In this International Travel 2020 post, the information is identical to the International Travel 2019 post. We added a new post for 2020 in order to keep the discussion manageable. Please help us by sticking to the topic of International Travel only.
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From 2019: We have updated our main International Travel section. It features:
- List of Schengen Nations (allowing entry to registrants);
- Resources (including a CA DOJ Travel Notification Form); and
- User Submitted Travel Reports.
This post is linked from the Main Menu at the top of the site.
1. The 26 Schengen Nations (which allow registrants to visit)
As an agreement, Schengen was signed among the five out of ten countries of the European Union members back then, on the 14th June 1985. Under the Schengen agreement, travelling from one Schengen country to another is done without any passport and immigration controls or any other formalities previously required.
Austria
Belgium
Czech republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Note: US Citizens are visa exempt when visiting the Schengen area for up to 90 days in a 180 day period (List of Countries, Section B or map). The European Commission is proposing creating a European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) for such travelers, beginning in 2021 – which may or may not take criminal convictions into account. ETIAS Fact Sheet April 2018 – July 2018
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2. Resources
Forms
Publications
- RTAG Travel Matrix
- IML Dispatch (SMART Office, Feb 2016)
- ETIAS
Older Posts
- International Travel 2019 (2019)
- International Travel after IML (2016)
- International Travel – Mexico (2014)
- International Travel (2013)
St. Croix US Virgin Island
Has anybody been to St.croix? We have been to St Thomas in 2012 and there wasn’t any issues except my husband got pulled aside when we left st. Thomas to fly home. He showed them the papers from the PO office and eveything was fine. I know that St.croix is another US territory so it shouldn’t be a problem but wanted to check before i buy tickets. Thank you
F the Government and their endorsements. The endorsement is unconstitutional. Trumps passport would not have enough space for all the endorsement he should have with that being one of them.
The Government and the Police ALL have their own court that caters to them and lets them get away with murder. The recent article showing that California police officers involved in sexual offences both internet and minors physically yet get moved down to some misdemeanor just so they can keep their job and guns. TALK ABOUT A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE!!!!
In cases of ICP and other minor infractions, I say we should all disavow all charges. They can’t treat us differently than the treat themselves. If your passport does not have endorsement, travel however you want (obviously don’t commit any new crimes) and don’t notify anyone.
No other offenders have to notify anyone except us. If you were an ICP offender, I guarantee you did not get due process. Your lawyer also sold you out. I never even got to see the evidence or even question the search warrant which was loaded with lies. You see the police like to use the word “might” do this or that when the reality is probably not as is shown in research on the subject. Virtually all ICP offences are committed by people suffering from stress, anxiety, and depression and rarely make the jump to physical.
Also, all the ICP images are probably supplied by the Government via the file sharing programs like Limewire, Shareza, etc. They know it is there and if it is so bad, then why don’t they do anything. You can’t get on Google, Bing, or others because search will not return anything. It is a simple search fix. They do not do anything because how else can they justify their budgets and catch the “low hanging fruit” or LCD (lowest common denominator)?
It is a trap. Who do you think is the largest user of such programs? Answer: Kids thru young adults. So go on there and type in “pthc” and watch what comes up. Do not download any, but you will see what is there and then ask law enforcement why they do not fix it. You will not get the answer you think since they have no intention of fixing it.
Food for thought: If it is so damaging to the viewer, why do all these investigators sit around viewing this stuff all day, they wanted that job, they are not there against their will. Are they not just as guilty?
Who says you can’t look into the darkness? If it is free, how can you be feeding the demand? If you go to the Holocaust Museum are you not just as guilty also? I am sure they were abused.
Enough of the “Thought Crime” BS that is America. Sorry, I moved off topic.
Hello,
I am hoping to get some clear information about a cruise I am attempting to take. It is in the western Mediterranean on Princess Cruises with stops in the Bahamas, Falmouth Jamaica, Grand Cayman, and Cozumel. I am wondering if I will run into trouble trying to leave the ship in any of these places. Also, if there is a problem, is it solved by my simply staying on the ship? Will I run into any problems once returning to the US also? The people that I am going with do not know about my registration and I am hoping to keep it that way.
Thank you in advance for any help you may offer me.
FYI, I was in contact with FW Canada immigration lawyer, he said “Former foreign sex offenders with 10 or more years clean and have been removed from the registry for 5 years or more can obtain a entry permit into Canada”. I am have not confirmed it, yet.
Would be helpful to have a template that we can all send to our state senators and house members and the president, your state ACLU to explain our situation on the international travel ban even after a plea or sentence that was completed years ago. This Bill needs to be narrowed down to Human trafficking cases or sexual tourism cases. 99% of the registrants on the travel ban have nothing at all to do with the criminal behavior they are being accused of. And if we are going to be put on a list and denied entry why would anyone even bother with the 21 day notification. Can someone on here pass along a template so we can be heard and it should make it a little easier to get our message to the proper channels, it is a start and we must be heard by the right people.
Hello everyone. Just wanted to relay an overview of travel experience going to Paris and back. Feb 2020
I do have a new passport with the identifier included. I did give the 21 day notice.
Flying out no issues leaving the US airport. Used my passport to check in and go through TSA.
Arrived in Paris…went through customs…scanned my passport…officer did kind of a double take at whatever was on the screen….or maybe it was just my paranoia…but asked no questions…quickly stamped the passport and I was through. No issues at baggage claim….picked up bags…had a car waiting to be taken to the hotel. My wife and I had an awesome time in Paris…no issues…enjoyed many sites…hotel was fine.
No issues leaving Paris…you have to go through 2 or 3 checks to get out…but it is for everyone….the coronavirus is a hot topic…and was asked at each turn if I had been to China in the last two weeks…only question asked. I had not.
Upon arrival in Atlanta…where I was to get my connecting flight…went through customs…I was flagged of course….like has been reported by many….the officer…kept looking at my info on screen confused…asked if I had been arrested before…told her I had and when….she looked at other info….asked another officer to make sure she understood…said “don’t want to cause you any more delays if possible”….other officer looked at screen,…said yes…he is on the registry….said it showed my passport current and new…and I was good to go….
She handed my passport back and said thank you for your patience…I thanked her for being respectful…she said we all have a past….glad you enjoyed your trip.
I did not have to do anything else….picked up my bags and moved them to the connecting baggage area. No searches.
I know it is stressful…believe me I felt it…but in the end had no issues.
I do my research as to what countries are available to travel and enjoy vacations with my wife. I thank everyone on here and sites like this for sharing their experiences for making that a little easier and not spend a lot of money only to lose it and be shamed at the same time…..I am sorry for those who have gone through that experience.
The end of a very long disappointing day. After acquiring a new for the first time passport, I began researching where to go for a well deserved vacation. After talking to Paul at rTag I settled on the tiny island of Roatan Honduras (special note: don’t try). 6.5 hour flight time. I was advised that Interpol had advised them I had been convicted of sexual assault and to deny me entry. After standing in the immigrations and customs line for an hour and half in sweltering heat, I was told I was not welcome in Honduras. I told them it was wrong as I had been convicted in 2012 for distribution of CP. they forensically mined and found 6 deleted possible underage girls. Being scared I took plea agreement. Because I was using file sharing software I caught the distribution charge. They didn’t want to listen. They placed myself and my girlfriend in a room and placed 2 heavily armed guards. After a few hours We were escorted out to a return flight to the states. US Customs were polite and understanding. He asked me several questions and opened my suitcase. I told him I had never made it out of the airport in Roatan. He stated that Honduras had just recently began turning away registrants. I barely made my connecting flight but finally made it home. A 16 hour ordeal. Be warned. Stay away from Honduras. ALL registrants are banned
I am on a new quest. After being denied entry into an international country and sent back to the US I am now on the warpath. In the interest of not repeating past efforts, does anyone know where I can find statistics on how many previously convicted registrants have been convicted of child sex trafficking internationally? Do these stats even exist? Is this a dataset I will have to compile? I have a strong technology background and a fair amount of resources to throw at this project.
I’m trying to figure out where to start. I am placing my personal wealth behind this and WILL ultimately make a difference. I am NOT taking this lying down
I’m pursuing working outside of the US and possibly not returning. Does anyone know a lawyer in the Los Angeles area that I can talk to about this and what affect IML would have on me?
April 13, 2016, Janice “The big picture is this. Today the dragon won. Tomorrow we fight again. Our challenge to the IML will continue.” What is happening with this?
Does anyone have any idea what an International Megan’s Law violation 3613 is?
Perhaps failure to provide notice of intended travel?
How does it work with Mexico? Is the US SOR installed online in their customs computers like it is in the UK so they immediately see that you are registered and turn you away, or is the rejection based on a notice angel watch or whatever sends from the US government that was generated by your 21 day notice of travel?
Reason I ask is that in Chicago where I register with the CPD they do not accept the 21 day advance notice and require us to register within 3 days of leaving (even the day before) so an angel watch notice to Mexico would simply be unfeasible. For example, I could register my “change of address” (that’s what the CPD calls a travel notice in Chicago) to Cancun on a Friday and fly down there on Saturday. Would Mexican customs know I was coming and that I’m on the registry and would they send me back?
All airlines provide passenger manifests for aircraft which originate, land in or even transit the US to various government entities. If you meet the criteria for green notice they will identify you from the manifest and green notice you. In fact, from what I understand they rely on the manifest more than the 21 day advance notices. I once found a PowerPoint online from a law enforcement convention that stated as such but I don’t recall where that was.
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COPY AND SEND TO WHOEVER NEEDS TO SEE THIS INCLUDING HOUSE REPS, CONGRESSMEN, THE PRESIDENT. REP CHRIS SMITH AND RICHARD KANKA OF NEW JERSEY WHO CREATED THIS MESS.
FACT CHECK 2020 , IT’S TIME NOW TO REPEAL THE INTERNATIONAL MEGANS LAW, THIS LAW DESIGNED BY REP. CHRIS SMITH (R NEW JERSEY) IS DESTROYING LIVES & KILLING AMERICAN CITIZENS VISITING ABROAD.
LAST WEEK A ELDERLY COUPLE TRAVELED TO GUATEMALA FOR A CHURCH ORGANIZED PROJECT HELPING TO BUILD HOMES FOR THE POOR. UPON ARRIVAL JOHN AND HIS WIFE MARTHA WERE ASKED BY THE HOTEL CLERK TO SEE THEIR PASSPORT WHERE HE NOTICED A STAMP PLACED IN THE PASSPORT DECLARING JOHN A SEX OFFENDER IN HIS STATE( A CRIME COMMITTED 27 YEARS AGO )THE CLERK CONTACTED A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO CAME AND BEAT JOHN AND HIS WIFE TO DEATH IN THE ALLEY BEHIND THE HOTEL. JOHN WAS 81 HIS WIFE 78. IS THIS THE GOAL OF THE IML ? EVERY DAY HUNDREDS OF AMERICAN CITIZENS ARE BEING DETAINED IN THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES WITHOUT NOTICE AND NO WARNING OF A SCARLET LETTER ATTACHED TO THEIR PASSPORT, NOT SINCE NAZI GERMANY HAS THERE BEEN SUCH A STAMP. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE AMERICAN CITIZENS HAVE PAID THEIR DEBT TO SOCIETY, COMPLETED PROBATION, MOVED ON WITH THEIR LIVES. FACT IS NOT ONE CASE OF SEX TRAFFICKING OR SEX SLAVERY HAS BEEN PREVENTED FROM THESE CITIZENS BEING PROHIBITED TO TRAVEL. IS IT NOT OUR GOAL TO REHABILITATE AND ACCLIMATE OUR CITIZENS BACK INTO A CIVIL COMMUNITY AND ALLOW THEM TO RETURN TO BE AN ASSET TO THE COMMUNITY ? WITH A SEX OFFENDER RECIDIVISM RATE AVERAGE OF 6% REP. SMITH BOASTS HE WAS ABLE TO PREVENT 2000 AMERICANS FROM TRAVEL. FACT IS NOT 1 OF THOSE 2000 HAD EVER BEEN INVOLVED IN SEX TRAFFICKING OR SEX SLAVERY.
20 YEAR POLITICIAN SMITH NEEDS TO FEED YOU UNTRUTHS ABOUT THE FACTS IN ORDER TO NOT BE SEEN AS A TIRENT. IMAGINE SOMEONE HAS PAID THEIR DEBT TO SOCIETY DECADES AGO JUST TO FIND OUT NOW THEY CAN NEVER LEAVE THE UNITED STATES FOR A VACATION OR VISIT A FAMILY MEMBER IN ANOTHER COUNTRY. THOUSANDS OF AMERICAN CITIZENS WHO HAVE PAID THEIR DEBT TO SOCIETY ARE BEING SINGLED OUT BY SMITH. IMAGINE THE HORROR THESE AMERICANS AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE EXPERIENCING, NOT TO MENTION THE DESTROYED FAMILY VACATION, THE MONEY LOST FROM HOTEL , AIRFARE, ETC..
IMAGINE THE HORROR AND EMBARRASSMENT OF BEING PULLED OFF A PLANE, HELD TO BE INTERROGATED IN A SMALL ROOM IN A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY WHERE MOST DO NOT EVEN SPEAK ENGLISH. FACT IS SMITH IS THREATENING TO CANCEL FUNDING TO HUNDREDS OF COUNTRIES IF THEY ALLOW OUR CITIZENS TO ENTER THEIR COUNTRY EVEN THOUGH IT DOES NOT COINCIDE WITH THOSE COUNTRIES CONSTITUTIONAL LAWS. NOW WITH THE CORONA VIRUS THESE COUNTRIES NEED TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT SAVING LIVES NOT BOOSTING NUMBERS FOR SMITHS EGO. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF HEARTBREAKING CASES WHERE AMERICAN CITIZENS ARE NOW BANNED FROM GOING TO THE COUNTRY WHERE THEY HAVE LIVED SOMETIMES FOR DECADES WITH FAMILIES IN THOSE COUNTRIES AND NOW CANNOT RETURN SOLELY BASED ON THE IML. SMITH AND ANGEL WATCH ARE CURRENTLY SENDING LETTERS IN ADVANCE OF TRAVEL TO INFORM THE FOREIGN COUNTRY THAT THIS PERSON IS LIKELY TO COMMIT A CRIME IN THEIR COUNTRY, WHEN IN REALITY NOTHING COULD BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH. SEX TRAFFICKERS DON’T FOLLOW THE RULES OR FLY ON COMMERCIAL AIRLINES, SADLY THE IML ONLY PUNISHES AMERICANS WHO ARE ABLE TO TRAVEL, PAID THEIR DEBTS TO SOCIETY AND ARE NOW COMPLIANT. IT IS GETTING WORSE EVERY DAY, NOW THE CORONA VIRUS IS SOMETHING THESE COUNTRIES NEED TO BE FOCUSED ON WHILE WE WASTE MILLIONS OF TAX DOLLARS EVERY DAY PREVENTING NOTHING, PUTTING AMERICANS IN DANGER OR EVEN DEATH. WE NOW HAVE 1 MILLION SEX OFFENDERS IN THE UNITED STATES, IS IT OUR GOAL TO CONTINUE TO PUNISH AND ADD ADDITIONAL HEART WRENCHING SANCTIONS YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR UNTIL ALL 1 MILLION DECIDE TO NO LONGER REGISTER IN THEIR STATES AND GO ON THE RUN DUE TO SMITHS HATRED AND LIES.
IT IS TIME TO PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING, INTERNATIONAL MEGANS LAW IS A DISASTER THAT IS GOING TO GET MUCH WORSE BEFORE IT GETS BETTER IF WE DO NOTHING. THIS LAW NEEDS TO BE REPEALED OR AT THE VERY LEAST AMENDED TO ONLY AFFECT INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH SEX TRAFFICKING, SEX SLAVERY OR EVEN HABITUAL REPEAT PEDOPHILES, CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN UNDER 12. TRACKING THE WORST OF THE WORST MAKES MUCH MORE SENSE, WILL BE MUCH EASIER TO MONITOR, BE MORE PRODUCTIVE, SAVE MILLIONS OF WASTED DOLLARS AND WILL SAVE THE LIVES OF AMERICAN CITIZENS. PLEASE DO YOUR PART, WE MUST DO SOMETHING NOW.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME,
@sg
Do you have a news link to this terrible tragedy?
@sg
Source article or info about the beating? Would be helpful.
Copy, paste to your browser for Common Ground News, This letter based on the IML is a very good article to send to congressmen, senate and house reps, anyone who will listen.
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I am not sure but I found common ground news
https://commongroundnews.org/
I didnt find the article
funny how the some people on here only want to whine about their issues but do nothing to help anyone, including themselves.
Just returned from a 2 week Caribbean Cruise, visiting 8 ports of call. First off I’m a covered SO and I gave the required 21 day notice of intended to travel Internationally. We travel about 2 times/year internationally but I still have no mark on my passport. No problems to report and was welcomed to all country’s visited and we had a great time in the Caribbean.
Coming back to the states we disembarked in Florida (Fort Lauderdale) and went through customs. What was different to me is they used “Facial Recognition Technology” to clear customs. Basically you look into a camera that produces a 3D image and compared it a government database of passport photos called the Traveler Verification Service according to the technician that scanned me. It took about 2 seconds and I was free to go. If the technology fails to make a positive match, passengers are then sent through the manual inspection as before this technology.
Common Ground, sponsored by the AP-LS Student Committee, is a
new Newsletter series designed to foster collaboration among lawyers,
psychologists, and students in AP-LS. It seeks to highlight the unique
contributions each group can make to the field of law-psychology. Each
article will be co-authored by a student, a psychologist, and a legal
professional in order to explore relevant issues from each perspective.
Individuals convicted of a sex-based crime in the United States are restricted
by laws, regulations and policies that require registration and community
notification, and limitations on where they can live and work (Bonnar-Kidd,
2010). Notification requirements and compliance with state and local
laws can be exceptionally complex, and costly socially and monetarily, as
those convicted of certain offenses are often required to provide extensive
information about their residence, employment, contact information, vehicle
registration information, and more (National Institute of Corrections and
Washington College of Law, 2009). Several states (e.g., Florida, Delaware,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kansas, and West Virginia)
require an annotation on the driver’s license of individuals convicted of
certain sex-related offenses (Bonnar-Kidd, 2010). In twenty states, the
District of Columbia and under federal law, certain individuals deemed to be
“sexually violent predators” or “sexually dangerous persons” are subject to
an indefinite period of “civil commitment” following the end of their criminal
sentence (Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, 2010).
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Letter, Sorry common ground letter was a bit lengthy,
Maybe you can find a way to post a link to the common ground letter, it is a bit lengthy but if your looking for a good letter with case law it helps get the point across, in a letter to your congressman. The other letter from an ex senator and now lobbyist even though it is all Caps,, lol is being sent to all 535 voting members of congress to plant a seed in their brain , of those who will read it, that possibly what they voted for was not in the best interest of American citizens. Politicians tend to embellish when they can , but it makes sense and gets a point across. it’s just the beginning of a process to encourage change on this bill.
Does anyone know from experience what the RTAG Matrix means by this scary notice by the Bahamas listing that says no SO turned away?
“Maybe turned away, expect to be interogated”
Assume means “interrogated.”
I wanted to copy the link (by MLinCA) of this YouTube Video which was posted by an RSO who found freedom in Germany.
It helped me, I bookmarked it, and think it’s very inspirational: https://youtu.be/RheS8GknDeg
If my international plans change (like cancelation) AFTER giving 21 days notice, I believe that SORNA does not require any type of ongoing updates. AJ and others, do you agree? I don’t need to let them know anything if I decide not to leave after giving the 21 days? (I know states might have other rules, I’m talking about SORNA). Thanks!