Blazing fast turnround on Syrian visa
Aug 5th, 2009, 12:07 PM
#1
Original Poster
Blazing fast turnround on Syrian visa
Monday afternoon I Fed Ex'ed my (US) passport and accompanying docs. to the Syrian Embassy in Washington. This afternoon (Wednesday), almost exactly 48 hours later, Fed Ex delivered my passport complete with a 15 day multiple entry visa good through Feb 3rd next year!
Unbelievable. I think the only time I've had faster visa service was in Moscow, when my Mongolian visa (for a UK passport) was handled while I waited. Anyway, if you're thinking of heading to Syria now might be a good time to apply for a visa - presumably they're not getting a lot of traffic.
Unbelievable. I think the only time I've had faster visa service was in Moscow, when my Mongolian visa (for a UK passport) was handled while I waited. Anyway, if you're thinking of heading to Syria now might be a good time to apply for a visa - presumably they're not getting a lot of traffic.
Aug 11th, 2009, 01:16 PM
#6
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 4,916
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
You'll see that Syria is a very pro-tourism destination, so I'm not surprised they quickly processed your visa. Hhopefully some other countries -- like Libya, Algeria, Sudan and Angola -- will learn this lesson and make their visas simpler to acquire. I have looked into all four of these visas, and not only do they make you jump through hoops, even if you make it through the hoops they don't guarantee that you'll get the visa.
