visa for syria (Feb 2009) | Syria - Lonely Planet Forum

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Sun, 08 Feb 2009 15:03:37 +0000

My boyfriend and I are living in Cambodia and are looking to go to Syria for a holiday this year. Does anyone know if we can get visas on entry. My boyfriend is carrying a US passport and I am carrying a British one. Neither of us have been to 'occupied Palestine' either.....

We have heard that we need to get visas from our passport countries, but neither of us have any plans to go to either the US or the UK this year.

Perhaps another option would be to get one from a neighbouring country such as Lebanon or Jordan?

Many thanks in advance for your response.

Sue

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Sun, 08 Feb 2009 16:08:14 +0000

If you have the residency permit to prove that you are living in Cambodia, you should have no problems applying at the border.
Even people that live in countries where there is a Syrian embassy can often get them at land borders, although it may be a different matter at airports, as airlines may refuse bording to anyone without a valid visa.
Getting them in a neighbouring country is more hassle than its worth and the chances of getting a visa issued there are probably smaller than getting it at the border. The only situation where I would try that is if you are planning to fly into Damascus, due to the aforementioned problems with boarding without a visa.

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Mon, 09 Feb 2009 04:57:25 +0000

Passport holders from USA have to wait 3-6 hours to get visa when arriving at airport or land borders.The UK passport also need to wait but less than Americans.
If you are likely to have problem with airlines letting you on board you can either give them letter of indemnity or the other option is that you fly to Amman which is easy to enter with visa granted at airport no waiting and then make your way to Damascus which is only 3 hours by taxi .I think Alia Jordan airline have good service/price from Thailand to Amman.You can also enjoy visiting Jordan.
Worst case scenario if you were denied visa from Syria(very unlikely) then it is not too bad traveling from Amman.,rather than having to be returned to the Far East

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