# NVIDIA (إنفيديا)

> NVIDIA is currently blocked in Syria, as of 2026-08-28.

- Status: blocked
- Outreach: Contacted
- Company: [Nvidia](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/nvidia.md)
- Categories: Hardware & Embedded, AI Infrastructure & Platforms, Cloud Gaming, Developer Tools
- Official site: https://www.nvidia.com/
- Community votes: 270
- Last updated: 2026-08-28
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/nvidia

## About

Technology company known for GPUs, AI hardware, and advanced computing platforms

## Activity summary

Blocked in Syria, where the site returns access denied and community testing in August 2026 confirmed the NVIDIA app cannot reach the company's services, with sign-in returning 403. The team contacted NVIDIA in February 2026 with volunteer follow-ups into March, receiving only an automated acknowledgment.

## Official timeline

- 2026-03-31 — Contacted Company. Official outreach email sent to NVIDIA regarding the blocking of their services in Syria. This event is linked to the primary outreach sent for the sibling service GeForce Now.
- 2026-02-09 — Contacted Company. Outreach email sent to NVIDIA at legalnotices@nvidia.com and legal@nvidia.com requesting review of Syria IP restrictions for NVIDIA under the current post-sanctions legal framework.

## Community reports

- 2026-08-26 — Investigated. Community testing found that the NVIDIA desktop app cannot reach the company's services from Syria either. The Drivers tab shows the installed Studio Driver but returns «Unable to reach NVIDIA at the moment. Please try again later», so updates cannot be checked or downloaded, and signing in fails: the app's redirect to the account endpoint at accounts.nvgs.nvidia.com returns a bare 403 Forbidden. Offline functions such as adjusting hardware settings and running already-installed drivers continue to work normally, and the reporter noted the online functions work over a VPN. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/guotzf7ivvv7rsobxrhoqqe9/dziwtt55qocu8og70mq4hvz9.png, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/vft7j02n6pnwopm93ib2dlkn/kyq36f7tptehmnrm261k36wv.png)
- 2026-03-03 — Follow-up Sent. A community volunteer notified the team that he submitted a support ticket directly to NVIDIA regarding the blocked NvidiaApp. This is a separate outreach channel from the previous email-based contacts, representing an additional escalation path through NVIDIA's support ticket system. Previous outreach includes emails on February 9, 17, and March 1.
- 2026-03-01 — Follow-up Sent. A community volunteer sent follow-up outreach emails to NVIDIA at privacy@nvidia.com and legalnotices@nvidia.com requesting service access be enabled for users in Syria. The emails referenced the 2025 OFAC sanctions lift, supporting documentation, and noted that other companies have already resumed services. This follows previous outreach on February 9 and a follow-up on February 17.
- 2026-02-17 — Follow-up Sent. A community volunteer sent a follow-up outreach email to NVIDIA at five addresses (info@nvidia.com, shareholdermeeting@nvidia.com, GTC_registration@nvidia.com, privacy@nvidia.com, inceptionprogram@nvidia.com) requesting service access be enabled for users in Syria. The email referenced the December 2025 U.S. Treasury sanctions lift, OFAC documentation, and supporting resources from unblocksyria.com. The volunteer also submitted a support request via NVIDIA's enterprise support portal.
- 2026-02-17 — Company Responded. NVIDIA Enterprise Support auto-acknowledged the service access request and assigned a tracking case. The automated response stated: "This is to acknowledge that your Case has been received. Our Support Agent will contact you soon." No human review has occurred yet.
- 2026-02-15 — Verified. Community member from Syria confirmed NVIDIA's website remains blocked. Accessing nvidia.com/en-us/ returns an "Access Denied" error served by Akamai CDN (errors.edgesuite.net). The block persists despite outreach sent on February 9. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/b6w6aw8wo9mbjrgdbid2ayhl/f2efwyo4moggw88tfq2ecfuh-78590.png)
- 2026-02-09 — Note. Email to legal@nvidia.com bounced — address not found

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