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France
Recent reports of entry without significant problems.
Based on 62 reports. Score 0.89 on a scale from −1 (always refused) to +1 (always admitted), with recent reports counting most. How scoring works
What to expect
Nearly all of the roughly 60 reports, running from 2019 through 2026 and mostly air arrivals at Paris Charles de Gaulle, describe entry with no questions beyond routine purpose-of-stay.128911172021232527–2931–3537–47495052–54565759–65 Eight reports, dated between 2023 and 2026, describe national police meeting the aircraft at Paris CDG after a late or unfiled US 21-day travel notice flagged the traveler as a fugitive.716242648515558 In each of those cases officers were described as courteous, the matter was resolved in roughly 15 to 30 minutes, and the traveler was escorted through passport control.72426485155
Written by an AI model from the reports below on October 12, 2026. The numbers link to the reports each sentence is based on. Read those before you decide.
Officers may refuse entry on character grounds
France refuses entry when a traveller is considered a threat to public policy or internal security, assessed case by case. No provision naming sex offences or foreign registries was found.
Provisional: Regulation (EU) 2016/399 (Schengen Borders Code), art. 6(1)(e) and art. 14; CESEDA (as recodified by Ordonnance n° 2020-1733 du 16 décembre 2020), arts. L. 332-1 to L. 332-3 and arts. L. 320-1 to L. 323-2 — not verified against operative text · discretionary · waiver available
We haven't confirmed this citation against the official text yet.
Last checked against official sources on September 20, 2026.
- Décision n° 493118 - Conseil d'État · Conseil d'État
- Chapitre II : DÉCISION DE REFUS D'ENTRÉE À LA FRONTIÈRE (Articles L332-1 à L332-3) · Légifrance
- Titre II : INTERDICTION ADMINISTRATIVE DU TERRITOIRE (Articles L320-1 à L323-2) · Légifrance
- Livre III : ENTRÉE EN FRANCE (Articles L310-1 à L367-6) · Légifrance
- Section 2 : Réserves liées à l'ordre public et à la polygamie (Articles L412-5 à L412-6) · Légifrance
Common questions
Can registered sex offenders enter France?
It's rated Open: Recent reports of entry without significant problems. Of 21 trips reported in the last two years by people on a US registry, 21 ended in entry and 0 in refusal.
Do France's border officers know about US registrants in advance?
In 7 reports, officers appeared to know before the traveler arrived, which usually points to a US advance notification (often called Angel Watch).
How do travelers usually arrive in France?
Reports on file describe 41 by air. Outcomes can differ by how travelers arrive; each report below says which.
- 1Oct 2026 (reported)
Admitted, no issues
The traveler listed this country among destinations visited without reporting any entry problems.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · Forum post · Firsthand
- 2Aug 2026 (reported)
Admitted, no issues · By air, Paris CDG
The traveler has entered the EU through Paris CDG on many trips to Europe without reported entry problems; difficulties came only on the US return.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 3Aug 2026
Admitted, no issues · By air, Paris
The traveler reported that French passport control was the easiest they had experienced, with automated EES processing and no different treatment than any other traveler.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 4Jun 2026
Admitted, no issues · By air, Paris airport
The traveler landed in Paris, swiped the passport at an automated kiosk, got a green light, had a photo taken in an enclosed gate, and walked straight out to baggage claim with no officer interview. The traveler did not clearly recall any fingerprinting despite the new biometric entry system.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 5May 2026 (reported)
Admitted, no issues · By air
During an eight-month multi-country trip, the traveler, removed from the registry in 2024 with an unmarked passport, entered with no stops or secondary inspection.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand · Former registrant
- 6May 2026
Admitted, no issues · By air, Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris
The traveler, recently removed from all registries, passed through the automated entry gates quickly: passport scan produced a green checkmark, a photo was taken (no fingerprints), and the gates opened to baggage claim with no questioning.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand · Former registrant
- 7Apr 2026 (reported)
Admitted after questioning · By air, Paris Charles de Gaulle
The flight was met by national police and the traveler was escorted off the plane ahead of other passengers because the local registering agency had failed to file the advance travel notice, leading to a 'fugitive' designation. It was resolved in about 20 minutes and the traveler was escorted straight through passport control to baggage claim.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand · officers appeared to be notified in advance
- 8Mar 2026 (reported)
Admitted, no issues · By air
On earlier trips to France the traveler reported that no one at passport control paid any attention to them.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 9Mar 2026 (reported)
Admitted, no issues
The traveler reported multiple visits since 2023 without problems at entry.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 10Jan 2026
Admitted, no issues · By air, Paris
A quoted traveler departed the country using the new automated e-gate passport control with no issues.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Secondhand
- 11Dec 2025 (reported)
Admitted, no issues · By air, Paris
The traveler, a registrant with a marked passport, flew into Paris on two separate European trips after completing probation and reported no problems at entry either time.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 12Dec 2025
Admitted, no issues · By air, Paris
The traveler departed from Paris using the new e-gates passport control system with no issues during the same European trip.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 13Nov 2025
Admitted, no issues · By air, Paris airport
A formerly registered traveler with an unmarked passport entered France through the new automated entry/exit system at a Paris airport; passport and facial scans took seconds, an officer briefly glanced at the passport, stamped it and waved them through, with no luggage inspection.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand · Former registrant
- 14Nov 2025
Admitted, no issues · By air, Paris Charles de Gaulle
A traveler who had been removed from the registries and held an unmarked passport entered and exited France through CDG using the new EES system, describing the process as fast and problem-free.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand · Former registrant
- 15Nov 2025
Admitted, no issues
The traveler left the US with an unmarked passport, no registration obligation and without filing a 21-day advance travel notice, and says French immigration did not react at all on entry.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand · Former registrant
- 16Sep 2025 (reported)
Admitted after questioning · By air, Paris CDG
On one of several entries through Paris CDG with a marked passport, the traveler was pulled aside as a possible fugitive because their advance travel notice apparently had not been forwarded in time; airport police were courteous and professional and the traveler was admitted. Other entries through CDG, including later ones with an unmarked passport, were uneventful.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · Forum post · Firsthand · officers appeared to be notified in advance
- 17Aug 2025 (reported)
Admitted, no issues · By air
The traveler reported flying to France four times without problems, including the last three times without having purchased a return ticket, listing an intended flight on the arrival form instead.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · Forum post · Firsthand
- 18Aug 2025
Admitted, no issues · By air, Paris
A former registrant flew into Paris with no issues and traveled onward through several European countries for about three weeks, and was not sent to secondary on returning to the US.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · Forum post · Firsthand · Former registrant
- 19Jun 2025
Admitted, no issues · By air
The traveler, removed from registration by a court the prior year and holding an unmarked passport, flew into France without entry problems and purchased an onward ticket there.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · Forum post · Firsthand · Former registrant
- 20May 2025
Admitted, no issues
The traveler visited Paris during a European trip and reported no entry problems, though found the city unremarkable.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 21May 2025
Admitted, no issues · By air, Paris
The traveler entered France quickly with no questions asked, despite having a marked passport.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 22Mar 2025 (reported)
Admitted, no issues
The traveler visits France regularly and had no problems with French customs, even when holding an IML-marked passport, as long as the 21-day advance travel notification was filed on time.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 23Mar 2025
Admitted, no issues · By air, Paris
The traveler had an unpleasant but uneventful overnight stop before the flight home, with no entry problems reported.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand · Former registrant
- 24Feb 2025 (reported)
Admitted after questioning · By air, Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)
On one arrival at the Paris airport, police met the aircraft and called the traveler off the flight by name after a late notification from the US Marshals had erroneously flagged them as a fugitive; officers were courteous, cleared up the confusion quickly, and escorted them past passport control to baggage claim.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · Forum post · Firsthand · officers appeared to be notified in advance
- 25Dec 2024 (reported)
Admitted, no issues · By air
The traveler entered France repeatedly over many years while registered and with a marked passport; officers rarely looked at the passport notice and on the one occasion an officer did, they glanced at it and waved the traveler through.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 26Dec 2024 (reported)
Admitted after questioning · By air
On one trip to France, the traveler's local police department had not filed the advance travel notification on time; this caused a brief delay and some questions from French police, who were polite and professional, before the traveler was admitted.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 27Dec 2024 (reported)
Admitted, no issues · By air
The traveler made multiple trips to France using a marked passport and reported no problems; border and customs officers appeared indifferent to the passport notation.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · Forum post · Firsthand
- 28Nov 2024 (reported)
Admitted, no issues · By air, Paris
A friend who was required to register in the US and gave the 21-day notice entered France at Paris with no problem before continuing on to Southeast Asia.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Secondhand
- 29Nov 2024 (reported)
Admitted, no issues · By air, Paris
The traveler flew into Paris on a one-way ticket while on the registry and was asked nothing at immigration.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 30Aug 2024 (reported)
Admitted, no issues · By air
A dual national reported repeatedly entering the EU on an EU passport with no problems, passing through automated passport gates like any other EU citizen.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 31Aug 2024 (reported)
Admitted, no issues
The traveler entered France in recent years with a passport carrying the endorsement and reported no problems.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · Forum post · Firsthand
- 32Aug 2024
Admitted, no issues · Changing planes, Paris Charles de Gaulle
The traveler routed through Paris CDG on the way to Albania and made the connection without any issues.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand · Former registrant
- 33Jul 2024
Admitted, no issues · By air, Nice
They entered at Nice with no interception by immigration or police and spent two weeks in the Alps. A brief security interview followed at check-in on the way home.
PFR Guide · Forum post · Firsthand
- 34Jun 2024 (reported)
Admitted, no issues
The traveler reported visiting this country and providing hotel details in advance, with no issues at hotels or any other obstacles during the trip.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 35Apr 2024 (reported)
Admitted, no issues · By air, Paris
The traveler flew from the US to Paris, cleared immigration, collected checked luggage and re-checked it for an onward flight on a separate ticket, with no problems reported. On the return leg they transited Paris without passing through immigration.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · Forum post · Firsthand
- 36Apr 2024
Admitted, no issues · By air
Released from state registration requirements in 2021 and no longer required to report travel, they entered and left without difficulty and stayed almost two weeks.
PFR Guide · Forum post · Firsthand · Former registrant
- 37Mar 2024
Admitted, no issues · By air, Paris
The traveler entered the Schengen area through Paris en route to Italy and described the process as very easy.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 38Feb 2024 (reported)
Admitted, no issues · By air, Paris
The traveler flew into Paris first as a strategy to avoid a direct arrival notification, with no issues reported.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 39Feb 2024
Admitted, no issues · Changing planes, Paris
The traveler passed through French passport control on a connection en route to Spain and reported no problems there.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 40Jan 2024 (reported)
Admitted, no issues
The traveler entered France with a passport bearing the US identifier endorsement on a back page; only one border officer looked at the notation and showed no concern.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 412024
Admitted, no issues
The traveler entered and left France about a year earlier with a marked passport and reported no issues at all.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 422024
Admitted, no issues · By air
The traveler flew to France via Germany the previous year with a marked passport and the required advance notice, and had no issues.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · Forum post · Firsthand
- 43Dec 2023
Admitted, no issues · By air, Paris
The traveler flew one-way into Paris and no one raised any question about the lack of a return ticket; an onward ticket was never requested.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 44Aug 2023 (reported)
Admitted, no issues
The traveler entered France each fall for several years without problems, despite carrying an IML-marked US passport at the time.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · Forum post · Firsthand
- 45Aug 2023 (reported)
Admitted, no issues · By air, Paris
The traveler flew directly from the US to Paris twice and passed through passport control in about 30 seconds each time with no questions.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · Forum post · Firsthand
- 46Jul 2023 (reported)
Admitted, no issues · By air
The traveler missed a scheduled flight and rebooked for the next day, emailing the registering agent about the change; the trip proceeded with no repercussions and the traveler regularly visits this country.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 47Jun 2023 (reported)
Admitted, no issues · By air, Paris
The traveler entered Paris twice, once before and once after receiving an identifier-marked passport, and reported never having any issue or a second look at the border.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 48Jun 2023 (reported)
Admitted after questioning · By air, Paris Charles de Gaulle
The traveler, who holds an identifier-marked passport, was met at the aircraft by armed police after being misidentified by US authorities as a fugitive. Officers took them to an airport police station, questioned them generally about their itinerary and purpose of visit while verifying with the US, then cleared them and escorted them through passport control into the country. On other annual visits officers merely glanced at the marked passport without comment.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand · officers appeared to be notified in advance
- 49Jun 2023
Admitted, no issues · Changing planes, Paris
The traveler made a short connection in Paris en route to Spain with no problems.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 50May 2023 (reported)
Admitted, no issues · By air
The traveler flies to France annually using a passport bearing the required identifier endorsement. Border officers barely note the endorsement and ask only routine questions about purpose of travel and length of stay before admitting them.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 51May 2023 (reported)
Admitted after questioning · By air
After the local registering agency apparently failed to submit the advance travel notice on time, the traveler's plane was met on the tarmac by national police. The issue was resolved in about 15 minutes and the traveler cleared passport control quickly, with officers described as courteous and professional.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand · officers appeared to be notified in advance
- 52Apr 2023 (reported)
Admitted, no issues · By air
A traveler who visits annually with an identifier-marked passport reported no problems entering; on the most recent visit the officer flipped to the endorsement page, glanced at it, shrugged, and wished them a nice vacation.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 53Apr 2023 (reported)
Admitted, no issues · By air
The traveler flew into France while holding a marked passport and reported no entry problems.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 54Apr 2023 (reported)
Admitted, no issues
The traveler reported entering France with an IML-marked passport and had no issues at the border.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 55Apr 2023 (reported)
Admitted after questioning · By air
On one arrival in France the traveler was mistakenly flagged as a fugitive because their local agency had not filed the 21-day advance travel notification on time; the issue was resolved in about 15-20 minutes and they were allowed to continue on their train to Paris.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand · officers appeared to be notified in advance
- 56Apr 2023 (reported)
Admitted, no issues · By air
The traveler, who visits France each autumn with an IML-marked passport, said French border control only briefly reacted to the passport endorsement and asked the standard questions about purpose and length of stay before welcoming them in.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 57Apr 2023
Admitted, no issues · By air, Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
A traveler with a passport carrying the unique identifier arrived with family and went through a long passport control line. The officer examined the passport, appeared to notice the endorsement, and stamped it without further questions.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Secondhand
- 58Mar 2023 (reported)
Admitted after questioning · By air, Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
On one arrival several years earlier, the traveler was called off the aircraft at the arrival airport because a processing error in the US 21-day advance travel notification had mistakenly flagged the traveler as a fugitive. The error was cleared up quickly and the traveler was admitted to continue the vacation.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand · officers appeared to be notified in advance
- 59Mar 2023 (reported)
Admitted, no issues · By air
The traveler flies to France every year and has had no problems at passport control. French officers rarely note the identifier in the traveler's passport and shrug it off when they do.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 60Feb 2023 (reported)
Admitted, no issues · By air, Paris
The traveler flew from the US and cleared this country as the European entry point without reported issues before continuing onward.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 612023
Admitted, no issues · By air
The traveler and spouse visited with no issues at entry; the only delay was about 30 minutes in secondary inspection upon returning to the US.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 622023
Admitted, no issues
The traveler, off supervision and carrying a passport with the identifier, took a three-week European vacation with a spouse and had no problems at the entry point where the passport was checked, spending part of the trip driving in France.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 632023
Admitted, no issues · By air
The traveler took a snowboarding trip and entered without difficulty at passport control, saying the small black endorsement text in the passport went unnoticed.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 642022
Admitted, no issues · Changing planes, Paris
The traveler connected through Paris on two European trips and found it the easiest route into the EU, with no reported problems.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 652019
Admitted, no issues · By air
The traveler, who has the passport identifier, entered this country shortly before the pandemic with no issues.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 66By 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
- Limited
Registrant Travel Action Group (RTAG) · Legacy matrix · Summary