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Immigration & Visas vocabulary · Border Control & Entry

Entry stamp

Meaning in immigration & visas, with examples

nounCommon term

In immigration & visas, entry stamp means: A mark printed in your passport by a border officer showing the date and place you entered a country.

In Turkish: giriş damgası, giriş mührü

How it is used

Officers use entry and exit stamps to count how long you have stayed. Some regions are replacing stamps with digital entry and exit records, so your passport may not be stamped at all. Travellers check that the stamp is clear and the date is correct.

Example sentences

  1. The officer forgot to give me an entry stamp, so I kept my boarding pass as proof.

  2. My entry stamp shows that I arrived on 3 May.

Common collocations

  • entry stamp
  • exit stamp
  • stamp a passport
  • get a stamp
  • passport controlThe place at an airport, port or land border where officials check your passport and visa before you enter or leave a country.
  • immigration officerA government official who checks travellers' documents at the border and decides, or helps decide, whether they may enter or stay.
  • overstayTo stay in a country longer than your visa or permission allows.
  • passportAn official travel document issued by your own country that proves your identity and nationality and lets you cross international borders.

More terms: Border Control & Entry

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