@Stu ********
no. I did not get a VISA stamp in my passport. I got an exempt stamp saying I had entered WITHOUT a visa. No visa. Zero. Nada. None. And yes it does make a difference when you walk through immigration with no visa, and get permission to stay with no visa. 🤦. Dear god, just call it what it is instead of non stop arguing trying to prove having NO visa is a visa.