Travel advice for Syria

Australia advises avoiding all travel for Syria.

Avoid all travel to Syria due to the tense situation and increased danger, and leave the country urgently. Austrians already in Syria should exercise particular caution. Photographing or filming military installations, fighting or damage, and publishing or circulating such images or videos, is strictly prohibited and can lead to arrest.

Avoid all travel to Syria and leave the country immediately if present. Security is volatile nationwide, with armed groups, Israeli air strikes, regional hostilities, missile debris, crime, roadblocks and possible airspace closures; consular assistance is extremely limited. Take particular care in Suweida, Daraa and Hassaké, and avoid military sites, large gatherings and unsafe routes.

Canadians should avoid all travel to Syria because volatile regional military activity, armed clashes, airstrikes, crime, terrorism and frequent kidnappings make conditions unpredictable. Anyone in Syria should leave and exercise extreme caution; airstrikes continue, including in Damascus, links may close without notice, and demonstrations can turn violent. Kidnapping is frequent in tribal areas and southern Syria, while smuggling and trafficking occur in southwestern Syria, especially along the Iraq border.

Avoid all travel to Syria because security remains tense nationwide despite some calm in Damascus. Active combat makes the north along the Turkish border particularly dangerous, while Raqqa, Deir ez-Zor, Hasakah Governorate, Daraa and Suwayda are also identified as exceptionally risky. The government warns that its ability to assist citizens in emergencies is limited.

Germany advises avoiding all travel for Syria.

Residents should avoid all travel to Syria because violent clashes and explosions continue nationwide, causing serious casualties. Those already there should attend to personal safety and avoid protests and large gatherings. The security situation is highly volatile, with armed conflict escalating in north-western Syria, attacks and bombings, chemical weapons reports and kidnappings of foreigners.

Avoid all travel to Syria because civil war and an extremely poor security situation make entry, movement and stay dangerous. Armed clashes, kidnappings, terrorist attacks, airstrikes, widespread landmines and unexploded ordnance, crime and ethnic or sectarian tensions threaten travellers throughout the country. Damascus has suspended visa, administrative and representation services, while air travel and border crossings, especially the Lebanese border, may be disrupted.

Do not travel to Syria because the country remains volatile and dangerous after a decade of conflict. Risks include armed clashes, airstrikes, terrorism, crime including kidnapping for ransom, demonstrations and rapid deterioration of basic services. Irish citizens already in Syria should leave immediately if safe to do so, as consular assistance is extremely limited.

Japan advises avoiding all travel for Syria.

Avoid all travel to Syria because conflict, terrorism, arbitrary arrests and crime make conditions unpredictable. Fighting and bombardment are regular in the south, while armed confrontation risks are elevated in parts of the north and northeast and in border areas; air attacks and roadblocks can occur nationwide. Dutch citizens face added danger because of the Netherlands’ counter-terrorism coalition role, and travel from Syria to the Golan is prohibited.

Defer all travel to Syria because Singapore advises deferring travel to the Middle East amid an escalating security situation. Singapore has no diplomatic representation in Syria, which constrains its ability to provide consular assistance in an emergency.

Avoid all travel to Syria because armed clashes, terrorism, crime, arbitrary detention, torture and enforced disappearances make conditions dangerous. If you are in Syria, consider leaving if it is safe, as consular assistance is extremely limited. Conditions remain unstable and dangerous, particularly in areas not controlled by the Syrian regime, especially northwest and northeast Syria.

Avoid all travel to Syria because of the security situation. The advice covers tourist and visiting trips, business trips, and every other type of travel.

Avoid all travel to Syria. Terrorists are very likely to attack, including in Damascus and major cities, and foreign nationals may be targeted. Conflict has devastated healthcare and left emergency services unreliable, with infectious disease outbreaks especially in rural areas; consular support is unavailable within Syria. Israeli and Iranian citizens cannot enter, and those whose passports show previous travel to Israel may be refused entry.

Avoid all travel to Syria because armed conflict, terrorism, unrest, kidnapping, hostage-taking and crime create extreme risks of death or serious injury throughout the country. Unexploded ordnance is especially hazardous in rural areas, and private citizens should not join armed conflict. Mariners and passengers using Syrian ports should exercise enhanced security, and vessels bound for the United States must meet additional port-entry conditions.