RTAG's International Travel Matrix

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• Matt

  July 25, 2016

  Anyone try to get into Maysia recently? I was there 14 months ago… No entrance problem then. I was surprise to read that Great Britain (Other countries) allows SOs in if their conviction happened more than 5 years ago. Is this true?

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• Joseph Mandt

  July 19, 2016

  They may have gotten a couple of other things wrong. Last time I checked, France is one of the 4 or so countries in Europe along with the UK,, Ireland, and maybe Austria that has a registry, but it is for police use only. Likewise, the Netherlands does not purge the criminal records of sex offenders after a period to time, but they don’t have a formal registry. I had never heard that Italy had a registry From what I have read, both Spain and Germany have declared that American style registries not only violate national laws, but also the European Convention On Human Rights treaty. I had National Police guys at Brussels Airport tell me that a public registry website would clearly violate Belgian law.

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  • j

    August 21, 2016

    Spain, does or does not allow entrance and travel through their country?

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    • fac-adminPost author

      August 21, 2016

      Does

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• Joseph Mandt

  July 19, 2016

  Last time that I checked, the law in the UK does not provide for mandatory refusal of entry into the UK for a felony once enough time has passed since your conviction, typically 5 years, which is also when most registrants in the Uk are removed from their no longer public list. They must be using the “catch all” law that they used to deny that crazy Dutch parliamentarian Pim Fortuyn entry because he hurt people’ s feelings.

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• T

  July 18, 2016

  The first time I had this experience was Mexico on 4/2016 and recently on 6/2016 when I was flying to Lima, Peru, the same thing happen even when I notified local law enforcement. I guess I can’t go anywhere overseas because of the stigma I have to live for the rest of my life.

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  • Steveo

    July 24, 2016

    Hang in there. Things might change. Also, it was only in Mexico where you had the problem.

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• Bill Arthur

  July 9, 2016

  Secret — you can go to the Bahamas (Grand Bahama Island) without using a password. Only need a certified birth certificate and drivers license on a ferry from Fort Lauderdale called Bahamas Ferry Express. Once you’re there, you can go to other islands within the Bahamas with no problem. I haven’t done this, but their website is very explicit about it. If anyone does accomplish this, please let the group know that it works. This is one of the only nations I have found where a US citizen can visit without a passport.
  http://gobahamasplus.com/fast-ferry-info/
  Just be careful not to stay in Florida so long before you leave that you have to register there. Read carefully the details on the CRSOL state-by-state US Sex Offender Registration Laws.
  I’d still love to hear about any new cruise updates (denied/allowed boarding). From my experience with cruises in the past, you don’t need a password for a closed-loop cruise (leave/return same US destination on a Caribbean itinerary) and you can leave the ship in any port with your ship ID and not have to go through customs with a passport. This sounds like a great work-around.

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  • j

    August 21, 2016

    I have the same thought. What about crossing usa into free trade zone mexico side and boarding an ocean-going ship, lawfully?

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  • Raquel

    November 28, 2017

    As far as your question regarding denies cruising… My boyfriend was just denied cruising with Royal Caribbean three weeks before our cruise. The cruise was a close ended Caribbean cruise and he had a cruises before with Carnival about two to three years ago. We received a phone call 5 days ago stating that he needed to email them the details of the crime and what happened. It would then be reviewed and a decision would be made. We’ll he was denied.

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• Thomas

  July 7, 2016

  I am a level 1 RSO. I had a trip to Peru planned and paid for prior to IML passing. The trip was to be in April 2016. I wasn’t informed of the passing of IML until I happened to stumble across it on the internet roughly 10 days before my trip was to begin. I personally handed in my letter of intent to travel and my itinerary to the sheriff’s office.

  I was not stopped or delayed at any time upon leaving the country and landed in Lima, Peru just fine. I had an amazing vacation hiking the jungles and mountains and seeing the world from Machu Picchu. However, upon leaving, I was stopped before boarding my flight to the US because Interpol had flagged my passport. I was not told anything and was held for about half an hour before I was allowed to leave. Upon reentry into the US I was again detained and held in a back room for extra processing before being allowed to continue. My luggage mysteriously disappeared and it was not returned to me until a week later.

  I fully believe that if I was not late in handing in my letter, I would have been denied entry… they weren’t even sure if they were going to let me leave!

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  • Robert

    July 9, 2016

    What state do you live in and are you on probation or parole still?

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    • robert

      July 9, 2016

      i can apply to get off registration in 2020 and i am also a tier 1 from new jersey

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