# Syria visa requirements by passport Current entry categories for 199 passport nationalities. Access data checked August 24, 2026. Each relationship link exposes its current status, evidence history, and official application route where available. ## Citizenship (1) - [Syria](https://multipassrank.com/passport/syria) ## Visa-free (13) - [Qatar](https://multipassrank.com/qatar-syria-visa-free) - [Türkiye](https://multipassrank.com/turkiye-syria-visa-free) - [Saudi Arabia](https://multipassrank.com/saudi-arabia-syria-visa-free) - [Bahrain](https://multipassrank.com/bahrain-syria-visa-free) - [Oman](https://multipassrank.com/oman-syria-visa-free) - [Morocco](https://multipassrank.com/morocco-syria-visa-free) - [Tunisia](https://multipassrank.com/tunisia-syria-visa-free) - [Mauritania](https://multipassrank.com/mauritania-syria-visa-free) - [Algeria](https://multipassrank.com/algeria-syria-visa-free) - [Jordan](https://multipassrank.com/jordan-syria-visa-free) - [Lebanon](https://multipassrank.com/lebanon-syria-visa-free) - [Sudan](https://multipassrank.com/sudan-syria-visa-free) - [Yemen](https://multipassrank.com/yemen-syria-visa-free) ## Visa on arrival (15) - [Italy](https://multipassrank.com/italy-syria-visa-on-arrival) - [United States](https://multipassrank.com/united-states-syria-visa-on-arrival) - [Malaysia](https://multipassrank.com/malaysia-syria-visa-on-arrival) - [Poland](https://multipassrank.com/poland-syria-visa-on-arrival) - [United Arab Emirates](https://multipassrank.com/united-arab-emirates-syria-visa-on-arrival) - [Georgia](https://multipassrank.com/georgia-syria-visa-on-arrival) - [Kuwait](https://multipassrank.com/kuwait-syria-visa-on-arrival) - [Belarus](https://multipassrank.com/belarus-syria-visa-on-arrival) - [Kazakhstan](https://multipassrank.com/kazakhstan-syria-visa-on-arrival) - [Azerbaijan](https://multipassrank.com/azerbaijan-syria-visa-on-arrival) - [Kyrgyzstan](https://multipassrank.com/kyrgyzstan-syria-visa-on-arrival) - [Uzbekistan](https://multipassrank.com/uzbekistan-syria-visa-on-arrival) - [Tajikistan](https://multipassrank.com/tajikistan-syria-visa-on-arrival) - [Turkmenistan](https://multipassrank.com/turkmenistan-syria-visa-on-arrival) - [Iran](https://multipassrank.com/iran-syria-visa-on-arrival) ## eVisa (160) - [Singapore](https://multipassrank.com/singapore-syria-evisa) - [Japan](https://multipassrank.com/japan-syria-evisa) - [Spain](https://multipassrank.com/spain-syria-evisa) - [Switzerland](https://multipassrank.com/switzerland-syria-evisa) - [Finland](https://multipassrank.com/finland-syria-evisa) - [South Korea](https://multipassrank.com/south-korea-syria-evisa) - [Luxembourg](https://multipassrank.com/luxembourg-syria-evisa) - [United Kingdom](https://multipassrank.com/united-kingdom-syria-evisa) - [Ireland](https://multipassrank.com/ireland-syria-evisa) - [Netherlands](https://multipassrank.com/netherlands-syria-evisa) - [Portugal](https://multipassrank.com/portugal-syria-evisa) - [Austria](https://multipassrank.com/austria-syria-evisa) - [Denmark](https://multipassrank.com/denmark-syria-evisa) - [Malta](https://multipassrank.com/malta-syria-evisa) - [New Zealand](https://multipassrank.com/new-zealand-syria-evisa) - [Greece](https://multipassrank.com/greece-syria-evisa) - [Hungary](https://multipassrank.com/hungary-syria-evisa) - [Latvia](https://multipassrank.com/latvia-syria-evisa) - [Lithuania](https://multipassrank.com/lithuania-syria-evisa) - [Slovakia](https://multipassrank.com/slovakia-syria-evisa) - [Australia](https://multipassrank.com/australia-syria-evisa) - [Czechia](https://multipassrank.com/czechia-syria-evisa) - [Estonia](https://multipassrank.com/estonia-syria-evisa) - [Iceland](https://multipassrank.com/iceland-syria-evisa) - [Slovenia](https://multipassrank.com/slovenia-syria-evisa) - [Croatia](https://multipassrank.com/croatia-syria-evisa) - [Liechtenstein](https://multipassrank.com/liechtenstein-syria-evisa) - [Monaco](https://multipassrank.com/monaco-syria-evisa) - [Cyprus](https://multipassrank.com/cyprus-syria-evisa) - [Romania](https://multipassrank.com/romania-syria-evisa) - [Chile](https://multipassrank.com/chile-syria-evisa) - [Bulgaria](https://multipassrank.com/bulgaria-syria-evisa) - [Andorra](https://multipassrank.com/andorra-syria-evisa) - [Argentina](https://multipassrank.com/argentina-syria-evisa) - [Brazil](https://multipassrank.com/brazil-syria-evisa) - [Hong Kong (SAR China)](https://multipassrank.com/hong-kong-sar-china-syria-evisa) - [San Marino](https://multipassrank.com/san-marino-syria-evisa) - [Barbados](https://multipassrank.com/barbados-syria-evisa) - [Brunei](https://multipassrank.com/brunei-syria-evisa) - [Israel](https://multipassrank.com/israel-syria-evisa) - [The Bahamas](https://multipassrank.com/the-bahamas-syria-evisa) - [Mexico](https://multipassrank.com/mexico-syria-evisa) - [St. Vincent and the Grenadines](https://multipassrank.com/st-vincent-and-the-grenadines-syria-evisa) - [Uruguay](https://multipassrank.com/uruguay-syria-evisa) - [St. Kitts and Nevis](https://multipassrank.com/st-kitts-and-nevis-syria-evisa) - [Antigua and Barbuda](https://multipassrank.com/antigua-and-barbuda-syria-evisa) - [Vatican City](https://multipassrank.com/vatican-city-syria-evisa) - [Mauritius](https://multipassrank.com/mauritius-syria-evisa) - [Costa Rica](https://multipassrank.com/costa-rica-syria-evisa) - [Panama](https://multipassrank.com/panama-syria-evisa) - [Ukraine](https://multipassrank.com/ukraine-syria-evisa) - [Paraguay](https://multipassrank.com/paraguay-syria-evisa) - [St. Lucia](https://multipassrank.com/st-lucia-syria-evisa) - [Grenada](https://multipassrank.com/grenada-syria-evisa) - [Peru](https://multipassrank.com/peru-syria-evisa) - [Trinidad and Tobago](https://multipassrank.com/trinidad-and-tobago-syria-evisa) - [Macao (SAR China)](https://multipassrank.com/macao-sar-china-syria-evisa) - [Dominica](https://multipassrank.com/dominica-syria-evisa) - [Solomon Islands](https://multipassrank.com/solomon-islands-syria-evisa) - [Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)](https://multipassrank.com/taiwan-chinese-taipei-syria-evisa) - [Samoa](https://multipassrank.com/samoa-syria-evisa) - [Guatemala](https://multipassrank.com/guatemala-syria-evisa) - [El Salvador](https://multipassrank.com/el-salvador-syria-evisa) - [Marshall Islands](https://multipassrank.com/marshall-islands-syria-evisa) - [Tonga](https://multipassrank.com/tonga-syria-evisa) - [Tuvalu](https://multipassrank.com/tuvalu-syria-evisa) - [Honduras](https://multipassrank.com/honduras-syria-evisa) - [Montenegro](https://multipassrank.com/montenegro-syria-evisa) - [Nicaragua](https://multipassrank.com/nicaragua-syria-evisa) - [Kiribati](https://multipassrank.com/kiribati-syria-evisa) - [Micronesia](https://multipassrank.com/micronesia-syria-evisa) - [North Macedonia](https://multipassrank.com/north-macedonia-syria-evisa) - [Palau Islands](https://multipassrank.com/palau-islands-syria-evisa) - [Bosnia and Herzegovina](https://multipassrank.com/bosnia-and-herzegovina-syria-evisa) - [Albania](https://multipassrank.com/albania-syria-evisa) - [Venezuela](https://multipassrank.com/venezuela-syria-evisa) - [Russian Federation](https://multipassrank.com/russian-federation-syria-evisa) - [South Africa](https://multipassrank.com/south-africa-syria-evisa) - [Timor-Leste](https://multipassrank.com/timor-leste-syria-evisa) - [Belize](https://multipassrank.com/belize-syria-evisa) - [Ecuador](https://multipassrank.com/ecuador-syria-evisa) - [Fiji](https://multipassrank.com/fiji-syria-evisa) - [Maldives](https://multipassrank.com/maldives-syria-evisa) - [Nauru](https://multipassrank.com/nauru-syria-evisa) - [Kosovo](https://multipassrank.com/kosovo-syria-evisa) - [Vanuatu](https://multipassrank.com/vanuatu-syria-evisa) - [Guyana](https://multipassrank.com/guyana-syria-evisa) - [Jamaica](https://multipassrank.com/jamaica-syria-evisa) - [China](https://multipassrank.com/china-syria-evisa) - [Papua New Guinea](https://multipassrank.com/papua-new-guinea-syria-evisa) - [Bolivia](https://multipassrank.com/bolivia-syria-evisa) - [Botswana](https://multipassrank.com/botswana-syria-evisa) - [Thailand](https://multipassrank.com/thailand-syria-evisa) - [Suriname](https://multipassrank.com/suriname-syria-evisa) - [Indonesia](https://multipassrank.com/indonesia-syria-evisa) - [Lesotho](https://multipassrank.com/lesotho-syria-evisa) - [Dominican Republic](https://multipassrank.com/dominican-republic-syria-evisa) - [Namibia](https://multipassrank.com/namibia-syria-evisa) - [eSwatini](https://multipassrank.com/eswatini-syria-evisa) - [Ghana](https://multipassrank.com/ghana-syria-evisa) - [Kenya](https://multipassrank.com/kenya-syria-evisa) - [Malawi](https://multipassrank.com/malawi-syria-evisa) - [Tanzania](https://multipassrank.com/tanzania-syria-evisa) - [The Gambia](https://multipassrank.com/the-gambia-syria-evisa) - [Rwanda](https://multipassrank.com/rwanda-syria-evisa) - [Armenia](https://multipassrank.com/armenia-syria-evisa) - [Mongolia](https://multipassrank.com/mongolia-syria-evisa) - [Philippines](https://multipassrank.com/philippines-syria-evisa) - [Zambia](https://multipassrank.com/zambia-syria-evisa) - [Cape Verde Islands](https://multipassrank.com/cape-verde-islands-syria-evisa) - [Mozambique](https://multipassrank.com/mozambique-syria-evisa) - [Uganda](https://multipassrank.com/uganda-syria-evisa) - [Sierra Leone](https://multipassrank.com/sierra-leone-syria-evisa) - [Benin](https://multipassrank.com/benin-syria-evisa) - [São Tomé and Príncipe](https://multipassrank.com/sao-tome-and-principe-syria-evisa) - [Zimbabwe](https://multipassrank.com/zimbabwe-syria-evisa) - [Burkina Faso](https://multipassrank.com/burkina-faso-syria-evisa) - [Côte d'Ivoire](https://multipassrank.com/cote-d-ivoire-syria-evisa) - [Cuba](https://multipassrank.com/cuba-syria-evisa) - [India](https://multipassrank.com/india-syria-evisa) - [Madagascar](https://multipassrank.com/madagascar-syria-evisa) - [Senegal](https://multipassrank.com/senegal-syria-evisa) - [Niger](https://multipassrank.com/niger-syria-evisa) - [Togo](https://multipassrank.com/togo-syria-evisa) - [Gabon](https://multipassrank.com/gabon-syria-evisa) - [Guinea](https://multipassrank.com/guinea-syria-evisa) - [Equatorial Guinea](https://multipassrank.com/equatorial-guinea-syria-evisa) - [Mali](https://multipassrank.com/mali-syria-evisa) - [Chad](https://multipassrank.com/chad-syria-evisa) - [Guinea-Bissau](https://multipassrank.com/guinea-bissau-syria-evisa) - [Vietnam](https://multipassrank.com/vietnam-syria-evisa) - [Comoro Islands](https://multipassrank.com/comoro-islands-syria-evisa) - [Angola](https://multipassrank.com/angola-syria-evisa) - [Cambodia](https://multipassrank.com/cambodia-syria-evisa) - [Cameroon](https://multipassrank.com/cameroon-syria-evisa) - [Congo (Rep.)](https://multipassrank.com/congo-rep-syria-evisa) - [Liberia](https://multipassrank.com/liberia-syria-evisa) - [Bhutan](https://multipassrank.com/bhutan-syria-evisa) - [Central African Republic](https://multipassrank.com/central-african-republic-syria-evisa) - [Haiti](https://multipassrank.com/haiti-syria-evisa) - [Laos](https://multipassrank.com/laos-syria-evisa) - [Burundi](https://multipassrank.com/burundi-syria-evisa) - [Egypt](https://multipassrank.com/egypt-syria-evisa) - [Congo (Dem. Rep.)](https://multipassrank.com/congo-dem-rep-syria-evisa) - [Djibouti](https://multipassrank.com/djibouti-syria-evisa) - [Myanmar](https://multipassrank.com/myanmar-syria-evisa) - [Nigeria](https://multipassrank.com/nigeria-syria-evisa) - [Sri Lanka](https://multipassrank.com/sri-lanka-syria-evisa) - [Eritrea](https://multipassrank.com/eritrea-syria-evisa) - [Libya](https://multipassrank.com/libya-syria-evisa) - [North Korea](https://multipassrank.com/north-korea-syria-evisa) - [South Sudan](https://multipassrank.com/south-sudan-syria-evisa) - [Ethiopia](https://multipassrank.com/ethiopia-syria-evisa) - [Palestinian Territory](https://multipassrank.com/palestinian-territory-syria-evisa) - [Bangladesh](https://multipassrank.com/bangladesh-syria-evisa) - [Pakistan](https://multipassrank.com/pakistan-syria-evisa) - [Nepal](https://multipassrank.com/nepal-syria-evisa) - [Somalia](https://multipassrank.com/somalia-syria-evisa) - [Iraq](https://multipassrank.com/iraq-syria-evisa) - [Afghanistan](https://multipassrank.com/afghanistan-syria-evisa) ## Visa required (10) - [Germany](https://multipassrank.com/germany-syria-visa) - [Sweden](https://multipassrank.com/sweden-syria-visa) - [Belgium](https://multipassrank.com/belgium-syria-visa) - [France](https://multipassrank.com/france-syria-visa) - [Norway](https://multipassrank.com/norway-syria-visa) - [Canada](https://multipassrank.com/canada-syria-visa) - [Seychelles](https://multipassrank.com/seychelles-syria-visa) - [Serbia](https://multipassrank.com/serbia-syria-visa) - [Colombia](https://multipassrank.com/colombia-syria-visa) - [Moldova](https://multipassrank.com/moldova-syria-visa) ## Official evidence timeline - **May 1, 2024 — Latvian ordinary passports: Syria electronic visitor visa** (eVisa) Current Latvian MFA guidance says Latvian citizens may arrange Syria's entry visa electronically. - The current MFA guidance directs travellers to Syria's electronic visa service and separately warns that an Israeli border-crossing stamp can result in refusal. - This excludes work, residence, special documents, operational travel restrictions and final admission. Official source: - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia: Sīrijas Arābu Republika](https://www.mfa.gov.lv/lv/sirija-celojumu-bridinajumi) - **Current official route — Turkish ordinary passports: visa-free short visit** (Visa-free) Türkiye's current MFA table explicitly records the listed ordinary Turkish passports as visa-free for the stated short visitor scope. - Palestinian access is stated visa-free by the destination, but the MFA says Turkish citizens normally need an Israeli visa to reach it; the Egypt-to-Gaza exception is separate. - Syria is visa-free according to the MFA table, but ordinary-passport holders pay a border fee on arrival; the fee is not a visa-on-arrival classification. - Tunisia and Ukraine are visa-free up to 90 days; Bosnia and Herzegovina is visa-free for no more than 90 days in 180; Panama is visa-free for three months. - This does not establish residence, work, special-document, route, security or final-admission treatment. Official source: - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye: Visa practices applicable to Turkish citizens](https://www.mfa.gov.tr/turk-vatandaslarinin-tabi-oldugu-vize-uygulamalari.tr.mfa) - **Current official route — United States ordinary passports: expressly available arrival visas** (Visa on arrival) Current State Department guidance expressly describes an arrival-issuance route for the listed destinations, subject to each stated limitation. - SY: tourist visa may be issued on arrival at Damascus International Airport or at land entry from Lebanon or Jordan; 30-day stay, fee and Israeli-document restrictions apply. - DJ: visitors may apply on arrival; the stated fee is USD 23. - KM: visa is available on arrival and payment is in cash USD or euros. - TM: obtain the required letter of invitation first; then an airport visa route is available at Ashgabat. Registration, purpose, document and final-admission conditions remain applicable. Official sources: - [U.S. Department of State: Syria International Travel Information](https://travel.state.gov/en/international-travel/travel-advisories/syria.html) - [U.S. Department of State: Djibouti International Travel Information](https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/Djibouti.html) - [U.S. Department of State: Comoros International Travel Information](https://travel.state.gov/en/international-travel/travel-advisories/comoros.html) - [U.S. Department of State: Turkmenistan International Travel Information](https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/Turkmenistan.html) - **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) - **Current official route — French ordinary passports: named advance visa routes** (Visa required) Current official material establishes advance mission processing or issuance for each listed French ordinary-passport visitor route. - AF: single-entry visas are issued by Afghanistan’s Embassy in France. KP: visa available through the DPRK General Delegation in France. LY: visa before arrival. SD: prior visa. SY: Syrian diplomatic or consular representation issues the visa. CG: obtain before departure; no arrival visa. SS: airlines may refuse boarding without a pre-departure visa and France-based applicants use the Paris embassy. CF: the CAR Paris Embassy processes the passport and short-stay application. GQ: no arrival visa and the Paris embassy states required documents. GW: French applications go to the Guinea-Bissau Embassy in Paris; its exceptional Bissau-airport route is not the standard France-resident route. LR: France residents apply through the Liberian Embassy. ML: Mali consulates in Paris or Lyon issue it; no arrival visa. NE: prior visa only; no arrival visa. NG: portal submission is followed by physical dossier submission to OIS Paris for processing. TD: diplomatic or consular mission issuance only; no border visa. - This records ordinary French-passport short-visitor routes only and does not normalize travel warnings, operational access, work, residence, special documents or final admission. Official sources: - [Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Afghanistan entry and stay](https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/information-par-pays/afghanistan/conseils-aux-voyageurs-entreesejour) - [Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: North Korea entry and stay](https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/information-par-pays/coree-du-nord/conseils-aux-voyageurs-entree-sejour) - [Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Libya entry and stay](https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/information-par-pays/libye/conseils-aux-voyageurs-entree-sejour) - [Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Sudan entry and stay](https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/information-par-pays/soudan/conseils-aux-voyageurs-entree-sejour) - [Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Syria entry and stay](https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/information-par-pays/syrie/conseils-aux-voyageurs-entree-sejour) - [Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Republic of the Congo entry and stay](https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/information-par-pays/congo/conseils-aux-voyageurs-entree-sejour) - [Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: South Sudan entry and stay](https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/information-par-pays/soudan-du-sud/conseils-aux-voyageurs-entree-sejour) - [Ambassade de la République centrafricaine en France: Embassy of the Central African Republic in France: short-stay visa](https://paris.diplomatie.gouv.cf/services/24/visa-court-sejour) - [Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Equatorial Guinea entry and stay](https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/information-par-pays/guinee-equatoriale/conseils-aux-voyageurs-entree-sejour) - [Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Guinea-Bissau entry and stay](https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/files/files/pdf/cav/Guin%C3%A9e-Bissao%20-%20Minist%C3%A8re%20de%20l%27Europe%20et%20des%20Affaires%20%C3%A9trang%C3%A8res.pdf) - [Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Liberia entry and stay](https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/information-par-pays/liberia/conseils-aux-voyageurs-entree-sejour) - [Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Mali entry and stay](https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/information-par-pays/mali/conseils-aux-voyageurs-entree-sejour) - [Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Niger entry and stay](https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/information-par-pays/niger/conseils-aux-voyageurs-entree-sejour) - [Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Nigeria entry and stay](https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/information-par-pays/nigeria/conseils-aux-voyageurs-entree-sejour) - [Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Chad entry and stay](https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/information-par-pays/tchad/conseils-aux-voyageurs-entree-sejour) - **Current official route — Taiwan ordinary passports: named electronic visitor visas** (eVisa) Taiwan MOFA BOCA's current outbound schedule identifies these destinations' electronic-visa routes for Taiwanese passport holders; Ecuador separately confirms pre-departure electronic issuance. - EC requires Taiwanese travellers to complete the online electronic-visa application before travel after Ecuador ended the previous visa-free treatment. - SY and TR are listed by BOCA for ordinary ROC passports with the stated visitor-purpose electronic-visa routes; each destination's current duration, purpose, documentation and border rules remain controlling. - This records electronic issuance, not merely online filing. It excludes work, residence, transit-only facilities, special documents, carrier checks and final-admission decisions. Official sources: - [Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan): Taiwan MOFA BOCA: destinations available visa-free, visa on arrival, or by eVisa](https://www.boca.gov.tw/fp-37-220-9f130-1.html) - [Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan): Taiwan MOFA BOCA: Ecuador travel warning and entry requirement](https://www.boca.gov.tw/sp-trwa-content-3054-ac15a-1.html) - **Current official route — Belgian ordinary passports: named advance visitor-visa routes** (Visa required) Current Belgian guidance establishes advance embassy issuance for these ordinary Belgian-passport visitor routes. - LY: an invitation is required and the application is made at the Libyan Embassy in Brussels; the visa must identify the land border used where applicable. SY: apply in principle at the Syrian Embassy in the country of residence; individual travellers without a visa are generally turned back. CG: apply before departure at the Congo Embassy in Brussels. - Purpose, invitation, route, document, carrier and final-admission conditions remain applicable. Official sources: - [SPF Affaires étrangères, Commerce extérieur et Coopération au Développement: Belgian Foreign Affairs: Libya travel advice](https://diplomatie.belgium.be/fr/pays/libye/voyager-en-libye-conseils-aux-voyageurs/informations-pratiques-pour-la-libye) - [SPF Affaires étrangères, Commerce extérieur et Coopération au Développement: Belgian Foreign Affairs: Syria travel advice](https://diplomatie.belgium.be/fr/pays/syrie/voyager-en-syrie-conseils-aux-voyageurs/informations-pratiques-pour-la-syrie) - [SPF Affaires étrangères, Commerce extérieur et Coopération au Développement: Belgian Foreign Affairs: Congo-Brazzaville travel advice](https://diplomatie.belgium.be/fr/pays/congo-brazzaville/voyager-au-congo-brazzaville-conseils-aux-voyageurs/informations-pratiques-pour-le-congo-brazzaville) - **Current official route — Moldovan ordinary passports: named advance consular visitor visas** (Visa required) Moldova MFA's current ordinary-passport table requires a visa and identifies diplomatic missions as the obtaining method for these destinations. - Apply through the relevant diplomatic mission and obtain the visitor visa before departure; this is an advance consular route, not an inference from generic visa wording. - Mission operation, invitation requirements, Syrian and Afghan governmental-transition issues, closures, routes through Transnistria, special documents and final admission remain separate. Official source: - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova: Moldova MFA: visa regime for citizens of the Republic of Moldova](https://mfa.gov.md/en/node/4478) - **Current official route — German ordinary passports: Syria advance visitor visa** (Visa required) German ordinary-passport visitors require a Syrian visa applied for through the competent Syrian foreign mission before travel. - 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. Official source: - [Auswärtiges Amt: Syria: travel and security advice](https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/reiseundsicherheit/syriensicherheit-204278) - **Current official route — British citizen passports: expressly electronic pre-travel visas or entry permits** (eVisa) Current official guidance establishes electronic pre-travel issuance for the listed ordinary British-citizen visitor scopes. - BF: UK residents may apply online and Visa Burkina confirms electronic issuance; ML: the fully online process issues the entry permit electronically once approved. - SS: FCDO directs British visitors online and the Interior portal supplies the approved eVisa PDF; SY: FCDO links the eVisa service and states a 5-to-7-day decision period. - Passport, health, sponsor, invitation, entry-point, purpose and final-admission conditions remain applicable. Official sources: - [Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: Burkina Faso entry requirements](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/burkina-faso/entry-requirements) - [Ministère de la Sécurité / Direction Générale de la Police Nationale: Visa Burkina: e-Visa procedure](https://www.visaburkina.bf/) - [Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: Mali entry requirements](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/mali/entry-requirements) - [Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: South Sudan entry requirements](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/south-sudan/entry-requirements) - [Ministry of Interior, Department of e-Visa and Immigration Service: South Sudan eVisa](https://www.evisa.gov.ss/) - [Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: Syria entry requirements](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/syria/entry-requirements) - **Current official route — Spanish ordinary passports: Syria electronic visitor visa** (eVisa) Current MAEC guidance expressly identifies Syria’s evisa.sy electronic-visa route for Spanish visitors. - An ordinary visitor may instead use a visa issued by the Syrian Embassy; this policy records the expressly available electronic route. - Diplomatic and international-organisation visas require the Embassy and are excluded. Official source: - [Embassy of Spain in Damascus, Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Syria travel recommendations](https://exteriores.gob.es/Embajadas/damasco/es/ViajarA/Paginas/Recomendaciones-de-viaje.aspx) - **Current official route — Italian ordinary passports: specified arrival-issued visitor visas** (Visa on arrival) Current Italian MFA guidance expressly identifies these arrival-issued visitor visa routes. - BD issue is for stays below 30 days and is not guaranteed; IR requires online e-visa procedure before airport issuance; JO has airport and stated land-border routes. - SY, BF and SL have stated border/airport issuance. Passport, health, invitation, payment, entry-point and final-admission conditions remain applicable. Official sources: - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy: Viaggiare Sicuri: Syria](https://www.viaggiaresicuri.it/schede_paese/SYR.json) - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy: Viaggiare Sicuri: Burkina Faso](https://www.viaggiaresicuri.it/schede_paese/BFA.json) - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy: Viaggiare Sicuri: Bangladesh](https://www.viaggiaresicuri.it/schede_paese/BGD.json) - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy: Viaggiare Sicuri: Iran](https://www.viaggiaresicuri.it/schede_paese/IRN.json) - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy: Viaggiare Sicuri: Jordan](https://www.viaggiaresicuri.it/schede_paese/JOR.json) - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy: Viaggiare Sicuri: Sierra Leone](https://www.viaggiaresicuri.it/schede_paese/SLE.json) - **Current official route — Australian ordinary passports: Syria electronic visitor visa** (eVisa) An Australian ordinary-passport traveller without Syrian identity documents needs a Syrian visa and may apply for it electronically. - This applies only where the traveller does not hold Syrian identity documents; Australian-Syrian dual nationals are treated as Syrian by Syrian authorities. - Work, residence, local permits, operational travel restrictions and final admission remain separate. Official source: - [Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Syria Travel Advice & Safety](https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations/middle-east/syria) - **Current official route — UAE ordinary passports: current visitor visas on arrival** (Visa on arrival) UAE MOFA's live country pages expressly classify Normal UAE passports as Visa On Arrival for these destinations. - Each source is a current UAE-MOFA destination page for Emirati travellers and specifically identifies the Normal passport row. - The sources expressly place issuance at arrival; entry point, fees, passport validity, security, work, residence, special passports, carrier and final-admission conditions remain separate. Official sources: - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates: UAE MOFA: Emirates travel requirements — Cabo Verde](https://www.mofa.gov.ae/en/travel-updates?code=cpv) - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates: UAE MOFA: Emirates travel requirements — Central African Republic](https://www.mofa.gov.ae/en/travel-updates?code=caf) - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates: UAE MOFA: Emirates travel requirements — Comoros](https://www.mofa.gov.ae/en/travel-updates?code=com) - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates: UAE MOFA: Emirates travel requirements — Republic of the Congo](https://www.mofa.gov.ae/en/travel-updates?code=cog) - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates: UAE MOFA: Emirates travel requirements — Djibouti](https://www.mofa.gov.ae/en/travel-updates?code=dji) - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates: UAE MOFA: Emirates travel requirements — Equatorial Guinea](https://www.mofa.gov.ae/en/travel-updates?code=gnq) - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates: UAE MOFA: Emirates travel requirements — Guinea-Bissau](https://www.mofa.gov.ae/en/travel-updates?code=gnb) - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates: UAE MOFA: Emirates travel requirements — Niger](https://www.mofa.gov.ae/en/travel-updates?code=ner) - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates: UAE MOFA: Emirates travel requirements — Sierra Leone](https://www.mofa.gov.ae/en/travel-updates?code=sle) - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates: UAE MOFA: Emirates travel requirements — Syria](https://www.mofa.gov.ae/en/travel-updates?code=syr) - **Current official route — Kuwaiti ordinary passports: current visa-on-arrival destinations** (Visa on arrival) Kuwait's current government table identifies arrival-issued visitor visas for ordinary Kuwaiti passport holders at these destinations. - Ordinary Kuwaiti passport and short visitor travel through an eligible port; fees, supporting documents, stay limits and final admission remain destination-specific. Official source: - [Kuwait Government Online: List of countries that grant Kuwaiti citizens entry visas upon arrival or require a pre-issued visa from the embassy](https://e.gov.kw/sites/kgoenglish/Pages/InfoPages/KuwaitiCitizenEntryVisaCountries.aspx) - **Current official route — Norwegian ordinary passports require a Syrian consular visa** (Visa required) Norway's current guidance directs Norwegian visitors to apply for a Syrian visa through the Embassy in Sweden. - Ordinary Norwegian passport and short visitor travel. - Apply through the Syrian Embassy in Sweden before travel; requirements may change at short notice. Official source: - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway: Syria travel information](https://www.regjeringen.no/no/tema/utenrikssaker/reiseinformasjon/velg-land/syria_reiseinfo/id2429139/) - **Current official route — Swedish ordinary passports require a Syrian consular visa** (Visa required) Sweden directs Swedish applicants to Syria's embassy in Stockholm for the visa application and current requirements. - Ordinary Swedish passport and short visitor travel. - Apply through Syria's embassy in Stockholm before travel; operating rules may change at short notice. Official source: - [Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden: Syria entry and exit rules](https://www.swedenabroad.se/sv/om-utlandet-f%C3%B6r-svenska-medborgare/syrien/reseinformation/ambassadens-reseinformation/in--och-utresebest%C3%A4mmelser/) - **Current official route — Slovenian ordinary passports: Syria electronic visa** (eVisa) Slovenian MFA guidance says Slovenian citizens need a visa and may arrange it through Syria's eVisa service. - Apply through the linked Syrian eVisa service before travel. The Foreign Ministry advises against all travel; safety, work, residence, special documents, carrier controls and final admission remain separate. Official source: - [Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia: Syria: entry conditions](https://www.gov.si/drzave/sirija/) - **Current official route — Seychellois passports: named advance visitor-visa cohort** (Visa required) Seychelles' July 2025 passport-holder schedule expressly requires these destinations to issue a visa before entry, rather than treating an online form or airport process as the visitor baseline. - Applies to the ordinary Seychellois passport short-visitor baseline in the Ministry's current named list. - The schedule's wording requires a visa before entry but does not establish an electronic or border-issued route, so this is normalized only as advance visa required. - Mission availability, individual grant, document, route, transit, work, residence, diplomatic, official and special-passport treatment remain outside scope. Official source: - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Diaspora: List of countries Seychelles passport holders need visas](https://mfa.gov.sc/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/LIST-OF-COUNTRIES-SEYCHELLES-PASSPORT-HOLDERS-NEED-VISAS-Updated-July-2025.pdf) - **Current official route — Serbian ordinary passports: Syria advance visitor visa** (Visa required) Serbia's MFA directly requires a visa for Serbian citizens and identifies the Syrian Embassy in Belgrade as the available advance-issuance route. - Applies to an ordinary Serbian passport for a short visitor trip. - Obtain the visa at the Syrian Embassy in Belgrade before travel. Serbia's MFA says the formal border route has been uncertain since hostilities began. - Mission availability, security, final admission, transit, work, residence, diplomatic, official and special-document routes remain outside this policy. Official source: - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia: Syria, Arab Republic](https://www.mfa.gov.rs/en/citizens/travel-abroad/visas-and-states-travel-advisory/syria-arab-republic) - **Current official route — Polish ordinary passports: Syria arrival visitor visa** (Visa on arrival) Polish ordinary-passport visitors can obtain Syria's visa at named international airports and Lebanon or Jordan land crossings. - The Turkish land border is unavailable except to specified Syrian and Turkish categories; Warsaw embassy filing is currently unavailable. - Visa validity varies from 15 days to six months by purpose; security, operational, Israeli-document, carrier and final-admission restrictions remain separate. Official source: - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland: Syria country profile](https://odyseusz.gov.pl/api/v1/informacje/profile-panstw/SY) - **Current official route — Colombian ordinary passports: Syria advance visitor visa** (Visa required) Colombia's current visitor table and Syria's current civil-aviation entry publication establish an advance diplomatic-mission visa for an ordinary Colombian short visitor, not electronic issuance. - This applies to short tourism, business or family-visit travel using an ordinary Colombian passport. - The current Colombian table says an ordinary visa must be processed at a consulate; many visas are linked to a tour organised by an agency. - The organised-tour condition, security and operational requirements remain material. Work, residence, transit, special passports and final admission are outside scope. Official sources: - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia: Lista de países que exigen visa de turismo a colombianos](https://www.cancilleria.gov.co/sites/default/files/FOTOS2025/Lista-Paises-exigen-visa-mayo-2026.pdf) - [Syrian General Authority of Civil Aviation: GEN 1.3 — Entry, Transit and Departure of Passengers and Crew](https://www.eaip.gaca.gov.sy/section/40) ## Useful links - [HTML destination page](https://multipassrank.com/destination/syria) - [All destinations](https://multipassrank.com/destinations) - [Dataset license](https://multipassrank.com/data-license)