RTAG's International Travel Matrix
Registrant Travel Action Group (RTAG – www.registranttag.org), an RSOL affiliate organized to protect the international travel rights for lawful travel of registrants, is putting together a travel matrix, to serve as a snapshot guide to warn which countries you may have difficulty traveling to.
Since the US is now sending out travel alerts whenever a registered citizen travels, you need to be mindful of issues you may have at certain borders.
The below matrix is a work-in-progress and if you have traveled internationally as a registered citizen, we ask that you share your experience with RTAG (good or bad), so that information can be shared.
You can reach RTAG at the following:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 1.972.638.0651
| Area | Country | SOs turned away | Law keeping out SOs | Law keeping out felons | SO Registry | ||||||
| Mexico | Mexico | YES | YES | Unk | NO | ||||||
| Canada | Canada | YES | YES | YES | YES | ||||||
| Central Amer | Belize | NO | NO | NO | NO | ||||||
| Costa Rica | YES | NO | Unk | NO | |||||||
| Guatemala | NO | NO | NO | NO | |||||||
| Panama | YES | YES | YES | NO | |||||||
| Nicaragua | YES | NO | NO | NO | |||||||
| Caribbean | Aruba | NO | NO | NO | NO | ||||||
| Bahamas | NO | NO | NO | NO | |||||||
| Dom republic | YES | NO | NO | NO | |||||||
| Jamaica | YES | NO | NO | YES | |||||||
| St Lucia | NO | NO | NO | NO | |||||||
| Trinidad | NO | NO | NO | NO | |||||||
| South Amer | Argentina | YES | YES | Unk | Unk | ||||||
| Brazil | YES | YES | Ukn | Unk | |||||||
| Chili | NO | NO | NO | Unk | |||||||
| Colombia | YES | NO | NO | Unk | |||||||
| Europe | France | NO | NO | NO | NO | ||||||
| Germany | NO | NO | NO | NO | |||||||
| Ireland | YES | NO | NO | YES | |||||||
| Italy | NO | NO | NO | YES | |||||||
| Netherlands | NO | NO | NO | NO | |||||||
| Spain | NO | NO | NO | NO | |||||||
| UK | YES | YES | YES | YES | |||||||
| Asia | Australia | Y/N | YES | YES | YES | ||||||
| China | Y/N | NO | NO | NO | |||||||
| Japan | Y/N | YES | YES | NO | |||||||
| Hong Kong | NO | NO | NO | NO | |||||||
| Korea | YES | NO | NO | YES | |||||||
| Indonesia | YES | NO | NO | NO | |||||||
| Loas | Y/N | NO | NO | NO | |||||||
| New Zealand | YES | YES | YES | YES | |||||||
| Singapore | YES | NO | NO | NO | |||||||
| Thailand | Y/N | NO | NO | NO | |||||||
| Vietnam | Y/N | NO | NO | NO | |||||||
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| Middle East | Dubai | YES | NO | NO | NO | ||||||
| Lebanon | NO | NO | NO | NO | |||||||
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Has anyone traveled to Turks and cacios and did you get in. Was. It difficult going thru customs.
Has anyone gotten a passport recently WITH the RSO stamp i keep hearing about? I know someone on this forum went on a trip and it got cancelled when they got back due to not having the RSO stamp…. Should I be worried travelling even though a country will not deny me?
I got my first ever passport this year and planned a trip to France,Spain,and portugal from 3/19-3/27. No rso marking on it so i was worried.Took my trip with no issues and got stamped twice in france. Weeks later got a letter from State Dept. revoking my passport.I sent it in and will apply for a new one with the marking.I plan to travel again as I intend to travel thru europe once I reach 62 in 3 years and maybe not come back but to register in Fla twice a year.I’m searching flights and need to know If I can fly into London to connect to a flight to another country.I know England doesn’t accept RSO’s but can you just connect to a flight and not leave the airport. Thanks.
From other commentator do not try to go thru UK. Pay a bit more and connect over in Europe or fly direct. Why chance it? Also, if you are not planning to return, give the 21 day notice and leave. You do not have to come back to register twice/year. The state will have your address as living out of country.
Additionally, if you might qualify for dual citizenship, explore that option. We have and now have a passport from husband’s birth country. Easier to travel all across Europe with no US passport, marked or unmarked!
Thanks for your reply.I figured that was the case.I have thought of travelling to europe when i retire and not come back.be a permanent traveler as they say. I won’t miss much in the U.S. and I want to enjoy the cultures and history of the world while I can. trying to see how it can be done and keep my bank accounts active in Fla. I plan to travel to europe at least twice a year before 2022 so I can get a good fell of where I’d like to stay.My choices so far are Portugal,Spain,(I speak Spanish ), and maybe a low cost eastern europe destinantion like Lviv or Belgrade, i can home base somewhere cheap and then travel thru europe from there. Thanks again.
Has your husband tried to go to any countries hat ban rso’s with his second passport
That’s a good question. You can call RTAG @ +19726380651 let us know what you found out.
I flew into London for a connecting flight to Amsterdam and was fine. But this was September 2017 so maybe things have changed. When I came in from LAX I didn’t go through any customs since I was transiting.
Hope this helps
Wait: if we leave the country or the state we still need to come back to to register even if we dont live in florida anymore? Not what i understood. What if i leave for 9 months that means my 6 month registering im not in florida im living in another state: how does that work? Im at a total loss now
If you are in Florida 3 or more days (at the same location in the aggregate during a calendar year) you have to register. That’s 3 days, not 3 weeks or three months…
The prev post said they were leaving to europe but were coming back to register twice a year. My question was do we need to come back for the two time registration as they said they would even if we arent living in florida for that entire time?
Once they report they are leaving Florida, they do not have to re-register until they return.
If he no longer lives in FL and chooses not to return, then he remains on FL’s registry but no Florida registration-related action is required on his part, correct?
Correct – he SHOULD have checked out of Florida. They will indefinitely keep him on the Florida registry and show his address as “Out of State – [Wherever he said he was going]” but he doesn’t have to come back to comply with periodic re-registration.
We are trying (desperately) to fund a lawsuit to challenge the indefinite public notification of people no longer in Florida, but because it will benefit people NOT in Florida (and most of our membership are IN Florida) we cannot use our general funds for this lawsuit and need to rely on donations earmarked for that case only.
I wish more ex-offenders would seriously look at donating to the Out Of State challenge, It will benefit more people that they realize, and at some point, maybe even them. I have donated to this already. I never thought I would be moving out of Fl. but things change, I am moving out of state in a couple of months.
I donated $1000.00 on July 19 to this fund and the thermometer never rose. I have lived in TN for the last 13 years and still on FL registry. Where did you apply my funds to?
Everything gets allocated correctly – I’ll follow up Walt to make sure this was properly attributed.
The thermometer is a manually adjusted image.
My husband and I just arrived in Antigua and Barbuda with no issues. Husband is an RSO in the US. Now we’re enjoying our anniversary week together!
That is great news to hear that they are so sensible.
For the benefit of others in your husband’s situation, be sure to take a couple of minutes to submit a report at http://registranttag.org/travel-experience-report/
Happy anniversary!
Does anyone know if it’ll be an for RSO to travel to Bora Bora?
PERHAPS I MISSED IT BUT WHAT ABOUT GOING TO CEBU IN THE PHILOPPINES?
No Go!
If I go to to Philippines would my country send a green notice ? IS that the only information they have that I’m an rso ?
Going to Philippines this summer wish me luck ! Im Canadian so i hope it helps a bit.
Any luck with Bali ! Indonesia ????
The Philippines and most of Asia is a big fat NO! I am stuck living in Hong Kong because of that. I grew up in Japan from my third Birthday, so I am going to explore that option, but I seriously doubt that will go anywhere! Does anyone know if Macao turns away SOs? Also, please let me know if there are any other countries anywhere in Asia that are accepting Sex Offenders! I was a levene in New York, and was not on their computer database!
Have you tried getting into macau or china? Were you successful?