Passport Stamp in Glasgow?
Replies: 14 - Last Post: Apr 12, 2012 3:18 PM Last Post By: Maestro
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Passport Stamp in Glasgow?
Hello,So, we're flying to the UK from the US. We will be landing in London.
Then we're flying from London to Glasgow, Scotland. Does anyone know if customs will stamp our passport in Glasgow when we land? Is it possible to make customs stamp it?
Thanks!
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Are you going through immigration in London? If yes then no they won't stamp it.2
PS: I know that Scotland isn't a country, but who knows, maybe they have strict passport laws for non-europeans.....I like collecting the passport stamps.... =/
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I'm assuming we are going thru immigration in London when we land initially.5
I wouldn't tell a Scot that Scotland isn't a country.And no is the answer to your main question if you go through immigration.
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Firstly, passport stamping is done by Immigration, who are a separate service from Customs.Secondly, the nation that stamps passports is the UK rather than England, Scotland or even Wales. So yes, if you were to arrive in Glasgow on an international flight you could get a stamp, but it would be from the UK and exactly the same as the stamps issued in London.
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So what's changed, how come Scotland isn't a country anymore, it was the last time I looked (and so was England and Wales).9
Scotland is a country, in union with England, Wales and Northern Ireland, with whom they share immigration and customs (among other things, most notably a monarch and parliament) in an entity called "the United Kingdom". The biggest partner in this union, England, is unsurprisingly the least well-informed about the union and the status of the other partners.Somewhat similar (in that respect only) to the Schengen Immigration group of countries where you can get stamped into the Netherlands at Amsterdam airport but don't need another stamp when you enter Germany.
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It is not similar at all as the Newtherlands and Germany do not share a parliament and the monarchy
Yes, it's not similar in that respect. Perhaps I didn't make it clear enough - I meant in respect of immigration status only, which is what the OP question was about.The rest, well if you're English, you've illustrated my point about England having a poor grasp of the history and nature of the union that once made the UK great .
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You still haven't explained how England isn't a country, yes I know all about the union, 4 countries make up the union (was taught it at school, long before it was politically correct to not mention it for fear of upsetting "someone"). So how come all of a sudden being in a union with 4 other countries now makes Scotland the only country in it????? Got any written proof of this?12
How come in post 6, Scotland isn't a country and then in post 10 it is a country, having lived in both I can tell you they are both very definitely COUNTRIES.13
to the Op - you will go thru immi at Heathrow, your flight from Heathrow to Glasgow will be a domestic flight.So the answer to your question is really self explanatory - you don't get passport stamps on domestic flights.
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I don't think you can get a stamp, but you can always ask for a Glasgow Kiss instead...
