SG
Singapore
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 4 reports. Score 0.58 on a scale from −1 (always refused) to +1 (always admitted), with recent reports counting most. How scoring works
What to expect
All three firsthand reports, from 2023, 2024 and 2026, ended in admission, so no traveler here described being refused entry.1–3 The two secondary inspections, one in 2023 on arrival by air and one in 2024, involved passport photos not matching the traveler's current appearance rather than registry status.23 The most recent traveler, in 2026, entered with no issue and said no advance notification had been sent from the US.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 Singapore?
It's rated Caution: Usually admitted, but questioning or secondary inspection is common. Of 2 trips reported in the last two years by people on a US registry, 2 ended in entry and 0 in refusal.
Do Singapore'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 Singapore?
Reports on file describe 1 by air. Outcomes can differ by how travelers arrive; each report below says which.
- 1Apr 2026 (reported)
Admitted, no issues
The traveler entered without issue, noting that no advance notification had been sent from the US.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 2Dec 2024 (reported)
Admitted after questioning
The traveler was held up briefly at immigration in Singapore because the passport photo showed glasses that were not being worn, then admitted.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 3Jan 2023 (reported)
Admitted after questioning · By air
The traveler's worst experience in the region was extra scrutiny at immigration because their appearance no longer matched their passport photo, but they were allowed in.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 4By 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
- No
Registrant Travel Action Group (RTAG) · Legacy matrix · Summary