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Partially blocked in Syria. The website and registration work, but community testing since February 2026 confirmed that subscriptions, all AI models, and free student verification cannot be activated from Syria, returning 403 errors. The team contacted the company from January 2026 onward; responses were inconsistent across support channels, with one channel formally declining to lift the restriction citing compliance and third-party provider limits, while another kept the case under internal review.
Evidence Added
Community testing revealed that Cursor's free student subscription plan cannot be activated from Syria. Cursor uses SheerID (services.sheerid.com) for student verification, and SheerID geo-blocks requests from Syria with the message "Access Denied: Your request originates from a restricted region." ...
Company Responded
Cursor responded to the volunteer outreach sent on February 14, stating that "Cursor's services are available to users worldwide." However, they clarified that all payments are processed through Stripe, and if a user's country is not on Stripe's supported list, Cursor cannot process payments or manu...
Company Responded
Cursor responded to the official UnblockSyria outreach sent on February 9 to hi@cursor.com and legal@cursor.com. The team apologized for the delayed response and confirmed they have forwarded the request to their internal team for further review, stating they will follow up once they have an update....
Declined
Cursor support formally declined the request to lift regional access restrictions for Syria. The team stated that due to compliance requirements and third-party API provider restrictions, they are "unfortunately unable to lift or bypass the regional access limitations." They acknowledged the frustra...
Follow-up Sent
A community volunteer responded to Cursor's clarifying questions, confirming the following from Syria: unable to create or activate a subscription, and unable to access any AI models — all attempts consistently return a 403 Forbidden error. These details were provided to assist Cursor and their thir...
Company Responded
Cursor support responded to the follow-up inquiry. No updates from the internal review were available. The team clarified that they rely on third-party service providers for their API models and are subject to those providers' own restrictions and compliance policies, which can affect regional avail...
Verified
Community verification: User from Syria successfully registered a new account via Google and browsed the website without issues on the MTN mobile network. Service confirmed accessible from Syria without VPN.
Follow-up Sent
A community volunteer sent an additional request to Cursor at hi@cursor.com, requesting access for users in Syria.
Under Company Review
Cursor team confirmed receiving the sanctions-lifting correspondence and documentation. The materials have been shared internally with the relevant team for review. No confirmed changes to access restrictions yet — updates will be announced through official channels.
Follow-up Sent
A community volunteer followed up with Cursor regarding the internal review of the Syria access request, asking about any updates or progress on the materials previously shared.
Investigated
Detailed community investigation from Syria via DSL: Sign-in works normally, but all core features are disabled — GitHub integration fails, the chat input field is locked (grayed out), and the desktop app download is geo-restricted. Effectively, the site allows login but blocks all actual usage.
Contacted Company
Outreach email sent to Cursor at hi@cursor.com and legal@cursor.com requesting review of Syria IP restrictions under the current post-sanctions legal framework.
Under Company Review
Thank you for reaching out and for sharing the detailed context and references. At this time, we don’t yet have a confirmed update regarding service availability in Syria. Your message and the referenced materials have been shared internally for further review. If there is any change to our current...
Contacted Company
Dear Team, I am writing to request that service access be enabled for users in Syria. Following the lifting of the comprehensive trade embargo on Syria announced by the U.S. Treasury in December 2025, all sanctions on Syria have now been lifted by both the United States and the European Union, and ...
You can help change this. Syria's political situation has changed—all sanctions have been lifted. Many companies just haven't updated their policies yet. If you work at Cursor or know someone who does, share our resources with their legal or compliance team. Sometimes all it takes is one person asking the right question.
Tips for advocating: Reach out to legal, compliance, or policy teams. Reference the lifted sanctions. Point to competitors who have already unblocked Syria. Every voice matters.
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