Passport

Syria passport

#198P2L Passport IndexP2L Score 22.2 · 197 passports score higher · of 199

195Somalia26.8
196Pakistan24.4
197Iraq24.0
198Syria22.2
199Afghanistan18.4

No Advance Visa Access Ranking: #198 · 26 destinations

Visit 26 of 198 destinations without applying for a visa in advance.

46 of 198 rules checked in the last 90 days · the rest not recently checked (public visa data as of 17 Feb 2026)

4 of them are under do-not-travel advice from at least two of the US, UK and Canadian governments: Haiti, Iran, Lebanon, Yemen. That advice is written for their own citizens. How we count it

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How the Syria passport ranks

Its place in each of our passport rankings.Each bar runs from #199 on the left to #1 on the right; the colour bands are groups of 25 places, as on the map on the home page.

Syria passport in each passport ranking
Ranking	Rank	Score
Entry access
P2L Passport Index	#198	22.2 points
No Advance Visa Access Ranking	#198	26 destinations
Destination reach
Economic Reach Ranking	#194shared by 2	2.3% of covered GDP abroad
Population Reach Ranking	#195shared by 2	4.9% of covered population abroad
Very High HDI Reach Ranking	#193shared by 6	2.7% of very-high-HDI destinations
Experimental
Connected Destinations Ranking	#198	10.0% weighted by passport strength
Exclusive Access Ranking	#196	1.7% weighted by exclusivity

Weight scenarios

With an eTA and a visa on arrival each weighted from 0.6 to 1, the Syria passport ranks #198 in every scenario in the P2L Passport Index. This shows how much the rank depends on our choice of weights — not how accurate the data is. Why eTA and visa on arrival weigh 0.8.

Visa-free
Electronic travel authorization
Visa on arrival
eVisa
Visa required
No admission
Syria
No data

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Entry requirements by destination

What a Syria passport holder needs for a short visit — tourism or business — grouped from the easiest entry to the hardest.

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Visa-free7 destinations

No visa needed for a short visit.

Visa-free for Syria passport holders
Destination	Stay	Status	Source
Dominica	Up to 21 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
HaitiDo-not-travel advice	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
IranDo-not-travel advice	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Malaysia	—	Verified 14 Oct 2026	Immigration Department of Malaysia (Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia)
Micronesia	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Palestine	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Seychelles	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026

eTA2 destinations

Apply online before you travel. Not a visa.

Electronic travel authorization for Syria passport holders
Destination	Stay	Status	Source
Côte d'Ivoire	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Kenya	—	Verified 31 Oct 2026	Directorate of Immigration Services, Republic of Kenya

On arrival17 destinations

Get your visa at the border.

Visa on arrival for Syria passport holders
Destination	Stay	Status	Source
Burundi	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Cambodia	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Cape Verde	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Comoros	Up to 45 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Djibouti	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Guinea-Bissau	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
LebanonDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Macao	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Madagascar	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Maldives	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Mozambique	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Palau	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Rwanda	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Samoa	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Timor-Leste	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Tuvalu	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
YemenDo-not-travel advice	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026

eVisa53 destinations

Apply for a visa online before you travel. You may still be asked to give fingerprints or attend an interview in person.

eVisa for Syria passport holders
Destination	Stay	Status	Source
Albania	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Antigua and Barbuda	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Australia	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Bahamas	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Bahrain	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Benin	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Bhutan	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Bolivia	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Botswana	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Burkina FasoDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Cameroon	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Chad	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Chile	—	Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026	Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Chile — Dirección General de Asuntos Consulares, Inmigración y de Chilenos en el Exterior (consulado.gob.cl)
Colombia	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Democratic Republic of the CongoDo-not-travel advice	Up to 7 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Ecuador	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
El Salvador	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Equatorial Guinea	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Gabon	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Guinea	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Guyana	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Hong Kong	—	Verified 31 Oct 2026	Immigration Department, HKSAR
Indonesia	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
IraqDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Kazakhstan	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Kyrgyzstan	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Liberia	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Malawi	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Moldova	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Namibia	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
New Zealand	—	Verified 10 Oct 2026	Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Nigeria	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Oman	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Pakistan	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Papua New Guinea	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Qatar	—	Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026	Qatar Tourism (Visit Qatar)
Saint Kitts and Nevis	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
São Tomé and Príncipe	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Sierra Leone	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Singapore	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
SomaliaDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
South SudanDo-not-travel advice	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Sri Lanka	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Suriname	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Tanzania	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Thailand	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Togo	Up to 15 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Uganda	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
United Arab Emirates	—	Verified 30 Oct 2026	Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Vanuatu	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Vietnam	—	Verified 30 Oct 2026	Government of Viet Nam (Government News, baochinhphu.vn)
Zambia	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Zimbabwe	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026

Visa required117 destinations

Apply for a visa before you travel, with a visit in person: to a consulate or visa centre, or to give fingerprints.

Visa required for Syria passport holders
Destination	Stay	Status	Source
AfghanistanDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Algeria	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Andorra	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Angola	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Argentina	—	Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026	Dirección Nacional de Migraciones
Armenia	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Austria	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Azerbaijan	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Bangladesh	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Barbados	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
BelarusDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Belgium	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Belize	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Bosnia and Herzegovina	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Brazil	—	Verified 2 Nov 2026	Ministério das Relações Exteriores (Itamaraty), Divisão de Imigração
Brunei	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Bulgaria	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Canada	—	Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026	Government of Canada — Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (SOR/2002-227), Justice Laws Website, Department of Justice Canada
Central African RepublicDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
China	—	Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026	National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Costa Rica	—	Verified 2 Nov 2026	Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería (DGME), Costa Rica — Alcance N° 148 a La Gaceta N° 216
Croatia	—	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Cuba	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Cyprus	—	Verified 2 Nov 2026	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus
Czechia	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Denmark	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Dominican RepublicVisa-free (up to 30 days) with a valid multiple-entry visa of Canada, the United Kingdom, a Schengen country or the United States	—	Verified 2 Nov 2026	Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de la República Dominicana (MIREX)
Egypt	—	Verified 31 Oct 2026	Ministry of Interior of Egypt — General Administration of Passports, Immigration and Nationality
Eritrea	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Estonia	—	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Eswatini	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Ethiopia	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Fiji	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Finland	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
France	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Gambia	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Georgia	—	Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026	Government of Georgia, Ordinance No 280 (English text published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia)
Germany	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Ghana	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Greece	—	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Grenada	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Guatemala	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Honduras	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Hungary	—	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Iceland	—	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
India	—	Verified 30 Oct 2026	Bureau of Immigration
Ireland	—	Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026	Irish Statute Book (Office of the Attorney General)
Israel	—	Verified 2 Nov 2026	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel
Italy	—	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Jamaica	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Japan	—	Verified 30 Oct 2026	Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Jordan	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Kiribati	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Kosovo	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Kuwait	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Laos	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Latvia	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Lesotho	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Liechtenstein	—	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Lithuania	—	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Luxembourg	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
MaliDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Malta	—	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Marshall Islands	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Mauritania	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Mauritius	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
MexicoVisa-free (up to 180 days) with a valid visa of Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, a Schengen country or the United States	—	Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026	Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM)
Monaco	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Mongolia	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Montenegro	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Morocco	—	Verified 2 Nov 2026	Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates (acces-maroc.ma eVisa/AEVM portal)
MyanmarDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Nauru	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Nepal	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Netherlands	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Nicaragua	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
NigerDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
North Korea	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
North Macedonia	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Norway	—	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Panama	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Paraguay	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Peru	—	Verified 2 Nov 2026	Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores del Perú
Philippines	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Poland	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Portugal	—	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Republic of the Congo	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Romania	—	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
RussiaDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Saint Lucia	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
San Marino	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Saudi Arabia	—	Verified 31 Oct 2026	Ministry of Tourism of Saudi Arabia
Senegal	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Serbia	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Slovakia	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Slovenia	—	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Solomon Islands	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
South Africa	—	Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026	Department of Home Affairs
South Korea	—	Verified 31 Oct 2026	Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korea Visa Portal
Spain	—	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
SudanDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Sweden	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Switzerland	—	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Taiwan	—	Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026	Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan)
Tajikistan	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Tonga	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Trinidad and Tobago	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Tunisia	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Türkiye	—	Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye
Turkmenistan	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
UkraineDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
United Kingdom	—	Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026	Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Uruguay	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Uzbekistan	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Vatican City	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Venezuela	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026

No admission2 destinations

Short visits are currently suspended or refused, apart from narrow exceptions.

No admission for Syria passport holders
Destination	Stay	Status	Source
LibyaDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
United States	—	Verified 8 Oct 2026	Federal Register (Executive Office of the President), Proclamation 10998, 90 FR 59717

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