Visas
Effective February 6, 2012, the U.S. Embassy suspended operations and closed for normal consular services. Visas to the United States cannot be issued in Damascus.
Immigrant Visas
If your immigrant visa case was scheduled for interview in Damascus, your visa case has been transferred to the U.S. Embassy in Amman, Jordan for processing. Please contact our Immigrant Visa (IV) Unit at Amman-IV@state.gov for inquiries concerning immigrant visas that were scheduled to be processed in Damascus. You may also request that your case be transferred to another Embassy or Consulate; you must make this request directly to the receiving post. Please visit Amman’s IV Unit website for complete information.
U.S. citizen petitioners who are resident in Syria seeking to file the I-130 immigration visa petition for their Syrian immediate relatives (unmarried children under 21, spouses, and parent(s) only) may contact our staff at damaszek.usint@msz.gov.pl. Assistance is limited to providing information related to:
- Petition filing
- Humanitarian parole
- Affidavit of Support requirements
- Expired immigrant visas
U.S. citizens who have been resident in Syria for at least six months may email USCIS.Amman@DHS.gov to make an appointment to file I-130 immigrant visa petitions in Amman for their immediate relatives (unmarried children under 21, spouses, and parent(s) only) who also live in Syria.
Lawful Permanent Residents who have lost their "green cards" and wish to return to the United States can speak with an immigration officer during walk-in hours at the U.S. Embassy in Amman on Sundays between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Individuals with questions related to their Lawful Permanent Resident status may contact also our staff at damaszek.usint@msz.gov.pl.
Non-Immigrant Visas
Syrian applicants may apply for non-immigrant visas at any U.S. Embassy or Consulate, and the same standards under U.S. law and policy apply at each Embassy and Consulate where one applies for a visa. Please follow the appropriate link for more information about applying for a nonimmigrant visa in Amman or Beirut.
Refugee/Asylee Follow-to-Join Petitions
All I-730 Refugee/Asylee following-to-join petitions (Visas 92/93 beneficiaries) have been transferred to Embassy Amman for safekeeping pending a decision concerning where these petitions will be processed. Beneficiaries who are able to travel to and remain in Jordan may be processed by the USCIS Amman Field Office. I-730 beneficiaries may also choose to have their files sent to a different location other than Jordan for processing. I-730 beneficiaries and petitioners may email the USCIS Amman Field Office at USCIS.Amman@DHS.gov with requests to transfer their files to another consular post. Additional information will be posted online as it becomes available.