Why did a gate officer and exit immigration officer try to peel my visa sticker?

6/4/2022 8:19:23 PM

Why did I face ‘enhanced’ passport control at exit? If I had a forged visa, isn’t the point moot if I’m travelling back to my home country? I did have a multiple entry visa, but even if that triggered the extra check at exit, wouldn’t it make more sense to do this on entry?

No, the point isn’t moot. The fact you’re traveling back to your home country is irrelevant. On exit, they still try to ensure 1) you were visiting with a valid visa and 2) you haven’t exceeded the duration of your visa (redundant of #1 I understand, but included separately for emphasis).

12/3/2019 3:12:28 PM

By common convention, one government should not damage a travel document of another (to which passport and visa belong).

Peeling off a visa sticker would be considered damaging, since it would invalidate the visa.

The stickers are designed to be checked without peeling them off.

The Spanish official probably noticed the attempt and checked if it had been completely peeled off, saw that it hadn’t, and then did a normal check.

As to the reason why the original official attempted to peel it off in the first place, that is a question that you would have to ask that official (which you were wise not to).

12/1/2019 12:29:45 PM

Most likely they wondered if your visa was a fake, but concluded that their initial impression was wrong.

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