Passport not stamped on exit… questions asked on return

[gerry mcg]

We went to France via Eurotunnel on Sun 5th Sept and came home yesterday.
i travelled on my passport and Mrs McG travelled on her passport.
i thought i saw Mrs McG’s passport being stamped by border on departure, but when we got them back I looked , there was no stamp
On return, the border went through Mrs McG’s Passport looking for her entry stamp , and obviously, there wasn’t one. I explained that it wasn’t stamped on entry 2 weeks prior by the border (I don’t know why - perhaps as Mrs McG was travelling with me as ?)and this got a strange look, and i was asked how long we had been away, and could I prove our departure?

i showed them our Eurotunnel return ticket on my phone and they wrote her details down in a large ledger and stamped her passport with an exit stamp and hand wrote the entry date of the 5th Sept above the departure stamp.

 

[Dutch 68]

We went to France via Eurotunnel on Sun 5th Sept and came home yesterday.
i travelled on my passport and Mrs McG travelled on her passport.
i thought i saw Mrs McG’s passport being stamped by border on departure, but when we got them back I looked , there was no stamp
On return, the border went through Mrs McG’s Passport looking for her entry stamp , and obviously, there wasn’t one. I explained that it wasn’t stamped on entry 2 weeks prior by the border (I don’t know why - perhaps Mrs McG was travelling with me as ?)and this got a strange look, and i was asked how long we had been away, and coil i prove our departure.

i showed them our Eurotunnel return ticket on my phone and they wrote her details down in a large ledger and stamped her passport with an exit stamp and hand wrote the entry date of the 5th Sept above the departure stamp.

As she is travelling with you being the holder of a Eu country citizen the 90/180 rule would not be applicable to her…..

 

[gerry mcg]

As she is travelling with you being the holder of a Eu country citizen the 90/180 rule would not be applicable to her…..

i know, but that did not stop the inquisition at the border on return.
perhaps the outbound border official was well versed with the rules, and the returning border guard was not…. Dont know… just sharing our experience

 

[Dutch 68]

I know

i know, but that did not stop the inquisition at the border on return

That’s the french for you, they are just loving it, if only they paid a bit more attention to other travellers

 

[Blue Knight]

After the whole submarine embarrassment I suspect the FR customs will get even tighter - or at least for those with US, UK and AUS passports.

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[phase3begins]

uk border officials did their job. Next?

 

[dunnah01]

That’s the french for you, they are just loving it, if only they paid a bit more attention to other travellers

Pretty sure they do - check out the non-EU queues at any port or airport

 

[gus-lopez]

As she is travelling with you being the holder of a Eu country citizen the 90/180 rule would not be applicable to her…..

& why her passport wasn't , & shouldn't have been afterwards,stamped.

 

[gerry mcg]

uk border officials did their job. Next?

It was nothing to do with the UK border officials - . I was speaking about the actions of the french border officials (both ways)