Visa Requirements for Syria
Instant Visa policy lookup for Syria
Visa On Arrival
Visa to travel in Syria can be obtained at airports and other borders crossings for Passport holders of 1 country.
- Belarus PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival15 daysVisa on arrival for a maximum stay of 15 days.
Pre-arranged Visa Required
Prior to arrival at Syria, passport holders of 222 countries must obtain a visa at their corresponding consulate of Syria. Additional travel conditions (such as Visas to other countries) may waive this requirement.
- Afghanistan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Albania PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Algeria PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredAccording to the Law No. 2 of 2014 all visitors require visas prior to arrival.
- American Samoa PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Andorra PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Angola PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Anguilla PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Antigua and Barbuda PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Argentina PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Armenia PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredAccording to the Law No. 2 of 2014 all visitors require visas prior to arrival.
- Aruba PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Australia PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredDue to safety concerns, Australian government advises its citizens not to visit Syria.
- Austria PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Azerbaijan PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredAccording to the Law No. 2 of 2014 all visitors require visas prior to arrival.
- Bahamas PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bahrain PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredAccording to the Law No. 2 of 2014 all visitors require visas prior to arrival.
- Bangladesh PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Barbados PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Belgium PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Belize PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Benin PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bermuda PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bhutan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bolivia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bosnia and Herzegovina PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Botswana PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bouvet Island PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Brazil PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- British Indian Ocean Territory PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- British Virgin Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Brunei PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bulgaria PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Burkina Faso PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Burundi PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Cambodia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Cameroon PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Canada PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredDue to safety concerns, Canadian government advises its citizens not to visit Syria.
- Cape Verde PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Cayman Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Central African Republic PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Chad PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Chile PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- China PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Christmas Island PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Colombia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Comoros PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Congo PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Cook Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Costa Rica PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Croatia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Cuba PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Cyprus PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Czech Republic PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Democratic Republic of the Congo PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Denmark PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Djibouti PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Dominica PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Dominican Republic PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-arranged visa on arrival is available.
- Ecuador PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Egypt PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- El Salvador PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Equatorial Guinea PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Eritrea PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Estonia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Eswatini PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Ethiopia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Falkland Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Faroe Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Fiji PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Finland PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- France PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Gabon PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Gambia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Georgia PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredAccording to the Law No. 2 of 2014 all visitors require visas prior to arrival.
- Germany PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Ghana PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Gibraltar PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Greece PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Greenland PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Grenada PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Guam PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Guatemala PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Guernsey PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Guinea PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Guinea-Bissau PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Guyana PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Haiti PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Heard and McDonald Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Honduras PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Hong Kong PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Hungary PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Iceland PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- India PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Indonesia PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredDue to safety concerns, Indonesian government advises its citizens not to visit Syria.
- Iran PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Iraq PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredConditional VoA can be obtained.
- Ireland PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Isle of Man PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Italy PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Jamaica PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Japan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Jordan PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredAccording to the Law No. 2 of 2014 all visitors require visas prior to arrival.
Departure tax applies - Kazakhstan PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredAccording to the Law No. 2 of 2014 all visitors require visas prior to arrival.
- Kenya PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Kiribati PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Kuwait PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredAccording to the Law No. 2 of 2014 all visitors require visas prior to arrival.
- Kyrgyzstan PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredAccording to the Law No. 2 of 2014 all visitors require visas prior to arrival.
- Laos PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Latvia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Lebanon PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredAccording to the Law No. 2 of 2014 all visitors require visas prior to arrival.
Departure tax applies - Lesotho PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Liberia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Libya PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Liechtenstein PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Lithuania PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Luxembourg PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Macau PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Macedonia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Madagascar PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Malawi PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Malaysia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Maldives PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Mali PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Malta PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Marshall Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Mauritania PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredAccording to the Law No. 2 of 2014 all visitors require visas prior to arrival.
- Mauritius PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Mayotte PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Mexico PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Micronesia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Moldova PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredAccording to the Law No. 2 of 2014 all visitors require visas prior to arrival.
- Monaco PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Mongolia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Montenegro PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Montserrat PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Morocco PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Mozambique PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Myanmar PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Namibia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Nauru PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Nepal PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Netherlands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- New Zealand PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredThe New Zealand government advises its citizens not to travel to Syria due to the ongoing civil war and extremely dangerous security situation.
- Nicaragua PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Niger PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Nigeria PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Niue PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredThe New Zealand government advises its citizens not to travel to Syria due to the ongoing civil war and extremely dangerous security situation.
- Norfolk Island PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- North Korea PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Northern Mariana Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Norway PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Oman PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredAccording to the Law No. 2 of 2014 all visitors require visas prior to arrival.
- Pakistan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Palau PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Panama PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Papua New Guinea PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Paraguay PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Peru PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Philippines PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Pitcairn PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Poland PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Portugal PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Qatar PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredAccording to the Law No. 2 of 2014 all visitors require visas prior to arrival.
- Romania PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Russia PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredDue to safety concerns, Russian government advises its citizens not to visit Syria.
- Rwanda PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Réunion PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Saint Barthélemy PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Saint Helena PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Saint Kitts and Nevis PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Saint Lucia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Saint Martin (Netherlands) PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Saint Vincent and Grenadines PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Samoa PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- San Marino PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Saudi Arabia PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredAccording to the Law No. 2 of 2014 all visitors require visas prior to arrival.
- Senegal PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Serbia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Seychelles PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Sierra Leone PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Singapore PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Slovakia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Slovenia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Solomon Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Somalia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- South Africa PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- South Sudan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Spain PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Sri Lanka PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Sudan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Suriname PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Sweden PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Switzerland PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- São Tome and Príncipe PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Taiwan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Tajikistan PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredAccording to the Law No. 2 of 2014 all visitors require visas prior to arrival.
- Tanzania PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Thailand PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Timor-Leste PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Togo PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Tokelau PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Tonga PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Trinidad and Tobago PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Tunisia PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredAccording to the Law No. 2 of 2014 all visitors require visas prior to arrival.
- Türkiye PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Turkmenistan PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredAccording to the Law No. 2 of 2014 all visitors require visas prior to arrival.
- Tuvalu PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Uganda PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Ukraine PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredAccording to the IATA database, visa may be obtained on arrival and is valid for 15 days. Holders of passports containing an Israeli stamp or visa will be refused entry in Syria.
- United Arab Emirates PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredAccording to the Law No. 2 of 2014 all visitors require visas prior to arrival.
- United Kingdom PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredDue to security concerns, Government of UK advises its citizens to avoid travelling to Syria.
- Uruguay PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Uzbekistan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Vanuatu PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Vatican PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Venezuela PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Vietnam PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Wallis and Futuna Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Yemen PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredAccording to the Law No. 2 of 2014 all visitors require visas prior to arrival.
- Zambia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Zimbabwe PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
Special Conditions
Special conditions are impossed to passport holders of 3 countries in order to travel to Syria. These special requirements are often more time-consuming and may not be granted to every traveler.
- Puerto Rico PermalinkShow on mapSpecial RequirementsRegistration required within 15 days.
Persons with passports bearing Israeli visas or entry/exit stamps are not allowed to enter.
Visas are not currently available to United States residents.
Visa not required for foreign citizens with proof of Syrian origin, such as an identification card or passport
Dual-Citizen Males ages 17–42 need military service book
If not forgiven by the military, dual-citizens may apply for a visit visa once a year through the embassy - United States Virgin Islands PermalinkShow on mapSpecial RequirementsRegistration required within 15 days.
Persons with passports bearing Israeli visas or entry/exit stamps are not allowed to enter.
Visas are not currently available to United States residents.
Visa not required for foreign citizens with proof of Syrian origin, such as an identification card or passport
Dual-Citizen Males ages 17–42 need military service book
If not forgiven by the military, dual-citizens may apply for a visit visa once a year through the embassy - United States of America PermalinkShow on mapSpecial RequirementsRegistration required within 15 days.
Persons with passports bearing Israeli visas or entry/exit stamps are not allowed to enter.
Visas are not currently available to United States residents.
Visa not required for foreign citizens with proof of Syrian origin, such as an identification card or passport
Dual-Citizen Males ages 17–42 need military service book
If not forgiven by the military, dual-citizens may apply for a visit visa once a year through the embassy
Entry Refused
Disagreements between Syria and 3 countries have imposed restrictions in traveling to Syria.
- Israel PermalinkShow on mapEntry RefusedPart of the Arab League boycott of Israel.
Defined as an enemy state under Israeli law. - Palestine PermalinkShow on mapEntry RefusedPassengers with "The Palestinian Authority" passport are not allowed to enter. Information: This does not apply when they have a pre-arranged approval from Syrian Immigration Headquarters.
- South Korea PermalinkShow on mapEntry RefusedAs of 2011 and 2014, due to threats by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, South Korean government bans its citizens from visiting Syria.
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