# Vultr (فولتر)

> Vultr is restricted in Syria, as of 2026-08-27.

- Status: restricted
- Outreach: In Review
- Company: [Vultr](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/vultr.md)
- Categories: Cloud Hosting, AI Infrastructure & Platforms, Databases, Web Hosting
- Official site: https://www.vultr.com
- Community votes: 7
- Last updated: 2026-08-27
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/vultr

## About

Cloud infrastructure provider offering scalable virtual servers and bare metal hosting

## Activity summary

Vultr is restricted in Syria. Its site and console load without a VPN and an account can be created, but the console then demands an International Trade License Form because it treats the account as coming from a sanctioned country, and Syria cannot even be selected in that form's country field. A volunteer emailed Vultr in February 2026; the request was escalated to Microsoft's export controls team and no outcome has followed.

## Community reports

- 2026-07-27 — Verified. Community testing from Syria (Damascus, desktop Chrome) confirmed that Vultr is reachable but unusable for Syrian customers. The website and the customer console both load without a VPN and an account can be created, but the console then presents an International Trade License Form stating that recent activity on the account came from a sanctioned country, naming the Syrian Arab Republic, and requiring additional identity verification before the account can proceed. Searching the country field of that form for Syria returns no results, so the required address cannot be entered at all. Status updated from unknown to restricted. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/rzw0z9ep941urtqtct6ib4ez/p9689lfp42rmcp40l4bv42fp-screenshot-2026-07-27-233838.png)
- 2026-02-26 — Company Responded. Vultr's support system created a support ticket in response to the outreach. However, the ticket primarily captured cross-contaminated auto-replies from Shutterstock and Microsoft rather than a direct Vultr response. No specific acknowledgment of the Syria access request was provided by Vultr's own team. The response appears to be an automated ticket creation rather than a human review.
- 2026-02-26 — Company Responded. Microsoft's Export Controls Center of Excellence responded to the Vultr unblocking request that had been escalated from Vultr's support system. Vultr, operated by The Constant Company, forwarded the Syria access inquiry to Microsoft Global Trade's export controls team. The COE created formal review cases and indicated a response would be provided within 24 to 48 hours. This represents a substantive escalation beyond the initial automated ticket creation, with Microsoft's specialized compliance team now reviewing the request directly.
- 2026-02-26 — Contacted Company. A community volunteer emailed Vultr's support team at support@vultr.com requesting a review of access restrictions for users in Syria. The email referenced the December 2025 OFAC sanctions lift and included links to the official U.S. Treasury announcement and supporting documentation from unblocksyria.com/resources.

## 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

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