The Department of State has just notified the public that all visa
services at the U.S. Embassy in Damascus, Syria, have been suspended.
According to the Embassy, visa operations will commence gradually as
circumstances permit and the Embassy will continue to process visa
applications of anyone interviewed prior to this suspension of services.
Anyone who needs to travel to the U.S. prior to the end of this
suspension are guided to apply for a nonimmigrant visa at any U.S.
Embassy outside Syria which provides visa services.