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Consular protection for EU citizens in Syria

A must-read for EU citizens travelling to or living in Syria

 

YOU ARE AN EU CITIZEN IN SYRIA?

LEARN MORE ABOUT YOUR RIGHT TO CONSULAR PROTECTION AND HOW YOU CAN BENEFIT FROM IT IN SYRIA.

Consular protection is the help an EU Member State can provide to its citizens in case they need assistance abroad. Typically, consular protection can include cases such as:

  • A need for emergency travel documents;

  • A serious accident or serious illness;

  • Relief and repatriation in case of an emergency;

  • Being a victim of crime;

  • Arrest or detention;

  • Death.

In Syria, eight EU Member State have operational consular sections. (Cyprus, Czech Republic, Greece, Italy, Ireland, Poland, Romania and Spain)

You are an EU citizen in need of consular protection in Syria?

  • You can contact your resident Consulate or Honorary Consul able to provide consular protection.
  • If your EU Member State has no resident Embassy, Consulate or Honorary Consul able to provide consular protection in Syria, you can turn to another EU Member State for consular protection, noting there are specific arrangements for your consular protection for some unrepresented Member States.

Indeed, any EU citizen abroad whose own Member State has no local representation is entitled to receive consular protection from the diplomatic or consular authorities of any other EU Member State. In that case, EU citizens are entitled to benefit from consular protection under the same conditions as the nationals of that other EU Member State.

You can find most contact details of the resident EU Member States Embassies, Consulates and Honorary Consuls in Syria in the document here.

Please note that the EU Delegation in Syria cannot provide direct consular assistance.

As an EU citizen, you can take simple steps to make consular protection more effective, for example:

  • Following the travel advice issued by your country’s Foreign Ministry.
  • When abroad, registering with your Embassy or Consulate and/or through dedicated platforms, if applicable.
  • Other tips include keeping an electronic copy of your travel documents, subscribing to a travel insurance or saving crisis contact details.

For more information on consular protection, see the dedicated pages on the websites of the EEAS, the European Commission and the Council of the EU

Consular information

EUMS

CONSULAR SECTION IN SYRIA

HONORARY CONSULATE

SERVICES

CONTACTS

AUSTRIA

Operational, limited consular section in Damascus

Aleppo (for emergencies only)

Consular services for Austrian nationals only (e.g. passport renewal, legalization, citizenship procedures)

Mrs Tina WANIS

[email protected]

Mobile: +961 766 266 56

BULGARIA

 

  • No consular services provided in Damascus;
  • Consular services available at the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Beirut.

 

 

Only advisory services available in Damascus

 

Mr Chavdar Mitev

[email protected]

 

CYPRUS
  • Operational consular section to the best of ad-hoc abilities
  • Covers Cypriot nationals.

N/A

Some consular services to the best of abilities and on an ad-hoc basis.

 

Mr Michaelis CHATZIKYROU

[email protected]

 

CZECH REPUBLIC

 

  • Operational consular section with full fledge consular services;
  • Covers Czech nationals;
  • Necessary consular assistance to any EU-Schengen citizen provided upon request of the EU/Schengen citizen or any EU/Schengen diplomatic representative office.

 

  • Lattakia
  • Aleppo

 

  • Birth, marriage and death registrations;
  • Passports renewal;
  • Czech citizenship documents;
  • Limited notarial services;
  • Emergency travel documents upon request of the EU/Schengen diplomatic representative office;
  • Assistance in case of EU/Schengen citizen detention (identification and immediate contact with the consular office in charge in the neighbourhood countries upon request of EU/Schengen citizen).

 

Mr Roman MASARIK [email protected]

Mobile: +963 993 300 149

 

FINLAND

N/A
  • Damascus

Honorary Consul Naji Chaoui

Office +963 11 2210528, mobile +963 933 212084

E-mail: [email protected]

Assistant: Mrs Maria Geday [email protected]

 

  • Aleppo

Honorary Consul Edouard Megarbane

Office +963 21 2123001, mobile +963 944 243111

E-mail: [email protected] (Cc [email protected])

N/A

N/A

 

GREECE

 

 

  • Operational consular section;
  • Covers Greek citizens.

 

  • Lattakia

Mr. Ayoub Hanna [email protected] +963 933 470 060

 

  • Tartous

Mr. Hazem DANIAL [email protected]

+963 944 292 494

 

  • Aleppo

Mr. George Catinis [email protected]

+963 933 221 042

 

  • Passport renewal;
  • Registration of civil records;
  • Legalisation of documents;
  • Powers of attorney;
  • Schengen and national (long stay) visas.

Mr Basileios GALANIS

[email protected]

 

Mobile:

HUNGARY
  • No consular services provided in Damascus;
  •  Full-fledged consular services to Syrian nationals available at Embassy of Hungary in Beirut.

 

  • Latakia
  • Aleppo

Only advisory services available in Damascus

Mr Szabolcs TÜTTŐ

[email protected]

 

 

 

 

ITALY

 

  • Operational consular section;
  • Covers Italian nationals;
  • Covers dual nationals (Siro-Italians);
  • Consular services from non-represented EU citizens.

 

  • Lattakia
  • Aleppo

 

  • Recording nationals in the “Register of Italians Resident Abroad” (AIRE);
  • Citizenship procedures;
  • Issuance of the Italian fiscal code;
  • Legalization of documents;
  • Signature authentication;
  • Support of Italian nationals in a state of financial or medical distress;
  • Consular assistance and protection of Italians or non-represented EU citizens in any situation of distress;
  • Loans with promise of restitution;
  • Issuance of ETDs
  • Registration in Italy of civil status (birth, marriages, divorces, death, changes of residence).

 

 

Mrs Patrizia ANASTASIO

[email protected]

 

Consular section:

[email protected]

Ph. +963 113338338

 

IRELAND

 

 

Operational consular services through the Honorary Consul General. 

 

Damascus

 

Passport and visa applications.

Honorary Consul of Ireland, Syria

Mr. Naji-Pierre Chaoui

P.O. Box 46

Damascus

Syria

Tel: +963 11 334 2144

Fax: +963 11 222 1320

Email: [email protected]  

 

Embassy of Ireland, Egypt

- Contact Details: website

- Emergency consular line: +20 127 444 3942

 

POLAND

 

  • Operational consular services every 1-2 months (in case of emergency, the staff can travel at any time);
  • Covers Polish citizens and their families.
  • Consular assistance/protection for citizens of other MS depending on the case.

 

N/A

 

  • Passport and visa applications;
  • Civil registry documentation & other.

 

[email protected]   

 

Emergency line:

+963 944 405 954

 

ROMANIA

 

 

  • Operational consular section;
  • Covers Romanian nationals;
  • Covers nationals from France, Portugal, and non-EU countries (Canada, Australia, and Republic of Moldova).

 

Lattakia

 

  • Passports/travel documents for Romanian Nationals;
  • Emergency travel documents for citizens of France and Portugal;
  • Notarial services for Romanian nationals as well as foreign nationals (whose activity is connected to Romania)
  • Civil state documents for Romanian nationals;
  • Repatriation of EU citizens who request assistance.

 

Mr. Silviu Irimia

[email protected]

Mobile: +963 983 486 253

SLOVAKIA
  • No Consular Services provided in Damascus.
  • Consular Services available at the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Beirut.

In Latakia:

Consular Office of the Slovak Republic

Omar Bin El Khatib Str.

P.O. Box 219

Lattakia

Syria
  • In Beirut: Full Consular Service

 

  • In Latakia: Consular services for Slovak Nationals and Syrian Citizens à Only Notarization Verification.
  • In Beirut:

Consul: Ms Alena Moravkova

Email: [email protected]

              [email protected]

Mobile Number: 00961 76 324 294

Landline: 00961 (0) 1 367 422

 

  • In Latakia:

Honorary Consul: Mr Annas Dib Joud

Email: [email protected]

Mobile Number: 00963 933 214 550

Landline: 00963 (0) 41 2577 990

 

Honorary Consul’s Assistant: Mr Ossama Toumeh

Email: [email protected]

Mobile Number: 00963 933 317 370

Landline: 00963 (0) 41 2569 311

 

SPAIN
  • Operational consular sections  in both Embassies depending on the procedure;
  • Covers Spanish nationals and dual nationals.

 

 

 

 

Lattakia

 

  • Registration of Spanish national;
  • Passport application;
  • Attestation of living status;
  • Application for marriage and birth registration;
  • Legalisation of official Syrian documents.

 

 

Ms. Margarita BOO PARADA

[email protected] 

Mobile:  +961 81 144 218

 

Mr Javier PUGA

[email protected]

Mobile: