Since England is not a Schengen country, would my overstay be an important issue? I could show them

My situation all inclusive cancun vacation packages is this- I am a United States citizen with a valid passport, but in 2012 I overstayed my visa-free three months in the Schengen area by one month. all inclusive cancun vacation packages I exited the Schengen area on December 31st, 2012, and am currently outside all inclusive cancun vacation packages the EU visiting family. I received a ban on re-entering the Schengen area for 6 months in the mail and they photocopied all inclusive cancun vacation packages my ticket and passport as I was leaving, but I have nothing on my passport aside from the entrance and exit stamps that show the dates.
I am going to be returning to the US soon, and I was wondering whether it would be possible to stay in England for a week or so as a tourist on my way home. I know that US citizens can stay for 6 months without a visa, but I have also heard that the UK has one of the most strict border controls all inclusive cancun vacation packages in the world.
Since England is not a Schengen country, would my overstay be an important issue? I could show them proof that I have money/a hotel for my stay in London and a return ticket to the US, but I am wary of buying all inclusive cancun vacation packages a return ticket for a week after my arrival in London if they end up denying me entrance, as I would then have to purchase yet another ticket home.
I know that it will all depend on the officer I run into, but I have never been to England before and have not experienced their border patrols. I was wondering if you think it is likely that I would be denied entrance.
all inclusive cancun vacation packages I think any answer you get here will be pure conjecture. I'd suggest trying if you can afford the expense of being denied entrance. If you cannot afford a new ticket or change to the one you buy in advance of going to the UK then best go home and see the UK another time. If computers are linked, and they likely all inclusive cancun vacation packages are, then there is a policy which will how they proceed, not the whim of an officer.
But consider yourself lucky with only a six month penalty. On another site a young lady who was one day over (thinking 3 months and 90 days were the same) reported an immediate 500E fine. You do have to learn how to count if you are going to travel.
You haven't breached any of the UK immigration laws, there is nothing on there that says breaching anyone else's immigration laws means you will be denied entry into the UK. I would also advise you to take professional advice. It has nothing to do with the officer you run into, it has to do with following rules.
Thanks all inclusive cancun vacation packages for your help/suggestions- it's not a huge issue for me to visit the Uk, but it would save the expense since I'm already on this side of the Atlantic, and I haven't disobeyed any of the UK's laws. But it seems like I wouldn't all inclusive cancun vacation packages be able to get a firm answer beforehand, and I can't afford buying a ticket just for them to reject me. But I thought that since I don't have anything on my passport they might not bother looking into the system if I presented my return ticket. Does the UK share electronic records like that with the Schengen countries?
Also, do you think it will matter if I try to enter in the following year/s? Will I really be free to travel in both the UK and the Schengen area once this 6 month period is up? It's hard for me to tell because the amount of patrols in all the different countries all inclusive cancun vacation packages is so different it is ridiculous. When I entered all inclusive cancun vacation packages the Schengen area they didn't all inclusive cancun vacation packages even bother to look at/through my passport, but when I left through another country they made a huge fuss about not even believing my passport all inclusive cancun vacation packages was real -_-...and that was even before they looked through the stamps on it and saw that I had overstayed a month.
Thank you, I do in fact know how to count and it didn't just slip past me that 30 extra days had gone by. I was aware of the consequences and did not provide you any personal information as to why I needed to stay the extra time. Nor is it really relevant at all to the questions I am asking here.
Probably not because they do not enforce the UK border and wouldn't take a decision one way or the other. Likely they'll just say its a matter for the UK Border Agency and you won't know their decision until you try to enter the UK.
You said earlier that you were banned from the Schengen area for 6 months - after that it sounds as though you are free to enter, but expect to be closely questioned on your return. As for the UK, who knows, the only way you'll find out is by trying all inclusive cancun vacation packages to enter. Catch 22 isn't it?
thanks again- all inclusive cancun vacation packages I think i will only try to enter if I can find an airline that allows me to change the dates of my flight. I have heard from other places as well that they seem to find younger all inclusive cancun vacation packages women more suspicious for some reason, and that was why I was a little concerned. Also, since I wouldn't be entering from the US but from an Eastern European country, it looks like it would probably be a better idea to go home first.
I have entered Europe all inclusive cancun vacation packages twice before and both times they never really looked at my passport, but England seems like it is much stricter. To be honest, in Europe they don't even check your boarding pass against any ID, which seems like it should be pretty concerning.
I have never flown anywhere in Europe where my passport and boarding card haven been checked less than 3 times before boarding an airplane. Check in, security (although sometimes they don't verify the passport), and upon boarding the plane. I find that very strange. None of those are border control checks however, and if you were travelling between schengen countries there would be no official passport controls so I am guessing that is what you mean. UK is not in schengen all inclusive cancun vacation packages and therefore you have to go through the immigration checks (as you do upon entering the USA).
Even without this problem on your record they would likely ask the reason for you visit, the dates of your visit, proof of where you are staying, that you have a return or onward ticket, proof of financial resources and proof of health insurance (they do NOT want to pay for you on their National Health dime).
Young travelers - who are the most likely to stay on illegally - esp if they appear not well off - are often asked these questions. And someone who has already proven they are willing to flaut the immigration laws is much more likely to be questioned closely before being admitted.
all inclusive cancun vacation packages My tale of youthful indescretion in the UK goes something like this. Eons ago, when I was young and broke and had been in Europe for 6 or 7 months all inclusive cancun vacation packages I received a telegram in Mallorca from my grandmother who was in London and asked me to join her. I managed to get the funds together for a ticket and off I flew with about a pound in my pocket. When I arrived I was asked how much money I had with me and, silly me, I told the truth. Despite the telegram and her being registered at a very nice hotel, since she'd run off to Stratford and they couldn't verify with her, I was put under "supervision" all inclusive cancun vacation packages at LHR and not allowed to leave. A friend's businessman boyfriend came next day to bail me out just as my grandmother returned to town and all ended well. My point, it was a real shock to be required to follow the rules and ignorance of them was no excuse. And things have gotten worse for rule breakers all inclusive cancun vacation packages since then, I believe, so best to pay attention.
ANY foreigner (except citizens of most EU countries) is admitted, with or without a visa, and whether or not his nationality and status requires a visa, if and only if the immigration officer is satisfied about a number of things, including:
The poster's all inclusive cancun vacation packages passport clearly shows the poster cannot be trusted to obey the terms of his entry permission. The near-certainty all inclusive cancun vacation packages is that he will at the very least be interrogated for a lengthy time if the agent checks the passport, and that entry might be refused: it's quite possible, all inclusive cancun vacation packages depending on current industry knowledge, the carrier won't even accept him in the first place when he checks in on a plane or train.
Other foreigners' experience is totally irrelevant. Unless the poster changes his passport, he'll show a document that will set off alarm signals, should the border agent (or check in clerk) check it properly.
My issue wouldn't be proving to them that I won't be a charge on their system- I have my own health insurance, money, and I'd have a return ticket/hotel booked. I feel that after hearing about how strict security in the UK is, however, my arrival from the country I am currently in instead of from the US would send up flags on its own, regardless of any dates on my passport.
As for the European security, no, I was not talking about border patrols within the Schengen area. I printed out my own boarding pass and checked my luggage when I arrived at the airport. When I entered security, they barely glanced at the boarding all inclusive cancun vacation packages pass, and didn't ask for any kind of ID. When I boarded the plane, once again my passport was not checked closely against my boarding pass. I was not referring to border controls, all inclusive cancun vacation packages just to a glaring lack in basic security.
Odin - I never said travel insurance - I said health insurance. Most americans would have health insurance either through their job, or through their university of as a child of working parents (up through age 26).
And I have been in and out of England at least 20 times - and know that as an adult who looks like a business traveler I don;t get asked these questions. The only things they ask are reason for visit (vacation) and hotel (supply name) and thank you madam.