Why did countries stop stamping passports?

Efficiency proved to be the biggest reason for their change. The new process could help reduce lines at immigration checkpoints and make it a smoother process for travelers. South Korea isn't alone in this trend. Other destinations, such as Hong Kong, Macao, and Israel have all ditched the passport stamps.



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Many airports across the United States have already discontinued stamping passports with an entry or admission stamp. Instead of receiving an entry or admission stamp in the passport, the foreign national will be required to visit the CBP website at https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/I94/#/home and retrieve their I-94 record.

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Travelers must have a valid and current passport or a passport card to enter the country. This passport will be stamped. You will need to show this stamp when you depart from the airport. “Passport Cards” can only be used for land border crossing and are not permitted for international air travel into the country.

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The EES replaces passport stamping and automates border control procedures, making traveling to European countries using the EES more efficient for the traveler.”

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Tristan da Cunha Tristan da Cunha is a group of volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean and the boat ride takes between five to ten days from Cape Town, South Africa. Psst, that 24-hour ferry to Chichijima doesn't seem too bad now, does it? This is truly one of the hardest passport stamps to get in the world.

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Surprising (or unsurprising) though it may be, pilots and flight attendants rarely get their passports stamped upon admittance to a foreign country. Crews are almost always admitted to international destinations via dedicated employee arrival portals with expedited screening.

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You may have noticed that a visit to other countries implied a visa stamp on your passport, but this is not valid for Cuba. Your passport will not get stamped upon entry. Only the Tourist Card will receive a Cuba visa stamp, but you need to keep it in your passport at all times.

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