Information for Travelers

Security Updates

• EMERGENCY MESSAGE FOR U.S. CITIZENS: Explosions in Damascus on May 10, 2012
• EMERGENCY MESSAGE FOR U.S. CITIZENS: Travel Warning for Syria - March 6, 2012
• EMERGENCY MESSAGE FOR U.S. CITIZENS - Emergency Message to U.S. Citizens in Syria - February 14, 2012
• EMERGENCY MESSAGE FOR U.S. CITIZENS: Suspension of US Embassy Operations - February 6, 2012
• MESSAGE FOR U.S. CITIZENS - U.S. Citizen Travel to Syria (Taken Question) - January 23, 2012
• EMERGENCY MESSAGE FOR U.S. CITIZENS - Consular services by appointment only - January 10, 2012
• EMERGENCY MESSAGE FOR U.S. CITIZENS - Explosions and gunfire in downtown Damascus - December 23, 2011
• EMERGENCY MESSAGE FOR U.S. CITIZENS - TRAVEL WARNING FOR SYRIA - December 21, 2011
• EMERGENCY MESSAGE FOR U.S. CITIZENS - Significant decrease in the number of commercial flights from Syria, November 23, 2011 
• EMERGENCY MESSAGE FOR U.S. CITIZENS - Exercise caution in Midan today, October 20, 2011 
• EMERGENCY MESSAGE FOR U.S. CITIZENS - Worldwide Travel Alert – Iran Plot - October 13, 2011
• EMERGENCY MESSAGE FOR U.S. CITIZENS - Avoid Area of Rukn Al-Din October 7-8, 2011
• EMERGENCY MESSAGE FOR U.S. CITIZENS - WORLDWIDE TRAVEL ALERT - OCTOBER 02, 2011
• EMERGENCY MESSAGE FOR U.S. CITIZENS - TRAVEL WARNING FOR SYRIA - September 18, 2011
• EMERGENCY MESSAGE FOR U.S. CITIZENS - Updated Travel Warning For Syria - August 07, 2011
• Non-Emergency Message for U.S. Citizens - August 15 Deadline for I-130 Submission at the U.S. Embassy - August 07, 2011
• EMERGENCY MESSAGE FOR U.S. CITIZENS - WORLDWIDE CAUTION UPDATE - July 27, 2011
• EMERGENCY MESSAGE FOR U.S. CITIZENS – PLANNED RALLIES TODAY IN CENTRAL DAMASCUS - July 17, 2011
• EMERGENCY MESSAGE FOR U.S. CITIZENS - TEMPORARY EMBASSY CLOSURE, VIGILANCE ADVISED FOR U.S. CITIZENS - July 11, 2011
• Message for U.S. Citizens – Security Precautions on the July 4th Holiday - June 30, 2011
• Message for U.S. Citizens – LARGE PRO-GOVERNMENT DEMONSTRATION ON UMAWIYEEN SQUARE - June 21, 2011
• Message for U.S. Citizens - LARGE PRO-GOVERNMENT DEMONSTRATION ON MEZZE AUTOSTRADE - June 15, 2011
• Message for U.S. Citizens - NEW SANCTIONS ON SYRIAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS - May 19, 2011
• Message for U.S. Citizens - WORLDWIDE TRAVEL ALERT - MAY 01, 2011
• Message for U.S. Citizens - AVOID OLD CITY OF DAMASCUS ON FRIDAYS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE - April 28, 2011
• Message for U.S. Citizens - TRAVEL WARNING FOR SYRIA - April 25, 2011

Consular Announcements

ACS Newsletters

• December 2011 Newsletter (PDF 750 KB)
• August & September 2011 Newsletter (PDF 805 KB)
• July 2011 Newsletter (PDF 715 KB)
• June 2011 Newsletter (PDF 789 KB)
• May 2011 Newsletter (PDF 765 KB)
• April 2011 Newsletter (PDF 640 KB)
• March 2011 Newsletter (PDF 902 KB)
• January 2011 Newsletter (PDF 1.3 MB)

More Information

Country Specific Information on Syria is available at: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1035.html

Human Rights Report – Syria is available at: 
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2008/nea/119127.htm

Background Notes: Syria is available at:
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3580.htm

Trafficking in Persons Report- Syria is available at :
http://www.state.gov/g/tip/rls/tiprpt/2009/123139.htm

Country Reports on Terrorism- Syria is available at : http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/crt/2008/122436.htm

International Religious Freedom Report- Syria is available at: http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2009/127358.htm