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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Husband had to get a new passport and it automatically had the sex offender stamp aka Scarlet letter. We have vacations planned to Antigua and Europe this year and I have already checked that we can go here. Got a letter from the embassy in Antigua that he’s ok to visit and we’re going to Spain and Portugal this summer. Anyone get harassed with the passport stamp? This is humiliating and I don’t want to be worried.
They’ve started putting stamps on passports?? This is rediculous. There was a man I know that moved back to his hometown with his wife & kids and they put it all over social media that he was moving back and his crime he made as a young man and of course everyone started harassing him and saying the worst things possible. His kids got harassed at school where it disrupted their learning environment they don’t even want to attend school now from the public bullying them. One person even made a fake profile to just harass him and when he reported it the police did nothing. They can say what they want this registry is an embrassemnt system it does nothing to help the public. The registry hurts lives of everyone and creates fear where fear does not need to exist. They need to either do this for all crimes or abolish the registry. There is only false hope that it benefits people there is zero benefit only false belief in a broken system. This is on the wrong side of history. It may take 30 years but I believe if people will try to stand up this can be abolished in the future and should be. I’m sorry to hear that they are putting stamps on these passports that’s crazy and when probably the crime wouldn’t even of been a crime in some countries because of age of consent that people are trying to visit. The horror stores need to be shared the ones locally I know are the biggest crap talkers about rso are the ones that I personally remember that they should had fell into the same situation at one time but got lucky. To everyone that is hurt from this registry just know this is on the wrong side of history. The question I have is do you know if this stamp on the passports are for everyone or only certain rso? Thanks for any positive feedback.
Anyone know about traveling to the US Virgin Islands? I know I don’t need a passport, but do I need to register with USVI when I get there? Their website was a little unclear about visitors.
5 years ago I went and stayed at a resort for a week and did register. Painless and the officer was very professional.
I looked it up and it was a conutry without registration because I was going to work there this year
If you visit St John or St Thomas, you have to register on St Thomas. On St Croix, you register there. The office on St Croix was a little hard to find. St Thomas much easier. Good folks that treated me with respect and told me to enjoy my stay. Warning: CBP checked my registration papers leaving St Croix. Had I decided not to register because it’s easy to get in, I would have been busted leaving. St Thomas looked at me strange when I offered papers. Didn’t seem to know what to do and I passed through with hardly a glance. Play right and by the rules and you will enjoy your stay with a clear mind.
If you stay under 5 days do you have to register? Many states are 48, 72, hours and some are 5 days 7 days or 9 days so wanting to see as we book travel – he is also still on probation but they have approved so just want to see what visitors have to do if just a short trip? Thanks I could not find on their website about visiting.
Booked a flight to the Bahamas for the end of February. PO said it should be fine he just needs to ask his supervisors. I’m sure it will be fine since they approved my Euro trip last year.
However I did not report my trip to the authorizes last year and nothing came about it except for secondary screening coming back.
Would I be okay with doing this again. My PO mentioned a few months ago a sheriff said it was required that each SO does this when traveling abroad. I just don’t want to jeopardize my trip.
Any thoughts? Would the Bahamas be okay even if I do report it.
The US would not be OK if you don’t report it. It violates Florida law and the IML
I didn’t report my month long Europe trip from 2017 or my recent trip to the Bahamas. The sheriffs office said i didn’t need to. So I was fine. Also I am a level 3.
From both my experiences I don’t believe at the time they keep up or check. I’m not from Florida I’m from Oregon. But this is MY experience and I believe everyone should have the right to know that I have not been punished for it.
It’s your decision at the end of the day. This was mine and this was the outcome.
Goodluck to you all and safe travels
My registration form from vcso states if youre traveling out of the us for five or more days then the info etc for the 21 days prior. Have a pic of it as they person had no clue as to how to treat me. I even have issues with the three day thing as each person has a different thought on it
If you a rso can you cruise with a birth certificate and driver license to the carribbean
As much bullshit as it is yes you must report international travel at least 21 days before the travel.
This is federal law and not doing it could result in additional charges. Look up international megans law.
RSO from Oregon level 3 classified after I went to petition my level two to a one. It’s been a very hard year. I traveled to Europe for a month while on probation and i didn’t have any problems. Only was questioned and searched when I landed back in the US.
My PO said he was told a officer that RSO need to report their abroad itinerary to the police. I was seeing if Oregon required to do that. I didn’t last year and nothing was mentioned.
Also in regards to the government shutdown would this mean travel restrictions and notifications might be temporarily loose? Planning on going to the Bahamas in end of February although it’s a ok county to go to I don’t want to unnecessarily report and flag myself.
Any thoughts? Would love to conversate about this situation
I have work opportunities abroad through my company that I work for. I left a comment earlier asking if anyone had any issues with flights to Romania & Ukraine. I’d also like to ask now also if anyone has had any problems going to Poland? I appreciate all helpful answers. Some things that may help me could be potentially the age of consent. I was 21 in college and got tangled up with a 15 year old that snuck into it and had been apparently sneaking into them all year with older friends of hers. Point being Its been 8 years since then it was a while ago and it’s ruined my entire 20’s. I had one year probation and it was just a misdemeanor but still several years later I have to register. I’m fed up with the registry and how I’m bullied by local police and my community I’m ready to move abroad and work abroad. I have a clean record besides this. I’m ready to work and find a better place to spend the rest of my life for my sake and my families sake. If anyone has any info I appreciate it I really do. My target counties are Romania, Ukraine, & Poland as of now. I just want to work and be a good citizen without the forever lasting American RSO stigma.
From what I know Ukraine is ok not sure about other Eastern Europe countries. Heard good things about Greece, Czech and Ukraine know of a few rsos that have went there.
Does anyone know about Romania or Ukraine? Did anyone have trouble dying to those places? I have potential work opportunities if all checks out. Also the law I was convicted of in the United States is not illegal in Romania. Would that help?
Spell correct -Flying* not dying lol