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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Remember that Canada does not specifically exclude sex offenders. They exclude ALL person with a record and have access to the Us criminal justice records. This exclusion may be in response tithes doing it to Canadians, much like Brazil requires Us cites to get a visa because we require that of Brazilians. You can petition to get into Canada on what they call a “temporary residence permit.” Regular folks can do it at the border, bit not us I would think.
Has anyone had experience with Denmark? I do not see them on the list. I think that many are afraid to attempt travel after the implementation of IML so it makes it hard to get current info.
Yes, but you can Sail to Canada, easily, and most entry points close to Maine, even up to Nova Scotia have wood boxes that you drop your entry form into. GO Canada!
My understanding is that Germany, Spain and perhaps Italy have stated that a reoffender registration violates EU law and their own local human rights law. In some countries in the EU, the disclosure of a defendant’s full name in the press is illegal. When the Angel Watch thing started, i got pulled aside coming off of the plane in Brussels in November of 2013. They clearly were unfamiliar with the process and the younger cops who had never spent a time in the US in a professional capacity like their supervisor had were shocked that such a public registry could even exist. The boss man told me that as long as I was not under sanctions, I was free to enter. At a minimum, the UK, Ireland and France and maybe Austria have SOR’s. They are all non-public. Most people come off of those local lists after like 5 years or end of sanctions whichever is later. The Dutch don’t have a SOR, but they don’t purge the files of sex offenders automatically like the do with other convicts, so that info is available to government employers where their would be contact with children or some other security requirement. Remember that in some countries, your offense may not have even been a crime under their law and it may still not be. What may confuse some countries is that you were convicted of a felony in the US and in a number of the Civil Code countries like France, the term felony is reserved for only the most serious crimes. Many of our offenses would be classified misdemeanors, but would carry more than a one year sentence. So they see felony and they say Mon Dieu! Un mauvais homme!!!!!
Has anyone had recent experiences? How about with Italy?
Italy is fine
Thanks! Even after IML?
Does anyone know about Greece or Croatia?
Italy is fine. I’m a RSO and lived in Alabama at the time. No issues. Flew into Rome Italy and took train to Venice. Put in my travel notification with the sheriff and had a nice trip.
What about Ukraine? And why is Japan listed 2 times. And with conflicting info? One says yes all the way across. The other says y/n and no all the way across. Which is it with Japan? Also mine is a zero tier to tier 1 depending on state and I have no stipulations or control? No victim so no minor. What would that mean?
I have a misdemeanor offense and it was over 5 years ago but still have to register for another 2 years. Willi have any problems flying to the Bahamas for a few days? Or getting back into the US?
You should not.
Remember, if you are in Florida, you are required to provide 21 days notice prior to international travel.
I am not seeking a place to relocate. I am seeking a place to travel through (90 days maximum stay). Anyone have recent success in exiting usa through free trade zones to board cruse ship departing Mexico?