Clearing when i entered the UK

[esagala]

Hello,
I arrived in the UK on Sunday the 18th of September to start a MSc degree. I traveled from Orlando florida to Dublin, Ireland and then to Heathrow with Aer Lingus Airline. When i arrived in the UK, i collected my luggage and walked straight out to the Pickup Area. I am a bit puzzled because i did not have to go through Customs or Immigration. Nobody looked at my student visa and i did not received a stamp in my passport stating my arrival date in the UK.
While at the airport i called the immigration section and they explained to me that since i came through ireland, it is considered a domestic flight and this is normal. I came through the UK and Irish arrivals section. I tried to explain to her that i was travelled from the states and did not clear in ireland, i was just intransit. So i should be considered an international arrival, but she said that it was alright. While this may be so, i still would like some clarification. I do not want this to come back and haunt me in the future, that there is no record of my arrival in UK. I would just like to know if i should have cause to worry. Is this normal?

Thanks for your responses

[geriatrix]

Nothing strange, because you entered UK from within the Common Travel Area.


Do you have the boarding card still? Or the plane ticket? If so, keep them in safe possession - just in case!