Jul 15 2011

All Visa Services Suspended at U.S. Embassy in Damascus

The Department of State has just notified the public that all visa services at the U.S. Embassy in Damascus, Syria, have been suspended. According to the Embassy, visa operations will commence gradually as circumstances permit and the Embassy will continue to process visa applications of anyone interviewed prior to this suspension of services.

Anyone who needs to travel to the U.S. prior to the end of this suspension are guided to apply for a nonimmigrant visa at any U.S. Embassy outside Syria which provides visa services.