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McKinsey Forward is restricted in Syria, as of .
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Restricted for users in Syria, verified in March 2026, when community testing found the program's information pages load but the application form is blocked for residents of Syria for legal reasons. Further testing in May 2026 showed the registration form, hosted on a third-party platform, returns a CDN-level access-denied page. No outreach to the company has been made yet.
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Community testing from Syria documented a CDN-level block on the McKinsey Forward program's registration form. The form is hosted on Qualtrics infrastructure at surveys.online; accessing the survey URL from a Syrian IP returns an Akamai-served «Access Denied» page (errors.edgesuite.net) rather than ...
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Community testing confirmed that McKinsey Forward is restricted in Syria. The program's website at mckinsey.org is accessible, but the application form displays a message stating: "Unfortunately, you cannot apply at this time because you are not residing in one of the countries where Forward is avai...
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McKinsey Forward is restricted in Syria. Access may require workarounds or may not be fully functional. We are monitoring the situation.
Many international services blocked access to Syria due to previous sanctions and compliance policies. Even as sanctions are being reviewed, some companies have not yet restored access. Unblock Syria tracks these services and advocates for change.
You can help by voting on this page to show demand, sharing it on social media, and contacting McKinsey Forward directly to request they restore access for Syrian users.