Excellent job Derek.

I just started reading the travel article and wanted to point out even if off the registry I cannot travel freely.

72 hours in FL and I need to register. Once registered in FL I'm there for life. Once there for life I must now register again in my state which says regardless of length of time if I'm required to register in another state I must register here.

The points you raised are already discussed in the article.

Thanks Derek,
From what I've read of people experiences. It's not hard to get into other countries it's what happens when you come back here to the states. You're usually pulled aside and might have to go thru hours of interrogation. Don't bring a phone or camera or anything that might take images because that's what they'll search.

I'm a bit upset about this, because when my son is finally off papers he wants to move to another country. I'm not worried about him getting in, it's the idea of him not being allowed a passport.

I'm going to get our passports soon. Hoping he'll be able to keep it.

I'm new to this website. Anyway, this is absurd. If I even had a passport, I might move to another country.

Very well done, worth the read.

Thank you.

Nakohichi, experiences will vary. Most people will have no problems leaving the USA. However, how did the feds know about the man from Detroit who failed to notify his travel plans?

The GAO report found most people on the registry are able to enter foreign nations successfully, even Japan and Canada (though they had far higher rates of denial of entry than other nations).

That's just the thing-- there are no universal rules to follow.