Will my passport be considered damaged?
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Yes, some countries may consider it damaged, as in this story of Finland rejecting a passport with "unauthorized" stamps made on Azerbaijan border:
...they returned my almost new biometric passport (it is not yet three years old, but it is issued for 10 years) with a note from the Finnish consulate that reads as follows::
"Please note that your passport is not a valid travel document due to the following defect: "Unofficial stamp on page 45". Your visa application will be submitted to the Visa Department of the Consulate General of Finland at the "Processing temporarily suspended" stage. If you submit a new passport before 18.01, the visa will be issued to you for the already paid consular fee."
They verbally added that I could, of course, challenge this decision, but warned that it was unlikely that I would succeed.
I opened this very 45th page in my passport. Two round emblems of the European Games with their symbol in the form of a pomegranate were placed on it next to two ordinary square stamps that are placed on the border.
You would be able to return home with such passport, which would likely include the whole EU area for citizens of EU states, but getting visas / admissions to other countries becomes a gamble.
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