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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American citizens that are RSO’s need to understand that it is not other countries that are denying them entry, it is our own country telling those countries that an RSO is coming in, and that is the reason why they are now being denied entry into those foreign countries. My question is, does the USA notify American citizen’s when SO’s from other countries are coming into the USA?? What, no? Truth is, most other foreign countries don’t have sex offender registries!
I heard about this before. How is the U.S. telling the other countries about sex offenders and what are they telling them to make them deny RSO’s entry?
They send what is called a “green notice” warning the receiving country that sex offender is arriving in their country and may pose a danger.
The local SPOT unit notifies FDLE, FDLE notifies the US Marshall’s service, the US Marshall’s service has an “Angel Watch” program that notifies INTERPOL or the receiving country’s immigration. The notification is ominous and has a picture of the registrant, among other information to identify them.
Even though the notice does not say “deny entry to this person”, you can imagine how any country receiving one of these notices will react!
I have read that Royal Caribbean and Carnival cruises ban registered sex offenders. What about Holland America cruises? The line is registered in the Netherlands, but the company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Carnival Corp. Would the restriction extend to all Carnival owned ships? Does anyone have any recent experience. Needless to say there’s nothing about this on the Holland America website. It would be helpful if RTAG posted cruise ship info.
I’ve been registered for 9 years and have gone on both Royal and Carnival with zero issue 3 x. It’s been 12 months since my last cruise so possible this is a new thing but I doubt it.
Mike, it’s a new thing. This policy came out very recently.
Hello, am very interested, please reply.
Just got marched off a RCI cruise from Australia because our version of the department of homeland security informed them. Was a most unpleasant experience
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my wife and I would love to travel to South America but mi seeing a bunch negative here . Does anyone know if Venezuela is turning us away?
so Nicaragua has no laws keeping so’s out, are they turning all away now, since when. I go every year, I live in texas
thanks
why do some countries have a Y/N in the column SO turned away? what does this mean??
Some have gotten in, some have been turned away. It’s random if they bother checking and if they do, whether people have been turned away.
this is a great guide, i was in the philippines in jan 2016 and had no issue with anything till i returned to the usa where i was taken to a room in JFK ny and then released without even questioning. that part happened both times i went in 2016 also in 2014 but only here in the USA never in the philippines
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Just to update you, if your an SO Philippines just prohibited you going there.
do you know this for certain?
I am a registered SO in Hawaii, and I was just denied entry to the Philippines (Manila airport) with a curt statement that my passport contained/connected to an “alert” from the U.S. government that I was not to be permitted entry into the Philippines. While the specific ban is obviously false, I believe it was their simplistic excuse for their own Immigration policy announce in 2014 from their “Bureau of Immigration”. Two others passengers on my same flight were also denied entry. We were sent back on the next flight an hour later.
Colin – you were likely flagged. Visit registranttag.org to share information
Mike,
The only way you can go back to the Philippines is if you either A) Contact DFA- Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila and ask to review your case, or B) Hire an attorney to file for removal from the blacklist, which is what you are probably on right now. Unfortunately, I am going through the sam thing right now, and in fact under review to be removed form the blacklist, even though I have not attempted to enter the country. It sucks even if you have a married spouse or family that you can’ visit in the Philippines. Note- If DFA does approve you, which takes 10-14 months according to my attorney, you will have to pay a “fine” and “clearance” fees before you can even fly into the Philippines again and be taken off.
hey is there a way to stay in touch with you…i want to travel there..
Mike, forget it. the Philippines is closed to us. Period. Forever, most likely. It’s over. cry about it like I did. Move on when you can. It still hurts.
Have u been back to the Philippines recently? If so, were u able to get in the country with no problems? Me and my wife are planning to go in 2 months and im afraid they wont let me enter the country as I read an article online that was published in 2014 stating Philippines banned sex offenders from entering the country.
E, I personally have not been back in the Philippines as of yet. However, I contacted an attorney in California and they are in the middle of removing off the blacklist. I suggest you or your wife finds an attorney specialized in Philippines immigration laws or blacklist removal. But yes you will be turned back if you enter the Philippines
He goerge is it easy to get removed from register list