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 May 2018, Syrian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 32 countries and territories, ranking the Syrian passport 99th 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]
  • Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival
 Algeria Visa required[4][5]
 Andorra Visa required[6]
  • Andorra has no visa regime, but is only accessible through France and Spain. Multiple Entry Schengen Visa required.
 Angola Visa required[7]
  • Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival
 Antigua and Barbuda Electronic Entry Visa[8]
 Argentina Visa required[9]
 Armenia Visa required[10]
 Australia Visa required[11]
  • May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).
 Austria Visa required[12]
 Azerbaijan Visa required[13]
  • Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival
 Bahamas Visa required[14]
 Bahrain Visa required[15]
 Bangladesh Visa required[16] Conditional VoA can be obtained
 Barbados Visa required[17]
 Belarus Visa required[18]
  • Conditional VoA can be obtained
 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]
  • Holders of an application for a tourist visa can obtain a visa on arrival
 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]
  • Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival
 Cambodia eVisa / Visa on arrival[33] 30 days
 Cameroon Visa required[34]
  • Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival
 Canada Visa required[35]
 Cape Verde Visa on arrival[36] 3 months
 Central African Republic Visa required[37]
 Chad Visa required[38]
  • Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival
 Chile Visa required[39]
 China Visa required[40]
 Colombia Visa required[41]
  • Online visa application available
 Comoros Visa on arrival[42] 45 days
 Republic of the Congo Visa required[43]
  • Visa not requiered if Passengers with a V.I.P invitation letter
 Democratic Republic of the Congo Visa required[44]
  • Passenger with a letter (Visa Volant) issued by the Ministry of Interior and Security can obtain a visa on arrival
 Costa Rica Visa required[45]
 Côte d'Ivoire eVisa[46]
  • Visa on arrival if Passengers with a printed "Approved pre-enrolment" and a Registration Receipt before departure
 Croatia Visa required[47]
 Cuba Visa required[48]
 Cyprus Visa required[49]
 Czech Republic Visa required[50]
 Denmark Visa required[51]
 Djibouti Visa on arrival[52]
  • 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 not required[55] 90 days
 Egypt Visa required[56]
 El Salvador Visa required[57]
 Equatorial Guinea Visa required[58]
 Eritrea Visa required[59]
  • Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival
 Estonia Visa required[60]
 Ethiopia eVisa[61]
  • Conditional VoA can be obtained
 Fiji Visa required[62]
 Finland Visa required[63]
 France Visa required[64]
 Gabon eVisa[65]
  • Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
 Gambia Visa required[66]
  • Visa not required if Passengers traveling as tourists on a charter flight
 Georgia Visa required[67]
 Germany Visa required[68]
 Ghana Visa required[69]
  • Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival
 Greece Visa required[70]
 Grenada Visa required[71]
 Guatemala Visa required[72]
 Guinea Visa required[73]
  • Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival
 Guinea-Bissau eVisa / Visa on arrival[74] 90 days
 Guyana Visa required[75]
  • Conditional VoA can be obtained
 Haiti Visa not required[76] 3 months
 Honduras Visa required[77]
 Hungary Visa required[78]
 Iceland Visa required[79]
 India Visa required[80]
 Indonesia Visa required[81]
 Iran Visa not required(conditional)[82] 90 days Visa not required if arriving directly from Damascus airport only for 90 days every 180 period.
 Iraq Visa required[83]
 Ireland Visa required[84]
 Israel Visa required[85]
  • Confirmation from Israeli government is required before a visa is issued.[86]
 Italy Visa required[87]
 Jamaica Visa required[88]
 Japan Visa required[89]
 Jordan Visa required[90]
  • Visa issued free of charge
 Kazakhstan Visa required[91]
  • Visitors arriving from a country without Kazakh representation and holding an invitation letter, can obtain a single entry visa on arrival for a max. stay of 1 month
 Kenya Visa required[92]
 Kiribati Visa required[93]
 North Korea Visa required[94]
 South Korea Visa required[95]
 Kuwait Visa required[96]
  • Passengers with a confirmation that a visa has been approved before departure can collect their original visa at immigration counter
 Kyrgyzstan eVisa[97]
 Laos Visa required[98]
  • Visa on arrival if having invitation letter from Ministry of Foreign Affairs
 Latvia Visa required[99]
 Lebanon Visa required[100]
  • Conditional VoA can be obtained
 Lesotho eVisa[101][102]
 Liberia Visa required[103]
  • Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival
 Libya Admission refused[104]
 Liechtenstein Visa required[105]
 Lithuania Visa required[106]
 Luxembourg Visa required[107]
 Macedonia Visa required[108]
 Madagascar Visa on arrival[109] 90 days
 Malawi Visa required[110]
 Malaysia Visa not required[111] 90 days
 Maldives free Visa on arrival[112] 30 days
 Mali Admission refused[113]
 Malta Visa required[114]
 Marshall Islands Visa required[115]
 Mauritania Visa not required[116] 90 days
 Mauritius Visa required[117]
 Mexico Visa required[118]
 Micronesia Visa not required[119] 30 days
 Moldova Visa required[120]
  • Invitation letter holders may apply for a visa electronically.
 Monaco Visa required[121]
 Mongolia Visa required[122]
  • Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival
 Montenegro Visa required[123]
 Morocco Visa required[124]
 Mozambique Visa on arrival[125] 30 days
 Myanmar Visa required[126]
  • Passengers with a letter of approval issued by the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism can obtain a visa on arrival
 Namibia Visa required[127]
 Nauru Visa required[128]
   Nepal Visa required[129][130]
 Netherlands Visa required[131]
 New Zealand Visa required[132]
 Nicaragua Visa required[133]
 Niger Visa required[134]
 Nigeria Visa required[135]
  • Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival
 Norway Visa required[136]
 Oman Visa required[137]
  • Passengers with a Visa Deposit Receipt can obtain a visa on arrival.
 Pakistan Visa required[138]
 Palau Visa on arrival[139] 30 days
 Panama Visa required[140]
 Papua New Guinea Visa required[141]
 Paraguay Visa required[142]
 Peru Visa required[143]
 Philippines Visa required[144]
 Poland Visa required[145]
 Portugal Visa required[146]
 Qatar eVisa[147]
 Romania Visa required[148]
 Russia Visa required[149]
 Rwanda eVisa / Visa on arrival[150] 30 days
 Saint Kitts and Nevis evisa[151]
 Saint Lucia Visa required[152]
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Visa required[153]
 Samoa Visitor's Permit on arrival[154] 60 days
  • Issued free of charge.
 San Marino Visa required[155]
  • Same rules as for Italy. No border control but accessible only via Italy.
 São Tomé and Príncipe eVisa[156]
 Saudi Arabia Visa required[157]
 Senegal Visa required[158]
  • Visa not requiered for Passengers with an official invitation letter
 Serbia Visa required[159]
 Seychelles Visitor's Permit on arrival[160] 3 months
  • Issued free of charge.
 Sierra Leone Visa required[161]
  • Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival
 Singapore Visa required[162]
 Slovakia Visa required[163]
 Slovenia Visa required[164]
 Solomon Islands Visa required[165]
  • Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival
 Somalia Visa on arrival[166] 30 days
 South Africa Visa required[167]
 South Sudan Visa required[168]
 Spain Visa required[169]
 Sri Lanka Visa required[170]
 Sudan Visa not required[171] 1 month
 Suriname Visa required[172]
  • Conditional VoA can be obtained
 Swaziland Visa required[173]
 Sweden Visa required[174]
  Switzerland Visa required[175]
 Tajikistan Visa required[176]
 Tanzania Visa required[177][178]
 Thailand Visa required[179]
 Timor-Leste Visa on arrival[180] 30 days
 Togo Visa on arrival[181] 7 days
 Tonga Visa required[182]
 Trinidad and Tobago Visa required[183]
  • Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival
 Tunisia Visa required[184]
  • Visa not required for passengers traveling on an organized tour
 Turkey Visa required[185]
 Turkmenistan Visa required[186]
  • Conditional VoA can be obtained
 Tuvalu Visa on arrival[187] 1 month
 Uganda eVisa / Visa on arrival[188] 3 months
 Ukraine Visa required[189]
 United Arab Emirates Visa required[190]
 United Kingdom Visa required[191]
 United States Admission refused[192]
  • As of September 2017, entry is suspended for immigrants and non-immigrants.[193]
 Uruguay Visa required[194]
 Uzbekistan Visa required[195]
  • Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival
 Vanuatu Visa required[196]
  Vatican City Visa required[197]
  • Schengen Visa Required. Entry can be made from Italy exclusively
 Venezuela Visa required[198]
 Vietnam Visa required[199]
 Yemen free visa on arrival[200] 3 months
  • Visa on arrival issued free of charge.
 Zambia evisa[201]
 Zimbabwe evisa[202]

See also

References and Notes

References
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  23. Requirements to enter Bolivia, General Directorate of Migration of Bolivia (in Spanish).
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  25. Requirements for visa application, Government of Botswana.
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  66. Overview of visa requirements/exemptions for entry into the Federal Republic of Germany, Federal Foreign Office of Germany.
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  68. Countries requiring or not requiring a visa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece, 13 June 2017.
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  77. Who does not need a visa, Directorate of Immigration of Iceland.
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  82. Countries that need a visa for Ireland, Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service.
  83. Tourist visa table, Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 23 May 2017.
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  102. Visa, Government of Liechtenstein (in German).
  103. Do I need a visa?, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, 30 August 2017.
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  170. List of foreign citizens who require visa for entry into Sweden, Government of Sweden.
  171. Overview of ID and visa provisions according to nationality, State Secretariat for Migration of Switzerland.
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  173. Entry Requirements and Visa Information, Immigration Department, Ministry of Home Affairs of Tanzania
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