{"schemaVersion":1,"source":"live","checkedAt":"2026-10-08T03:06:05.901Z","passport":{"code":"DE","name":"Germany","slug":"germany"},"destination":{"code":"SY","name":"Syria"},"status":"visa_required","evidenceLevel":"exact","supportsCurrentStatus":true,"reviewedAt":"2026-08-22","allowedStays":[],"policies":[{"id":"german-ordinary-passport-syria-advance-visitor-visa","title":"German ordinary passports: Syria advance visitor visa","summary":"German ordinary-passport visitors require a Syrian visa applied for through the competent Syrian foreign mission before travel.","status":"visa_required","conditions":["For an applicant resident in Germany, the current guidance identifies the Syrian Embassy in Berlin.","Visa issuance is not always possible at Syrian land crossings; this does not establish an electronic or dependable arrival-visa route.","This excludes Israeli-document restrictions, transit, work, residence, special documents, operational access and final admission."],"sourceIds":["de-fo-syria-current-entry"]}],"conditional":[],"sources":[{"id":"de-fo-syria-current-entry","title":"Syria: travel and security advice","url":"https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/reiseundsicherheit/syriensicherheit-204278","publisher":"Auswärtiges Amt","jurisdiction":"Germany","kind":"government-guidance","language":"German","reviewedAt":"2026-08-22"}]}