AU
Australia
Usually admitted, but questioning or secondary inspection is common.
This rating rests on little or old data, so treat it as a rough guide.
Based on 3 reports. Score 0.45 on a scale from −1 (always refused) to +1 (always admitted), with recent reports counting most. The newest report is more than three years old, so conditions may have changed. How scoring works
What to expect
Only two reports are on file, and neither describes a problem at the border: one air arrival in 2018 and one undated-mode visit reported in 2023.12 The 2018 traveler flew in for a business trip with an unmarked passport and cleared automated passport and facial biometric control in under a minute, with no officer contact.2 The 2023 report says only that the traveler was on the registry and was admitted, without describing the arrival mode or any questioning.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.
Law bars people with sex-offense convictions
You automatically fail Australia's character test if you have any conviction, or a guilty finding even without conviction, for a sexually based offence involving a child, or if you were sentenced to 12 months or more for any offence. Failing the test lets the Minister refuse a visa; it does not require refusal, so each case is decided individually.
Migration Act 1958 (Cth) s.501(1), s.501(6)(a), s.501(6)(e), s.501(7) · discretionary · waiver available
- Migration Act 1958 (latest compilation) · Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government)
- Migration Act 1958, compilation as at 4 June 2026, Volume 2 (contains s.501) · Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government)
- Visa cancellations under section 501 (character grounds) · Law Handbook (Legal Services Commission of South Australia)
Common questions
Can registered sex offenders enter Australia?
It's rated Caution, but there are no trips reported in the last two years, so treat that as a rough guide. You automatically fail Australia's character test if you have any conviction, or a guilty finding even without conviction, for a sexually based offence involving a child, or if you were sentenced to 12 months or more for any offence. Failing the test lets the Minister refuse a visa; it does not require refusal, so each case is decided individually.
Do Australia'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 Australia?
Reports on file describe 1 by air. Outcomes can differ by how travelers arrive; each report below says which.
- 1Feb 2023 (reported)
Admitted, no issues
The traveler visited Australia while on the registry and was admitted.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 22018
Admitted, no issues · By air
The traveler flew into Australia for a week-long business trip with an unmarked passport and cleared fully automated passport and facial biometric border control in under a minute.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · Forum post · Firsthand
- 3By 2022
Refused entry
Row from the RTAG Travel Matrix, an undated summary last maintained around 2021.
- Registrants turned away
- Yes
- Law bars sex offenders
- Yes
- Law bars people with felonies
- Yes
- Has its own offender registry
- Yes
Registrant Travel Action Group (RTAG) · Legacy matrix · Summary