The Director of the Immigration and Passports Department in Syria, Brigadier General Othman Hilal, refuted the news circulated by some pages on social media platforms about imposing new procedures requiring the presence of a “sponsor” for those arriving from the Maghreb countries to Syria, indicating that this news is “merely misleading rumours.”
The same official explained in a statement to the Syrian News Agency (SANA) that “decisions related to entry and residency policies are issued exclusively by authorized official authorities, and through fundamental legal channels.”
The Director of the Immigration and Passports Department called on citizens and social media users to “exercise accuracy and caution in conveying information, and to rely on the official media sources of the Ministry of Interior.”
A number of pages and social media sites circulated rumors about Syria imposing entry visas and conditions on arrivals from the Maghreb countries.
