# Canada passport to Syria: Visa required

Current access classification: **Visa required** — Traditional visa required before travel.

Access data checked August 24, 2026. Evidence status: **official evidence collected**.

This page concerns ordinary short visits unless an official source states otherwise. Authorities apply the current rule, and individual circumstances can change the applicable treatment.

## Evidence timeline

- **Current official route — Canadian ordinary passports: named advance mission visa routes** (Visa required)
  Government of Canada guidance describes a pre-departure mission-issued visa route for each listed destination, rather than an electronic or border-issued visa.
  - LY: visas are issued only to residents in the application country, after in-person embassy or consulate submission; mail applications are not accepted.
  - SY: non-Arab nationals cannot obtain a visa at border points and must obtain it from a Syrian embassy or consulate before departure. Israeli and certain Egyptian/Jordanian-border stamps can result in denial.
  - This does not classify journalist special permission, business, work, study, residence, transit, special documents, operational restrictions or final admission.
  Official sources:
  - [Global Affairs Canada: Government of Canada: Libya travel advice](https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/libya)
  - [Global Affairs Canada: Government of Canada: Syria travel advice](https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/syria)

## Useful links

- [HTML evidence page](https://multipassrank.com/canada-syria-visa)
- [Canada passport access](https://multipassrank.com/passport/canada)
- [All passport requirements for Syria](https://multipassrank.com/destination/syria)
- [Dataset license](https://multipassrank.com/data-license)