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No, it is not right. The law says very clearly that your passport is not to be stamped - see http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/Lex ... 123:EN:PDF Article 5.3. If you feel like, you could point out next time that they have just broken the law. And it probably helps to join the EEA queue - you are less likely to get a stamp there.London-er wrote:It surprises me that UK is the only EU nation I know that EEA family members’ living in the UK fills –up Landing Cards and get arrival stamps as well. I am a PR holder and was asked to fill a landing card @ the airport last week and my passport was stamped as well.
Does anyone know if this is right?
Also see[b] EEA Regulation 11(3)[/b] wrote:
Right of admission to the United Kingdom
11.
(3) An immigration officer may not place a stamp in the passport of a person admitted to the
United Kingdom under this regulation who is not an EEA national if the person produces a
residence card or permanent residence card.
[b] Immigration Directorate Instructions [/b] wrote:
5.2.1. Landing cards for non-EEA family members
As a family member has a right to admission and residence simply by virtue of proving that
he/she is, or has been, the family member of an EEA national with a right to reside it is
considered unduly onerous to require holders of family permits and residence cards to
submit any form of additional documentation, including a landing card.
Ethier of the THREE! Bad training, Ignorancy or they happen to do it intentionaly.thsths wrote:No, it is not right. The law says very clearly that your passport is not to be stamped - see http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/Lex ... 123:EN:PDF Article 5.3. If you feel like, you could point out next time that they have just broken the law. And it probably helps to join the EEA queue - you are less likely to get a stamp there.London-er wrote:It surprises me that UK is the only EU nation I know that EEA family members’ living in the UK fills –up Landing Cards and get arrival stamps as well. I am a PR holder and was asked to fill a landing card @ the airport last week and my passport was stamped as well.
Does anyone know if this is right?
As to the landing card, that is up to the UK. I thought general policy is that you do not need one. But immigration officers are notoriously badly trained, so they may or may not know that.
London-er wrote:It surprises me that UK is the only EU nation I know that EEA family members’ living in the UK fills –up Landing Cards and get arrival stamps as well. I am a PR holder and was asked to fill a landing card @ the airport last week and my passport was stamped as well.
Does anyone know if this is right?
That's exactly what several people have already said in this thread, also backed up with links directly to official web pages. And UKBA does get it wrong, quite regularly obviously. Some people just have difficulties wrapping their mind around the fact that the residence card is not the EEA family permit (though to be fair, it was before 2006).bumpe wrote:So i think that you all get it wrong and the UKBA is right (no hard feelings tho) EEA family permit is always stamped. Resident Card is not.
bumpe wrote:London-er wrote:It surprises me that UK is the only EU nation I know that EEA family members’ living in the UK fills –up Landing Cards and get arrival stamps as well. I am a PR holder and was asked to fill a landing card @ the airport last week and my passport was stamped as well.
Does anyone know if this is right?
My personal experience
I am an African married to an EU.
Was issued EEA visa to enter UK and this was always stamped.
In UK i applied for a resident permit and was issued one.
Recently i flew back to UK and went through my normal gate (Non Eu) passport holders or (all cthers) on the desk the UKBA officer saw my resident permit on my passport and refused to serve me, he told me am in the wrong gate and i should use the EU passport holders, he tore my landing card and told me as long as i have the resident permit i should NEVER bother with it again. I made my way back to the EU passport holders with my African passport and without a landing card, the person at the EU desk kindly asked me how my holiday was as he scanned my visa and told me Welcome back to UK. NO stamp, no landing card, no questions, hustle free.
So i think that you all get it wrong and the UKBA is right (no hard feelings tho) EEA family permit is always stamped. Resident Card is not.
The difference is that when you are entering the UK as a Family member of EEA you are not yet a UK resident.
If you enter the UK and get UK residence, you are issued a Resident card as a Family member of EEA then, from that time UKBA treats you as an EU passport holder even if you are non-eu so you can enter UK through the EU passport holders and your passport is not stamped and no landing card is needed.
I dont know for certain whats right or wrong but i have just shared my experience.
There isn't one.akikodiana wrote:Yesterday at London City Airport, I was told that next time I come back to the UK, I must go to Non-EU and fill in a landing card as the border control regulations will change soon. Also, I saw finger print reader machines at every counter.
Do you know what is the new rule?
Not unless it's also required for UK nationals.akikodiana wrote:Landing card requred again?
Not unless UK nationals must.akikodiana wrote:Must go to Non-EU?
Not unless UK nationals must.akikodiana wrote:Must give finger prints?
Then § 24 of Directive 2004/38/EC requires that you are treated equally with UK nationals.akikodiana wrote:I am non-EU & have an EEA Resident Card, married to EEA national.
UKBA can't get it right. Different controllers with different views. I have decided not to go through ''ALL OTHER PASSPORTS'' any longer. And never to fill-out or hand in any Landing cards and it has been working for me.msi786 wrote:I was told by one of the Immigration Officers at Heathrow that when I travel with my wife (who is an EEA national) I do not need to fill in the landind card and I can join my wife in the EEA queue.
Jajana, I said besides, trying to give you the general view of services in the UK.jajanana wrote:Those people that received the calls are not immigration workers but customer service advisor.