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Recent reports of entry without significant problems.

Based on 24 reports. Score 0.98 on a scale from −1 (always refused) to +1 (always admitted), with recent reports counting most. How scoring works

What to expect

Nearly all 23 reports, including seven since 2025, describe admission with no issue, most by air into Rome, Milan, Venice, Turin or Naples, some using automated kiosks.1–1214–23 Travelers reported the same outcome with marked and unmarked passports, and whether or not they had filed the 21-day advance notice.371214152223 Two accounts differ: one traveler was sent to secondary in Rome in December 2023 and questioned by police at their hotel, and one in Turin in December 2024 said officers seemed to know in advance but admitted them.813

Written by an AI model from the reports below on September 25, 2026. The numbers link to the reports each sentence is based on. Read those before you decide.

Law bars people with sex-offense convictions

Italian law says a foreigner convicted of sex offences, including by non-final judgment or plea bargain, is not admitted to Italy. Border police must refuse entry.

Decreto Legislativo 25 luglio 1998, n. 286 (Testo unico immigrazione), art. 4, comma 3 (also art. 4, comma 6; art. 10, comma 1) · mandatory

We haven't confirmed this citation against the official text yet.

Last checked against official sources on September 19, 2026.

Common questions

Can registered sex offenders enter Italy?

It's rated Open: Recent reports of entry without significant problems. Of 8 trips reported in the last two years by people on a US registry, 8 ended in entry and 0 in refusal.

Do Italy's border officers know about US registrants in advance?

In 1 report, 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 Italy?

Reports on file describe 13 by air. Outcomes can differ by how travelers arrive; each report below says which.

Reports

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  1. 1Sep 2026

    Admitted, no issues · By air, Venice

    The traveler continued on from Frankfurt to Venice and spent two weeks traveling in the region without any immigration issues.

    ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · Forum post · Firsthand

  2. 2Jul 2026

    Admitted, no issues

    The traveler entered Italy without incident and departed from Rome. Local police in one Italian city briefly questioned the lack of entry/exit stamps in the passport but let the traveler go after being told the EU had stopped stamping.

    ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand

  3. 3Jun 2026

    Admitted, no issues · By air, Milan

    Arriving in Milan on an intra-Schengen flight, the traveler with a marked passport had no problems, and travel onward within Italy was uneventful. Departure from Italy was also easy.

    ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand

  4. 4Mar 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

  5. 5Mar 2026

    Admitted, no issues · By air, Milan

    After clearing Schengen passport control in Germany, the traveler continued to Milan and reported no further trouble.

    ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand

  6. 6Oct 2025

    Admitted, no issues · By air, Rome

    They entered Italy on a second, Polish passport without incident.

    PFR Guide · Forum post · Firsthand

  7. 7Apr 2025 (reported)

    Admitted, no issues

    A spouse reported that the registrant in the family has repeatedly traveled to Italy without difficulty, after filing the required advance travel notice; the only delays came during secondary screening on return to the US.

    ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Secondhand

  8. 8Dec 2024

    Admitted, no issues · By air, Turin

    Flying in from Lusaka, they were admitted to Italy for 30 days without a visa and stayed a week before travelling on.

    PFR Guide · Forum post · Firsthand · officers appeared to be notified in advance

  9. 9Jul 2024

    Admitted, no issues · By air, Milan

    The traveler landed in Milan in July with no entry issues.

    ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · Forum post · Firsthand · Former registrant

  10. 10Jun 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

  11. 11Mar 2024

    Admitted, no issues · By air, Milan

    The traveler landed in Milan in March with no issues.

    ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · Forum post · Firsthand · Former registrant

  12. 12Jan 2024 (reported)

    Admitted, no issues · By air, Rome

    The traveler landed and cleared passport control without any issue using a marked passport.

    ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand

  13. 13Dec 2023

    Admitted after questioning · By air, Rome

    Off the registry since 2018, they were pulled for secondary on arrival in Rome and questioned about where they would be staying before being admitted. Police questioned them again at their hotel the following night and let them go.

    PFR Guide · Forum post · Firsthand · Former registrant

  14. 14Sep 2023

    Admitted, no issues · By air, Rome

    The traveler landed in Rome with a new unmarked passport and had no issues at entry.

    ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · Forum post · Firsthand · Former registrant

  15. 15Aug 2023

    Admitted, no issues · By air, Rome Fiumicino (FCO)

    The traveler flew into Rome Fiumicino, used the automated passport kiosk and was cleared immediately, receiving a stamp on an unmarked US passport.

    ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · Forum post · Firsthand

  16. 16Jul 2023 (reported)

    Admitted, no issues · By air, Rome

    The traveler reports entering through Rome multiple times without ever being stopped, using the automated passport kiosks, and considers Italy an easy entry point for onward travel in the region.

    ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand

  17. 17Jun 2023 (reported)

    Admitted, no issues

    The traveler reports having entered Italy three times without any difficulty at immigration.

    ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand

  18. 18May 2023

    Admitted, no issues · By air, Rome airport

    The traveler flew into Rome with an identifier-marked passport and used the automated passport control kiosks; the scan and facial check took about five seconds, the gates opened, and a blank page was stamped afterward without scrutiny.

    ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand

  19. 19Apr 2023 (reported)

    Admitted, no issues · By air

    The traveler flew into Italy with a marked passport and was admitted without problems.

    ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand

  20. 202023

    Admitted, no issues

    The traveler visited Italy with a spouse in the fall, touring the Amalfi Coast, Naples, Sorrento, Capri and Rome, and reported no difficulties or feeling unwelcome.

    ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand

  21. 212021

    Admitted, no issues · By air

    The traveler reported entering Italy about four years earlier with no problems.

    ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand

  22. 222019

    Admitted, no issues · By air, Naples

    The traveler flew into and out of Italy for a 7-day Mediterranean cruise departing and returning to Naples, using a marked passport and having filed the 21-day advance notice. No issues were encountered.

    ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand

  23. 232015

    Admitted, no issues · By air

    A poster described an acquaintance who was unaware of the notification law and flew to Italy, where no advance notice had been sent and they entered without problems.

    ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Secondhand

  24. 24By 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