I have trip to Syria & Lebanon planned for April/May this year (2010), obviously an most exciting and exotic destination, but now I fear there may be trouble getting a visa for either or both countries due to the suspicions surrounding the Irish passport following the Dubai murder carried out by Israelis on forged Irish passports.
Does anyone know anything about this, as I am anxious not to scupper my chances by making a wrong answer in applying for either visa. I am already having some trouble with the application form as I am in in line for even more detailed questions than usual because (a) I am going alone, (b) I have no "letter from current employer". Now in addition, the reliability of my Irish passport has been obviously undermined in the eyes of any Middle Eastern government which could naturally be home to similar targets for Jewish assassins possibly entering on forged Irish passports.
Most unfortunately, this news only broke just after I had booked flights, and of course all travel insurances exclude failure to obtain visas. Obviously both countries (and particularly Lebanon) now have serious grounds to be suspicious of the authenticity of an Irish passport, so I am hoping someone out there knows how the visas can still be got or what is the best approach. Help.
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Does anyone know anything about this, as I am anxious not to scupper my chances by making a wrong answer in applying for either visa. I am already having some trouble with the application form as I am in in line for even more detailed questions than usual because (a) I am going alone, (b) I have no "letter from current employer". Now in addition, the reliability of my Irish passport has been obviously undermined in the eyes of any Middle Eastern government which could naturally be home to similar targets for Jewish assassins possibly entering on forged Irish passports.
Most unfortunately, this news only broke just after I had booked flights, and of course all travel insurances exclude failure to obtain visas. Obviously both countries (and particularly Lebanon) now have serious grounds to be suspicious of the authenticity of an Irish passport, so I am hoping someone out there knows how the visas can still be got or what is the best approach. Help.
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