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Armenia
Recent reports of entry without significant problems.
This rating rests on little or old data, so treat it as a rough guide.
Based on 3 reports. Score 1.00 on a scale from −1 (always refused) to +1 (always admitted), with recent reports counting most. How scoring works
What to expect
Only two firsthand reports are available, from 2021 and 2024, and both describe entry without problems.12 A traveler arriving at Yerevan in 2021 cleared customs with a marked passport and received the automatic six-month stay for Americans.2 A traveler reporting in 2024 had lived there about two and a half years on repeated land border runs, though a business visa application was refused.1
Written by an AI model from the reports below on September 19, 2026. The numbers link to the reports each sentence is based on. Read those before you decide.
Common questions
Can registered sex offenders enter Armenia?
It's rated Open, but there are no trips reported in the last two years, so treat that as a rough guide.
Do Armenia's border officers know about US registrants in advance?
None of the reports on file describe officers appearing to know in advance.
How do travelers usually arrive in Armenia?
Reports on file describe 1 by land. Outcomes can differ by how travelers arrive; each report below says which.
- 1Apr 2024 (reported)
Admitted, no issues · Over land
The traveler has lived in the country for about two and a half years on repeated short-stay entries, re-entering by land after each border run without problems. A separate application for a business visa was refused, with authorities citing suspected ulterior motives for wanting to reside there.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · Forum post · Firsthand
- 2Sep 2021
Admitted, no issues · Yerevan
The traveler filed advance notice with the local sheriff 22 days before departing and arrived in Armenia, where Americans receive an automatic six-month stay. There were no problems at customs despite a marked passport, and the traveler was welcomed into the country.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 3By 2022
Admitted, no issues
Row from the RTAG Travel Matrix, an undated summary last maintained around 2021.
- Registrants turned away
- No
- Law bars sex offenders
- No
- Law bars people with felonies
- No
- Has its own offender registry
- No
Registrant Travel Action Group (RTAG) · Legacy matrix · Summary