All Nationalities: Arrange Syria Entry Approval Before Travel

Arrange approval before departure

Based on the latest operational information available to us, tourist visitors of all nationalities should arrange and confirm the applicable Syria entry approval before setting out. This applies whether the planned journey begins at an airport or crosses a land border.

A request that is still being reviewed is not the same as issued approval. Travellers should wait for written confirmation before treating the journey as ready to proceed, and should recheck the position for their nationality, travel purpose and dates before making non-refundable arrangements.

Air and land arrivals

The intended point of entry forms part of the travel file. Depending on the itinerary, this may be Damascus or Aleppo airport, the Lebanon border or the Jordan border. The route should be agreed in advance rather than changed informally during the journey.

Entry procedures can change and may depend on nationality, purpose of travel and the documents submitted. Approval should therefore be treated as a case-specific process, not as a guarantee that every traveller can obtain permission on arrival.

• The traveller's nationality and a clear passport copy.
• Exact arrival and departure dates.
• The planned airport or land-border crossing.
• The complete route and confirmed accommodation.
• Any additional documents requested for the individual application.

How Halabia Travel can coordinate the file

Halabia Travel can review the proposed journey, organise the practical information for the application and coordinate the itinerary, hotels and entry arrangements around the intended approval request. We explain which documents are needed for the individual case and keep the plan aligned with the agreed entry point.

The final decision belongs to the relevant authorities. Halabia Travel cannot guarantee approval or a fixed processing time, so travellers should confirm the latest requirements before booking flights or committing to non-refundable services.

Security-clearance coordination for restricted-nationality cases

There is no legitimate process of selling a security clearance. For a restricted-nationality case, the clearance can only be requested through prior coordination with a travel agency and a complete, agreed travel file.

Before Halabia Travel submits the request, the traveller must provide the exact arrival and departure dates, the exact point of entry by land border or airport, a fully detailed itinerary and pre-selected, confirmed hotels. For example, the file may specify the number of days in Damascus and Aleppo and planned visits to Palmyra.

• Exact dates of arrival and departure.
• The exact airport or land-border entry point.
• A complete day-by-day travel itinerary.
• Pre-selected and confirmed hotels.

Accompanying guide responsibility

The accompanying tour guide must receive the traveller from inside the relevant restricted area at the airport or land border and must see the traveller off in the same manner at departure.

This arrangement requires the guide to sign an official pledge inside the border crossing or airport, accepting direct responsibility for receiving, accompanying and seeing off the traveller.

Application process and final confirmation

As the travel agency, Halabia Travel submits the application on the traveller's behalf using the agreed information and itinerary. The processing time to issue the entry visa or security clearance is currently estimated at three to four weeks, but the timeline and outcome remain subject to the relevant authorities.

Once the entry visa is issued, Halabia Travel sends the traveller a copy and confirms that the arrangements are ready to officially welcome them at the agreed border or airport.

Check your arrangements before travelling

If you are considering travel to Syria, send Halabia Travel your nationality, intended dates, entry point and route before finalising the trip. We will help clarify the preparation steps and distinguish an application in progress from written entry approval.

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