Indian passport not stamped upon arrival in Delhi

gitlib · Oct 5th, 2009, 20:13

My mother who is an infrequent international flier just arrived in Delhi this morning. There was utter chaos over swine flu forms of some sort and she was waved through when she enquired if she could pick up her luggage. No one stopped her when she walked out of arrivals with her bags without getting her passport stamped at the immigration desk upon arrival back in India.

A serious security lapse and now the cause of immense concern for us since her departure from UK/arrival back in India from London has not been recorded in the UK or in India.

What advice can you give her? What can we do to get this error corrected so as not to jeopardise further travel to UK or application for UK and other visas? ANy advice will be greatly appreciated.

Aishah · Oct 5th, 2009, 20:19

If she has an Indian passport will this be a huge problem? Just recently I was looking at my NZ passport and not once is there a stamp for in and out of NZ, although it is entered on their computer, and I imagine this is what has happened to hers. Did they do computer entering with her passport?

Nattusbs · Oct 5th, 2009, 22:10

Regardless of the passport origin (Indian or foreign), she may have a problem when she departs India at the Emigration counter. The officer will be looking for the stamp on entry and when he does not find it, he is going to question. It might well be that he scanned the appropriate page and that it has been recorded on the computer - if so that should be fine.

In any case, there is no use fretting about it, tell her to have a good trip and enjoy it. At the departure point, whatever will be will be. If the officer acts tough, just tell him "OK, I will just stay in India - Namaste."

Cheers

Nattusbs

gitlib · Oct 5th, 2009, 22:19

Yes indeed! This is a HUGE problem for her as she was meant to get it stamped at delhi upon arrival. That is the only record that she has returned from UK and is back in India. Without this stamp she will not be able to apply for any further UK visas. really frantic for her.

GoanCanuck · Oct 6th, 2009, 00:09

Your mother needs to get her passport stamped as quickly as possible. Failure to do so will prevent her from leaving India.

Sama · Oct 6th, 2009, 00:15

I would go back to the airport with my arrival ticket as proof and also with someone who speaks Hindi and find someone with immigration authority and explain the situation.

they would have to be pretty stupid to believe that your mother snuck into the country from the UK!

Oct 5th, 2009, 20:13	#1
gitlib Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: London Posts: 2	Indian passport not stamped upon arrival in Delhi My mother who is an infrequent international flier just arrived in Delhi this morning. There was utter chaos over swine flu forms of some sort and she was waved through when she enquired if she could pick up her luggage. No one stopped her when she walked out of arrivals with her bags without getting her passport stamped at the immigration desk upon arrival back in India. A serious security lapse and now the cause of immense concern for us since her departure from UK/arrival back in India from London has not been recorded in the UK or in India. What advice can you give her? What can we do to get this error corrected so as not to jeopardise further travel to UK or application for UK and other visas? ANy advice will be greatly appreciated.

Oct 5th, 2009, 20:19	#2
Aishah She-who-must-be-obeyed! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jaisalmer Posts: 7,625	If she has an Indian passport will this be a huge problem? Just recently I was looking at my NZ passport and not once is there a stamp for in and out of NZ, although it is entered on their computer, and I imagine this is what has happened to hers. Did they do computer entering with her passport? __________________ "Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards."

Oct 5th, 2009, 22:19	#4
gitlib Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: London Posts: 2	Passport not stamped upon arrival-pt 2 Yes indeed! This is a HUGE problem for her as she was meant to get it stamped at delhi upon arrival. That is the only record that she has returned from UK and is back in India. Without this stamp she will not be able to apply for any further UK visas. really frantic for her.

Oct 6th, 2009, 00:15	#6
Sama a pain in the asana Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: the India inside my heart Posts: 6,431	I would go back to the airport with my arrival ticket as proof and also with someone who speaks Hindi and find someone with immigration authority and explain the situation. they would have to be pretty stupid to believe that your mother snuck into the country from the UK! __________________ *MY INDIA, 2005-2008* "Once you have felt the Indian dust, you will never be free of it." (Rumer Godden, 1975)

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Oct 5th, 2009, 22:10	#3
Nattusbs Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: IIT-Kharagpur Posts: 658	Regardless of the passport origin (Indian or foreign), she may have a problem when she departs India at the Emigration counter. The officer will be looking for the stamp on entry and when he does not find it, he is going to question. It might well be that he scanned the appropriate page and that it has been recorded on the computer - if so that should be fine. In any case, there is no use fretting about it, tell her to have a good trip and enjoy it. At the departure point, whatever will be will be. If the officer acts tough, just tell him "OK, I will just stay in India - Namaste." Cheers Nattusbs

Oct 6th, 2009, 00:09	#5
GoanCanuck Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vancouver Posts: 3,398	Your mother needs to get her passport stamped as quickly as possible. Failure to do so will prevent her from leaving India.

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