UPDATED – RTAG International Travel Matrix
Based on comments and information updated by members, below is the updated travel matrix for Registrant Travel Action Group (RTAG – www.registranttag.org).
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 1.972.638.0651
| REGISTRANT TRAVEL ACTION GROUP TRAVEL MATRIX | |||||
| 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 | |
| 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 | Unk | Unk | |
| Chili | NO | NO | NO | Unk | |
| Colombia | YES | NO | NO | Unk | |
| Europe | France | NO | NO | NO | NO |
| Germany | NO | NO | NO | NO | |
| Ireland | NO | NO | NO | NO | |
| Italy | NO | NO | NO | YES | |
| Netherlands | NO | NO | NO | NO | |
| Spain | NO | NO | NO | NO | |
| Russia | YES | YES | Unk | NO | |
| UK | YES | YES | YES | YES | |
| Australia | Y/N | YES | YES | YES | |
| Asia | Cambodia | YES | YES | NO | NO |
| China | Y/N | NO | NO | NO | |
| Hong Kong | NO | NO | NO | NO | |
| Korea | YES | NO | NO | YES | |
| Laos | Y/N | NO | NO | NO | |
| New Zealand | YES | YES | YES | YES | |
| Philippines | YES | YES | NO | NO | |
| Thailand | Y/N | NO | NO | NO | |
| Vietnam | Y/N | NO | NO | NO | |
| Middle East | |||||
| Dubai | YES | NO | NO | NO | |
| Lebanon | NO | NO | NO | NO | |
| Africa | |||||
| No problems in Africa at this time | |||||
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I SO SAD EVERY TIME I READ THIS PAGE
they say this is not punishment??????????????
JUST read all there people and there family’s
are not being punished ?
then can some one tell me what is
the DEFINITION OF PUNISHMENT
Exactly right! These holier than thou politicians are perfectly fine to ruin entire families to further their political ambitions. They do not care…it really is a simple as that – they are selfish and think nothing to toying with people’s lives! What kind of a cold psycho can do that and sleep at night?
These people also benefit a number of ways be creating a sub-class of citizens who they can abuse anytime they feel like it and make them “look tough on crime” or use the bullshit “think of the children” to tack onto a bill they want passed.
Law enforcement has lots of low hanging fruit to pick and even if you have been the perfect citizen for 2 decades they still treat you like a criminal.
The right to travel is a human right and not something that a government can take away. We evolved on this planet and we have a right to live this one and only life without a lifetime sentence from the government!
If I dont alert anybody I am traveling to say, colombia, will I still get turned away in colombia? Also if I live in a different country and visit another country will I get turned away because I did not alert anybody in the u.s?
Hello,
I am in am an American living abroad. I was wondering if I visit a different country, say Colombia, by plane, will I get turned back if I don’t report my travels to whatever agency in the U.S that is responsible for that stuff? Also, if an RSO was unaware of the new 21 day travel law and does not notify that they are traveling would they be arrested at the airport?
If you live outside the US you would likely not have to register – check with an attorney though or ask Paul from registranttag.org
Thank you for the quick reply. Actually I was not as concerned about the registering aspect but I wanted to know if Colombia would already have my info if Interpol Did not send it out? I would be leaving from from a different country…
Every country is different and it’s unknown whether there is any “flag” in their system.
When a “green notice” is sent to a receiving country, their immigration officials are notified of dates and flight information, so they are usually there waiting. If no notice is sent, it’s unlikely they will be greeted with the same reception.
All I see is a lot of whining and ignorance posted here. It’s a shame there isn’t a more structured resource for travel as a RSO. Even this “TRAVEL MATRIX” is out of date…
I travel A LOT internationally. With that said here is my simplified experience(s): IF you are required to give 21 day international travel notice the US Marshals will be notified. They in turn notify Interpol which sends a “Green Notice” to your destination. It is up to the destination immigration to allow you in or not. Depending on your charge I found it helpful to carry a copy of the “Information” sheet from the court file. The few times I’ve been detained for deportation a friendly smile and calmly explaining the circumstances of my charge (girlfriend a few years younger) worked wonders…
One thing I see a lot of is the misunderstanding people thinking they have a right to travel to another country. You don’t – just like the USA denies entry with or without rational reason other countries can and do the same. There’s a lot of countries that’s been denying entry to convicted felons for years – I don’t see denying RSO’s as being any different…
HJ – Great that you are a travel expert since you travel internationally “A LOT” but you are not helping by gloating about it. I rather doubt that you admitting you slept an underage girl (even though she might have technically been your girlfriend) really “worked wonders…” either.
Perhaps it would be more helpful if you stopped complaining about “whiners” who are expressing their frustration and enlighten us with where you have travelled successfully. Helpful information instead of your advice on smiling.
I don’t think most are foolish enough to assume that just because they are Americans they have free travel rights to the rest of the world either! Geez
This isn’t the place for RSO’s to express their frustration. This Matrix is supposed to be a go-to for info on international travel as a RSO…
Ignorance? Whining? With all due respect, I beg to differ MJ. When the U.S. Marshall’s Office begins to notify Interpol of all convicted felons, “frightening and high” recidivists such as DUI offenders, burglars, robbers, et. al (regardless of charge) whose sentences have been fully discharged for decades, I will support your premise 100%. When all convicted felons regardless of date of adjudication have an identifier applied to their passports, I will say you are 100% correct. Until then, this is a bill of attainder targeting a specific group, and therefore unconstitutional.
It’s not about having a right to anyone else’s borders. We do not. It is most certainly about having the right to ALL constitutional protections that every other group of ex-offenders enjoy. Those rights we do rate, and I pray we will one day will.
The charges you listed will (and have always) kept you from getting a visa in England, Australia, Canada etc. The only thing the Interpol Green Notice really affected was travel to most Asian countries.
With as screwed up as the State Department is right now I have no doubt it will be years before we see the “identifier” on Passports (if at all).
You were wrong
MJ – Thank you for the scolding. Gee, that really helped a lot. I do not see anyone indicating they have the right to go into any country, however, the US Constitution and others recognize that a citizen’s right to travel should not be hindered – sending a letter to the country where you are traveling that states your intent is to engage in human trafficking IS a hindrance. Putting a stamp on one’s Passport that indicates they are undesirable IS a hindrance. It is nice for you that you travel a lot. I hope that does not change for you when the IML stamp gets added to your Passport.
Help does not take the form of admonishment but instead in the form of education. You say the list is outdated – in what way? Can you offer specifics? That is what would help people. You also point out how ignorant and whiney we all are because we do not possess your vast experience – and then you proceed to tell us what YOU do. Could you offer more information about that to help others whom do not possess your resources or vast knowledge? That would be helpful.
I’ve sent two very detailed emails to the email address listed above. Three months and still no update to this page. I was hoping my replies would stir the pot a little and get someone to notice this list needed updated…
I’ve seen three of my “Green Notices” and none stated “intent is to engage in human trafficking”. All three was pretty much the same – my charge and itinerary. I’ve seen reports on other sites stating amped up notices like this – my guess is the Marshals are basing their report to Interpol on actual charge and arrest history or the people are full of crap…
That is very useful information regarding what the green notices contain, as for many of us they have been shrouded in mystery.
This is the first place I’ve seen someone cite such information as well as other useful anecdotes, which is why I don’t simply rely upon RTAG or the matrix alone (but use it as a starting point).
What countries were you allowed into? And what information did you bring?
You DO have the right to travel outside the U.S. If you didn’t, IML would be a lot simpler. It would read more simply, registered sex offenders may not leave the U.S. (more like Australia’s law).
What you are saying, I think, is that you do not have the right to enter any other country you want. That is true. But some countries’ border guards, in many of the anecdotes we’ve read here, are specifically citing U.S. pressure unde IML in denying entry to U.S. registrants. And I believe we are justified in whining (and doing something) about that!
Personally I do not think it has anything to do with Socialism. Throughout the years the US code has grown exponentially and many other things were added (Patriot Act) that took away our rights. We the people have watched it happen. We have all been indoctrinated to believe exactly what they want us to believe – they have used fear, and naming laws after victims, and giving them titles that have a patriotic ring to it to fool everyone. One of the main issues is that long ago Americans forgot what it meant to be Free. Many still do not understand the concept.
Amen Miss Karen
Yeah I was quite disappointed the day I learned that the Land of the Free was just propaganda. But the one I really hate to hear is that the USA president is “The Leader of the Free World.” It is a bunch of hogwash and how arrogant of us. And please do not get me wrong that I do not support the troops or anything – my father was a lifer in the USAF and my brother retired from the Army. To me they are 2 separate things. You can support the troops and still accept that we are not Free.
I am not the only one that thinks so – the rest of the World does not “see” us that way either. In fact, we rate #23 in on the Freedom Index. Here is a link to the report – the United States is on page 179. Our score for personal freedom is actually 28. Interesting little chart in the bottom right of each page shows personal freedoms changes throughout the years. I looked back at several past reports and our Human Freedoms ranking has been steadily declining since the report started.
https://object.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/human-freedom-index-files/human-freedom-index-2016-country-profiles-update-4.pdf
However, you have to take into account that these rankings do not factor in the RSO equation. For instance, Australia ranks high on the freedom scale but they are almost as nuts about RSO stuff as the USA. So those freedom measurements do not necessarily include sex offender issues. That being said when I look at the IML chart compared to the freedom index the best choices would seem to be …the Netherlands (pg 132), Ireland (pg 96), Germany (pg 81), to name a few. I certainly would call ahead though.
Awesome information Miss Karen. Thanks so much. Not surprising, but sad nonetheless. Thanks again.
I was convicted of possession of child pornography in 2009 and put on the registry. My question is this, I have a girlfriend who is Russian and lives in Tambov Russia I want to visit her and possibly move there. Is this possible?
Best thing to do is call the American Embassy in Russia !!. Explain your situation and see what they say. I’d also insure your trip expenses incase something does happen. Atleast you’ll get your money back !!. Also, This goes out to EVERYONE attempting to travel outside the USA, And Living in Florida. Florida is one of the few State’s that has a law called “Defamation Of Character”, And if Florida(Any Agency inside Florida’s Borders) is actually telling your Destination Country that either not to allow you to visit because your a Nasty Pedophile and “Might” attempt to harm someone there, Or flat out say that you’re traveling there to commit a crime, You can SUE FLORIDA and will win !!!. To me, Everyone of us ExOffenders are getting our character Defamated Everyday !!. We’re being accused of commiting Future Crimes !!. I think we should start a Class Action Lawsuit against Florida because of this !!!. I mean, We have to do “SOMETHING” !!! There passing laws now that a parent can be charged with a sex crime just because they CHANGED THEIR BABIES DIAPER !!!!!. So imagine an EX-Offender going thru a divorce or bad Breakup, And all the mom has to say is, He touched my babies privates while changing their diaper !!! And of course being a ExOffender, You’re a sick and twisted monster, And you had I’ll intent while changing you’re babies diaper !!! Atleast that’s what the general public and the Jury will think !!! And off to prison you go !!. Because “That’s The Law” !!!!!. Something has to change and change NOW !! We can’t even open our doors safely now as it is !!!!!!.
Thank you for the advice. I have not been able to get a straight answer from anyone. I currently live in Virginia and want to get away from the stigma.
Thanks Tired of Being Mistreated. I will remember that next time we go to Europe. I would love to hit floriduh in the pocket-book.
Far as I can tell, we’ve gone from USA to USSA. United Socialist States of America. So sorry for all who have been denied their rights. FAC is trying to fight folks. God speed to them.
My buddy just went yesterday and bought plane tickets to Mexico. He even told them he is a ExOffender, And he also tried to get “The Stamp” added to his Passport to “COMPLY OR DIE”, Customs said there wouldn’t be any problem at all about the travel. Also they didn’t even ask him for the address he was going to be staying at !!. According to the Customs Agent, They (Customs) wasn’t enforcing the “Stamp” and said that a Sheriff or Police agency has no Authority over FEDERAL Documents and can’t demand you to surrender them or even ask for the Passport Number !!. This information is all 2nd hand and I have no proven Facts to any of it, EXCEPT that I have tried several times over the last year to “COMPLY” with the Passport Stamp law, And NOBODY in the Passport Office or Customs know ANYTHING about it !!!!!.
Interesting. Makes me wish I had not disclosed the fact that I have a passport at my registration appointments.
Here in floriduh they sure do demand passport info. Again, I get stopped coming back; not at departure (knock on wood). I once asked after returning from Canada why my family was being detained consistently upon in conus returns (out of ear-shot of the children of course) and was told by border patrol it was because of my record from good ol floriduh.
Thanks Tired Of Being Mistreated – it will be interesting to see if Mexico actually lets him in. Reports have been that they will not. One problem is that the passport stamp is one thing but the letter that the feds send out is another. That actually started before IML and it basically says (although I have looked for it and never found a copy) that the RSO is traveling to their country with the purpose of committing trafficking.
If u wanna get into Mexico just walk across the El paso bridge into Juarez……all u need is an i.d…………nothing is what it seems in this world.
Yes, you are correct. BUT, Once you check into a hotel, Or show your ID for ANY reason, Whoever you hand it to will report you and fast !! That’s a requirement to stay in business there now. We can enter, But can’t stay, The Mexican Police issue a NO RETURN order once you’re caught. It’s a complete waste of time and money. The world is MUCH WORSE than it seems !!!.
Tired – has this happened to you? Do you have information (beyond anecdotal) that this happens? It’s not consistent with what we are hearing elsewhere. The border is where people are denied entry. Have not heard of anyone being removed as a result of checking into a hotel.
This info was told to me by a pretty good friend. He made it inside Mexico. But was removed once he tried to check into a hotel. I’ve also heard other info. But I guess it depends on who’s working on the day you deside to attempt travel. I’m seriously considering Alaska !!. My better half will drive our stuff through Canada, And I’ll meet her at the border after I take the ferry. I’ve spent the last 5+ years building a Toyhauler RV into a Completely Off-grid rig. I can live just about anywhere !!. We were(and still might) considering Utah or Idaho (or the surrounding areas). But really are considering Alaska because of the ability to survive Off-grid with plenty of Game to hunt. I’m hoping one day to just “Fall Off The Grid” Completely. I’m eager to build a Homestead from scratch, Build our own little world and keep everyone away !!. I don’t need to travel outside the U.S. right now. And if the “S__t hits the fan” we can always take our boat and cross a border by water !!. I’ve been to the Bahamas several times by my own boat. Always made it in with no issues. It has been 6 years since I’ve been the , But always was able to go without issues.
Your “buddy” wasted his money – he will get turned around in Mexico…
The passport stamp hasn’t been implemented yet – State Department was given time to figure out how to identify all that would be affected and what the actual mark would look like…
When your friend arrives in Mexico he can expect to be called off of the plane, taken to a detention area, and denied entry, and put on the next plane back. There are hundreds of accounts online of this very thing. The USA has nothing to do with permitting you to travel, but Angel Watch will notify the Mexican immigration authorities of his status and he will more than likely not be allowed entry.
This just happened to me this week. pre paid 3 months ago 3500 for 2 to travel to resort in Mexico, called Mexican consulate in Atlanta before booking and was told no problem. my charge was resolved through deferred adjudication which means after my probation the charge was dismissed so i have NO conviction but have to suffer with a registration. i notified my local registering agency like i am supposed to of international travel in advance. once again I only registered no conviction, no supervision, i can vote, i can own firearms. Day of travel…. no problem leaving from US but as soon as plane was at gate in Mexico announcement made for me to exit plane first. escorted to immigration office, they verified my identity, had me fill out form with info, including my parents and children’s names. showed me a notification in Spanish with my picture sent from US listing what my charge had been. i was told i was being refused entry into country and being re booked on next flight back to US. upon returning to US the Customs people did the escort to next level questioning area as i was not just cleared to reenter the US. explained to them what happened (i never even left Mexican airport!) took almost 2 hours to be released from immigration area. it made me feel like a criminal all over again when i have done nothing wrong. could i have cleared Mexican immigration if i hadn’t notified my local agency of travel plans and homeland hadn’t sent a letter? possibly… would they have found out on their own? i don’t know they might check every person against US database since they know who is coming to their country as that info is provided by airlines. If i hadn’t notified my local agency I could have been subject to a criminal violation upon returning to the US which would have been worse than just being turned away by Mexico. Either way my vacation was toast and i am out 3500
Sorry to hear but once you are in the database you have entered the Matrix and there is no escape. Deferred adjudication is meaningless with sex offences as so many of have found out AFTER accepting that thinking it would make a difference.
It would not have mattered if you had not given the advanced notice. Also the consulate will not state that you are banned. Everything is done in the shadows as you have found out.
Bottom line is that WE play by the “rules” but THEY do not!
The problem is that letter is coming directly from the feds not florida
I did not realize that Miss Karen. Thanks for the heads up. Further evidence of our so-called Federalists turning into a group of tyrants.
The “letter” comes from Interpol (Green Notice)…
MJ – the “letter” or information originally comes from the US Feds and is distributed to Interpol. The point was to illustrate it does not come from the State
this is from the interpol web site …
Sex offenders
In recent years we have seen an increase in the numbers of travelling sex offenders, that is, individuals who travel to foreign countries in order to abuse the children there.
The relative wealth of the offender coupled with lack of understanding or absence of legislation, means that the abuse of children is easier in these countries. However, the effects both long and short term are no less grave.
This type of crime is often facilitated by organized criminal networks. Clear links have been made between so-called “sex tourism” and other serious crimes such as child trafficking and murder.
What INTERPOL is doing
INTERPOL’s main tool for dealing with travelling sex offenders is the Green Notice.
A Green Notice is issued to provide warnings and criminal intelligence about persons who have committed criminal offences and are likely to repeat these crimes in other countries. It is an effective way to share key police intelligence on a global scale and to prevent offenders from crossing borders.
Can you give a link to this site?
https://www.interpol.int/Crime-areas/Crimes-against-children/Sex-offenders
thanks for this.
i was blown away by the last sentence… to prevent offenders from crossing borders.. sounds punitive to me .. or at the very least infringing on ones right to freely travel.