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Recent reports of entry without significant problems.
Based on 6 reports. Score 0.92 on a scale from −1 (always refused) to +1 (always admitted), with recent reports counting most. How scoring works
What to expect
All five firsthand reports, dated February 2025 through August 2025, describe arrivals by air with no entry problems.1–5 Four of the five entered at Delhi, and several travelers said they saw no sign that advance notice had been sent.1–35 Three travelers were off all registries at the time, and one reported no questions on arrival or departure across multiple trips, with only a short secondary inspection returning to the US.1245
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
India's rules say a foreigner may be refused entry or stay if convicted of, or found involved in, offences including rape, child abuse or child trafficking. Refusal is discretionary, and officers' decisions are final.
Immigration and Foreigners Order, 2025, para. 3(1)(a) (S.O. 3986(E), 1 September 2025), made under the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025 (Act 13 of 2025), ss. 3, 7, 11 · discretionary
We haven't confirmed this citation against the official text yet.
Last checked against official sources on September 19, 2026.
- Immigration and Foreigners Order, 2025 · Government of India (NIC)
- The Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025 (Act No. 13 of 2025) · India Code, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice
Common questions
Can registered sex offenders enter India?
It's rated Open: Recent reports of entry without significant problems. Of 1 trips reported in the last two years by people on a US registry, 1 ended in entry and 0 in refusal.
Do India'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 India?
Reports on file describe 1 by air. Outcomes can differ by how travelers arrive; each report below says which.
- 1Aug 2026 (reported)
Admitted, no issues · By air, New Delhi
After coming off all registries, the traveler flew into New Delhi with no entry issues.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand · Former registrant
- 2Jan 2026 (reported)
Admitted, no issues · By air, New Delhi
After getting off all registries, the traveler flew into New Delhi and entered without problems; they believe no advance notice was sent.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand · Former registrant
- 3Oct 2025 (reported)
Admitted, no issues · By air, New Delhi
The traveler flew to New Delhi with no apparent advance notification and no entry problems.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · Forum post · Firsthand · Former registrant
- 4Jun 2025 (reported)
Admitted, no issues · By air
The traveler has flown to India a couple of times, reporting that usually no questions are asked on arrival or departure, with only a short secondary inspection when returning to the US.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · Forum post · Firsthand
- 5Feb 2025
Admitted, no issues · By air, Delhi
The traveler, off the registry with an unmarked passport, flew in and toured the country for five days without reported entry problems.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand · Former registrant
- 6By 2022
Refused entry
Row from the RTAG Travel Matrix, an undated summary last maintained around 2021.
- Registrants turned away
- Yes
- Law bars sex offenders
- No
- Law bars people with felonies
- No
- Has its own offender registry
- Yes
Registrant Travel Action Group (RTAG) · Legacy matrix · Summary