Passport stamp

A passport stamp is an inked impression in a passport typically made by rubber stamp upon entering or exiting a territory.

Passport stamps may occasionally take the form of sticker stamps, such as entry stamps from Japan, South Korea, and Sri Lanka. Depending on nationality, a visitor may not receive a stamp at all (unless specifically requested), such as an EU or EFTA citizen travelling to the Schengen Area, Albania,^{[citation not found]} and North Macedonia.^[1] Foreign visitors to Iran and North Korea also do not receive stamps in passports.^[2][3] Most countries issue exit stamps in addition to entry stamps. A few countries issue only entry stamps, including Canada, El Salvador, Ireland, New Zealand, Mexico, the United Kingdom and the United States.^[4][5]

Argentina, Australia, Cuba, Hong Kong SAR, Israel, Macau SAR, Jamaica and Singapore do not stamp passports upon entry or exit. Some of these countries or regions issue landing slips instead. Australia does not issue any form of physical evidence of entry or exit as a matter of course at the primary line, but will provide entry and exit stamps upon request to a supervisor. Argentina and Singapore send digital entry receipts containing conditions of entry via email.^[6]

Because there is no national authority, Antarctica does not have a passport stamp. However, the various research stations there may provide souvenir ones on request.^[7]