Countries that Don't Allow Felons 2025

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Rules for Visiting Felons

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Rules for Visiting Felons
IndiaDenied up front
ChinaDenied up front
United StatesDenied up front
JapanDenied up front
IranDenied up front
United KingdomDenied up front
South AfricaDenied up front
KenyaDenied up front
ArgentinaDenied up front
CanadaDenied up front
AustraliaDenied up front
TaiwanDenied up front
CubaDenied up front
IsraelDenied up front
New ZealandDenied up front
MacauDenied up front
IndonesiaDenied If Discovered
BrazilDenied If Discovered
EthiopiaDenied If Discovered
MexicoDenied If Discovered
EgyptDenied If Discovered
PhilippinesDenied If Discovered
TurkeyDenied If Discovered
TanzaniaDenied If Discovered
South KoreaDenied If Discovered
UkraineDenied If Discovered
MoroccoDenied If Discovered
MalaysiaDenied If Discovered
PeruDenied If Discovered
NepalDenied If Discovered
ChileDenied If Discovered
CambodiaDenied If Discovered
TunisiaDenied If Discovered
Dominican RepublicDenied If Discovered
United Arab EmiratesDenied If Discovered
Hong KongDenied If Discovered
SingaporeDenied If Discovered
IrelandDenied If Discovered
GermanyAllows felons
FranceAllows felons
ItalyAllows felons
SpainAllows felons
PolandAllows felons
NetherlandsAllows felons
BelgiumAllows felons
SwedenAllows felons
Czech RepublicAllows felons
PortugalAllows felons
GreeceAllows felons
HungaryAllows felons
AustriaAllows felons
SwitzerlandAllows felons
DenmarkAllows felons
FinlandAllows felons
NorwayAllows felons
SlovakiaAllows felons
CroatiaAllows felons
LithuaniaAllows felons
SloveniaAllows felons
LatviaAllows felons
EstoniaAllows felons
LuxembourgAllows felons
MaltaAllows felons
IcelandAllows felons
LiechtensteinAllows felons
  • A criminal record will not result in an individual being refused entry to these countries unless that person’s felony is entered into the Interpol database and they are deemed a security risk. Border officials are unlikely to ask about a person’s criminal record upon their arrival.