authorities via information provided to them by carriers when the passenger departs from the country. No exit control United States of America Canada Mexico (by air) Bahamas Ireland United Kingdom (Border Force officers do not carry out systematic checks of travel documents on passengers travelling to a destination outside the Common Travel Area by air, rail or sea (though from time to time spot checks are carried out – in this case passports are not stamped); instead, airline/rail/ferry companies obtain passengers' travel document information at check-in or on departure and transmit the information electronically to the UK Border Force) Formal entry or exit control without passport stamping Albania (Entry & Exit stamp may be issued upon request) Argentina (Digital entry confirmation on arrival only) Australia (Entry & Exit stamps no longer issued. Instead, you may pull up electronic record of your entries & exits) China (Exit stamp issued upon request when using e-Gate) Costa Rica (only at Costa Rican airports; different entry and exit stamps are made at the border crossing with Panama) El Salvador Fiji Hong Kong (no entry or exit stamps are issued, instead landing slips are issued upon arrival only) Iran Israel (no entry or exit stamps are issued at Ben Gurion Airport, instead landing slips are issued upon arrival and departure) Japan (Exit stamp issued upon request & when not using e-Gate since July 2019) Macau (no entry or exit stamps are issued, instead landing slips are issued upon arrival only) New Zealand North Macedonia (Entry & Exit stamp may be issued upon request for EU & EFTA citizens) Qatar (exit stamp no longer issued but may be requested) South Korea (since 1 November 2016) Panama (only at Panamanian airports; different entry and exit stamps are made at the border crossing with Costa Rica) Republic of China (exit stamp issued upon request & when not using e-Gate) Singapore (no exit stamps since 22 April 2019, no entry stamps since 21 October 2021) Saint Kitts and Nevis However, in some of these countries a departure card is stamped. See also Gallery of passport stamps by country or territory Revenue Stamp Notes References Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the operation of the provisions on stamping of the travel documents of third-country nationals in accordance with Articles 10 and 11 of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 establishing a Community Code on the rules