# IPVanish (آي بي فانيش)

> IPVanish is currently blocked in Syria, as of 2026-08-10.

- Status: blocked
- Outreach: Contacted
- Company: [Ziff Davis](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/ziff-davis.md)
- Categories: VPN Services, Proxy Services
- Official site: https://www.ipvanish.com/
- Community votes: 4
- Last updated: 2026-08-10
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/ipvanish

## About

VPN service with fast speeds, unlimited device connections, and strong encryption

## Activity summary

Blocked in Syria, verified by community testing in March 2026, when the site returned a Cloudflare block page from Syrian IP addresses. A community volunteer first contacted the company in March 2026 and sent a follow-up in April noting the easing of U.S. sanctions, but no response has been received and the block remains in place.

## Community reports

- 2026-04-06 — Follow-up Sent. A community volunteer sent a follow-up email to IPVanish's support team at support@ipvanish.com, three weeks after the initial outreach received no response. The follow-up referenced a previous support ticket and highlighted that recent regulatory changes have shifted U.S. sanctions on Syria from comprehensive country-wide restrictions to targeted measures. The volunteer noted that privacy-focused services such as Proton VPN have already enabled access for users in Syria, and questioned whether IPVanish's continued grouping of Syria alongside Iran and North Korea reflects current legal requirements or an outdated internal policy.
- 2026-03-16 — Contacted Company. A community volunteer emailed IPVanish's support, general, and privacy teams at support@ipvanish.com, info@ipvanish.com, and privacy@ipvanish.com requesting a compliance review to restore access for users in Syria. The email referenced the December 2025 U.S. Treasury announcement lifting the comprehensive trade embargo on Syria, the OFAC sanctions programs update confirming Syria's removal from the embargoed countries list, and included supporting documentation from unblocksyria.com/resources. This is the first outreach to IPVanish regarding Syria access restrictions.
- 2026-03-04 — Investigated. Community testing confirmed that IPVanish is blocked in Syria. Accessing ipvanish.com from a Syrian IP returns a Cloudflare block page stating "Sorry, you have been blocked. You are unable to access ipvanish.com." The block appears to be a Cloudflare WAF restriction applied to Syrian IP addresses. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/igi25i3aqyuk2m4fyejd9bj2/p1a9flqk1zqjnju64srrh2dw-capture.jpg)

## Context

These are geo-restrictions the companies applied themselves, not filtering by Syrian ISPs and not a legal requirement. US and EU sanctions on Syria were lifted in 2025. See https://unblocksyria.com/llms.txt for the regulatory summary and https://unblocksyria.com/en/about for citations to the specific orders and regulations.

## Machine-readable

- JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/ipvanish?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/ipvanish/timeline?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/ipvanish
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/ipvanish.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/ipvanish.md