Visa requirements for Syrian citizens

Visa requirements for Syrian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Syria. As of 1 October 2019, Syrian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 29 countries and territories, ranking the Syrian passport 107th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.[1]

Visa requirements map

Visa requirements for Syrian citizens

  Syria

  Visa free access

  Visa on arrival

  eVisa

  Visa available both on arrival or online

  Visa required

Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan	Visa required[2]
Albania	Visa required[3]
Algeria	Visa required[4][5]
Andorra	Visa required[6]
Angola	Visa required[7]
Antigua and Barbuda	Electronic Entry Visa[8]
Argentina	Visa required[9]
Armenia	Visa required[10]
Australia	Visa required[11]
Austria	Visa required[12]
Azerbaijan	Visa required[13]
Bahamas	Visa required[14]
Bahrain	Visa required[15]
Bangladesh	Visa required[16]
Barbados	Visa required[17]
Belarus	Visa required[18]
Belgium	Visa required[19]
Belize	Visa required[20]
Benin	eVisa[21][22]	30 days / 8 days	Must have an international vaccination certificate.
Bhutan	Visa required[23]
Bolivia	Visa required[24]
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa required[25]
Botswana	Visa required[26]
Brazil	Visa required[27]
Brunei	Visa required[28]
Bulgaria	Visa required[29]
Burkina Faso	Visa required[30]
Burundi	Visa required[31][32]
Cambodia	Visa required[33]
Cameroon	Visa required[34]
Canada	Visa required[35]
Cape Verde	Visa on arrival[36]	3 months
Central African Republic	Visa required[37]
Chad	Visa required[38]
Chile	Visa required[39]
China	Visa required[40]
Colombia	Visa required[41]
Comoros	Visa on arrival[42]	45 days
Republic of the Congo	Visa required[43]
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Visa required[44]
Costa Rica	Visa required[45]
Côte d'Ivoire	eVisa[46]
Croatia	Visa required[47]
Cuba	Visa required[48]
Cyprus	Visa required[49]
Czech Republic	Visa required[50]
Denmark	Visa required[51]
Djibouti	eVisa[52]	31 days	Visas are issued for stays of up to 1 month, 3 months or 6 months
Dominica	Visa not required[53]	21 days
Dominican Republic	Visa required[54]
Ecuador	Visa required[55]
Egypt	Visa required[56]
El Salvador	Visa required[57]
Equatorial Guinea	Visa required[58]
Eritrea	Visa required[59]
Estonia	Visa required[60]
Eswatini	Visa required[61]
Ethiopia	Visa required[62]
Fiji	Visa required[63]
Finland	Visa required[64]
France	Visa required[65]
Gabon	eVisa[66]
Gambia	Visa required[67]
Georgia	Visa required[68]
Germany	Visa required[69]
Ghana	Visa required[70]
Greece	Visa required[71]
Grenada	Visa required[72]
Guatemala	Visa required[73]
Guinea	eVisa[74]
Guinea-Bissau	eVisa / Visa on arrival[75]	90 days
Guyana	Visa required[76]
Haiti	Visa required[77]
Honduras	Visa required[78]
Hungary	Visa required[79]
Iceland	Visa required[80]
India	Visa required[81]
Indonesia	Visa required[82]
Iran	Visa not required (Conditional)[83][84]	90 days	Visa not required if arriving directly from Damascus Airport only for 90 days every 180 period.
Iraq	Visa required[85]
Ireland	Visa required[86]
Israel	Visa required[87]		Confirmation from Israeli government is required before a visa is issued.[88]
Italy	Visa required[89]
Jamaica	Visa required[90]
Japan	Visa required[91]
Jordan	Visa required[92]		Visa issued free of charge
Kazakhstan	Visa required[93]
Kenya	Visa required[94]
Kiribati	Visa required[95]
North Korea	Visa required[96]
South Korea	Visa required[97]
Kuwait	Visa required[98]
Kyrgyzstan	eVisa[99]
Laos	Visa required[100]
Latvia	Visa required[101]
Lebanon	Visa required[102]		Conditional VoA can be obtained[103]
Lesotho	eVisa[104][105]
Liberia	Visa required[106]
Libya	Admission refused[107]
Liechtenstein	Visa required[108]
Lithuania	Visa required[109]
Luxembourg	Visa required[110]
Madagascar	eVisa / Visa on arrival[111]	90 days
Malawi	eVisa[112]
Malaysia	Visa not required[113]	90 days
Maldives	Free visa on arrival[114]	30 days
Mali	Admission refused[115]
Malta	Visa required[116]
Marshall Islands	Visa required[117]
Mauritania	Visa required[118]
Mauritius	Visa required[119]
Mexico	Visa required[120]
Micronesia	Visa not required[121]	30 days
Moldova	Visa required[122]
Monaco	Visa required[123]
Mongolia	Visa required[124]
Montenegro	Visa required[125]
Morocco	Visa required[126]
Mozambique	Visa on arrival[127]	30 days
Myanmar	Visa required[128]
Namibia	Visa required[129]
Nauru	Visa required[130]
Nepal	Visa required[131][132]
Netherlands	Visa required[133]
New Zealand	Visa required[134]
Nicaragua	Visa required[135]		Visa on arrival if holding valid visa issued by United States, Canada, or Schengen Member State
Niger	Visa required[136]
Nigeria	Visa required[137]
North Macedonia	Visa required[138]
Norway	Visa required[139]
Oman	Visa required[140]		Passengers with a Visa Deposit Receipt can obtain a visa on arrival.
Pakistan	Visa required[141]
Palau	Free visa on arrival[142]	30 days
Panama	Visa required[143]
Papua New Guinea	Visa required[144]
Paraguay	Visa required[145]
Peru	Visa required[146]
Philippines	Visa required[147]
Poland	Visa required[148]
Portugal	Visa required[149]
Qatar	eVisa[150]
Romania	Visa required[151]
Russia	Visa required[152]
Rwanda	eVisa / Visa on arrival[153]	30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis	evisa[154]
Saint Lucia	Visa required[155]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa required[156]
Samoa	Visa not required[157]	60 days
San Marino	Visa required[158]
São Tomé and Príncipe	eVisa[159]
Saudi Arabia	Visa required[160]
Senegal	Visa required[161]
Serbia	Visa required[162]
Seychelles	Free Visitor's Permit on arrival[163]	3 months
Sierra Leone	Visa required[164]
Singapore	Visa required[165]
Slovakia	Visa required[166]
Slovenia	Visa required[167]
Solomon Islands	Visa required[168]
Somalia	Visa on arrival[169]	30 days	Available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport.
South Africa	Visa required[170]
South Sudan	Visa required[171]
Spain	Visa required[172]
Sri Lanka	Visa required[173]
Sudan	Visa not required (Conditional)[174]	1 month	Visa not required if arriving direct from Syria only.
Suriname	eVisa[175]
Sweden	Visa required[176]
Switzerland	Visa required[177]
Tajikistan	Visa required[178]
Tanzania	Visa required[179][180]
Thailand	Visa required[181]
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival[182]	30 days
Togo	Visa on arrival[183]	7 days
Tonga	Visa required[184]
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa required[185]
Tunisia	Visa required[186]
Turkey	Visa required[187]
Turkmenistan	Visa required[188]
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival[189]	1 month
Uganda	eVisa / Visa on arrival[190]	3 months
Ukraine	Visa required[191]
United Arab Emirates	Visa required[192]
United Kingdom	Visa required[193]
United States	Visa required[194]		As of September 2017, entry is suspended for immigrants and non-immigrants.[195]
Uruguay	Visa required[196]
Uzbekistan	Visa required[197]
Vanuatu	Visa required[198]
Vatican City	Visa required[199]
Venezuela	Visa required[200]
Vietnam	Visa required[201]		Prearranged visa obtained online through travel agencies available at Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Phu Quoc or Da Nang airports. Phú Quốc Visa exemption for up to 30 days
Yemen	free visa on arrival[202]	3 months	Visa on arrival issued free of charge.
Zambia	evisa[203]
Zimbabwe	evisa[204]

Territories

Visa requirements for Syrian citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas and restricted zones:

Europe
Visitor to	Visa requirement	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Kosovo	Visa required	Visa not required for holders of a valid biometric residence permit issued by one of the Schengen member states or a valid multi-entry Schengen Visa, a holder of a valid Laissez-Passer issued by United Nations Organizations, NATO, OSCE, Council of Europe or European Union a holder of a valid travel documents issued by EU Member and Schengen States, United States of America, Canada, Australia and Japan based on the 1951 Convention on Refugee Status or the 1954 Convention on the Status of Stateless Persons, as well as holders of valid travel documents for foreigners (max. 15 days stay)[205]

See also

• Visa policy of Syria
• Syrian passport
• Foreign relations of Syria

References and Notes

References

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65. Foreign nationals holding ordinary passports exempt from visa requirements, Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France, January 2016.
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86. Countries that need a visa for Ireland, Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service.
87. Tourist visa table, Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 23 May 2017.
89. Visa for Italy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy.
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108. Visa, Government of Liechtenstein (in German).
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148. Visa-free countries, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland.
149. Third countries whose citizens are required to have a visa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Portugal.
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151. Do I need a visa?, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania.
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166. Consular information and travel visa, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovakia.
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172. Entry requirements, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain.
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176. List of foreign citizens who require visa for entry into Sweden, Government of Sweden.
177. Overview of ID and visa provisions according to nationality, State Secretariat for Migration of Switzerland.
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179. Entry Requirements and Visa Information, Immigration Department, Ministry of Home Affairs of Tanzania
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193. UK visa requirements: list for carriers, Government of the United Kingdom, 2 October 2017.
194. Travel without a visa, United States Department of State.
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