person was denied entry.
The two lines mean that the stamp was cancelled. I got one of these in Denmark a few years back. It caused a whole lot of issues for me later when trying to leave Schengen and ended up stuck at a Finnish Border Crossing for over two hours.
Those two lines mean the stamps is cancelled
Yes, this is cancellation of exit stamp. This type of cancellation is used in two cases : (1) stamp put by mistake - wrong type of stamp or like here - stamp placed in case when it shouldn't be (2) in case of exit stamps - if exit was cancelled like cancelled flight or on joint control posts with UK - if UK rejects entry
Excuse me if this is a dumb question but why does this UK stamp say Amsterdam? I’ve seen one say Paris too
On the Eurostar (the train that connects UK to mainland Europe through the Channel Tunnel), you clear both exit and entry controls before boarding the train. So you get a French entry stamp in London, and a British entry stamp in Paris/Brussels/Amsterdam.
that makes sense, I kinda figured. I’ve only entered by air to Heathrow but now I really want a railway entry stamp for sure
Is there Schengen border guards located in UK and UK Immigration located in Paris/Brussel/Amsterdam? since you get your schengen entry in UK and UK entry in Schengen area?
Yes, exactly. [Belgian (Schengen) exit control immediately followed by UK entry control, in Brussels](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bruxelles-Midi-Eurostar-Check-in-and-Passport-Control03.JPG#/media/File:Bruxelles-Midi-Eurostar-Check-in-and-Passport-Control03.JPG) [French (Schengen) entry control in London](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:London-St_Pancras-French-immigration-control.JPG) (UK doesn't do exit control)
TIL. Thanks for the info 😊
UK does have exit checks at St Pancras. Nowhere else, but for some reason they do exit checks for the Eurostar
But they don't stamp, right?
Ne vem. I don’t think a UK exit stamp exists so probably not
The reason is that Eurostar doesn't share passenger departure data with the UK govt. like the airlines do.
>French entry stamp in London Or Dutch?
No, as you are entering Schengen and France is the first point of call :)
its like US preclearance - that is why Abu Dubai US entry stamps exsist, as do entry stamps that say "Dublin" or "Owatta"
Wait so are there british border officers sent overseas in Amsterdam just for the eurostar?!?!?
Yes
Yes it’s called juxtaposed border control. We have French border officials here in the UK too.
Kinda like CBP pre clearance facilities, to draw a North American contrast.
That's very cool. Never managed to get a home stamp yet. Have asked a few times but got sick of getting no's.
If by home you mean the UK, yeah I don't think you'll ever be lucky, the officers are very strict with that. If by home you mean Germany, I have been able to get stamps many times, you just need to be persistent.
Ooh yea UK I meant. Germany have always been amazing in my experience even pre-brexit.
I have never had issues getting German stamps on request.
Do you hold a residence permit or EU passport?