Openness rank
#168
Entry openness
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Country profile
Capital
Damascus
Population
25.6 million
Area
185,180 km²
Currency
Syrian pound SYP
Languages
Arabic
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Foreign-born
896,042 · 2024
Migrant share
3.6%
Ethnic groups
Arab ~50%, Alawite ~15%, Kurd ~10%, Levantine ~10%, other ~15%
Foreign-born counts are UN international migrant stock via the World Bank (mostly 2024). Ethnic groups follow each country's published categories — most do not census by skin colour. Indicative only.
Entry openness
25
F+A+eTA
Visa free
9
passports in
eVisa
171
Visa required 0
Entry with current passport
eVisa
Syria
SY · Openness rank #168
No full immigration briefing for this destination yet. Inbound visa policy below is computed from the passport-index matrix. Use official channels to apply.
Passports that enter without a prior visa
Türkiye#86Visa free
Morocco#118Visa free
Tunisia#130Visa free
Algeria#153Visa free
Mauritania#159Visa free
Jordan#165Visa free
Lebanon#179Visa free
Sudan#186Visa free
Yemen#193Visa free
United Arab Emirates#1On arrival
Malaysia#6On arrival
Georgia#72On arrival
Moldova#90On arrival
Qatar#93On arrival
Kuwait#96On arrival
Bahrain#99On arrival
Saudi Arabia#99On arrival
Oman#105On arrival
Belarus#107On arrival
Kazakhstan#112On arrival
Azerbaijan#118On arrival
Kyrgyzstan#139On arrival
Uzbekistan#140On arrival
Tajikistan#150On arrival
Turkmenistan#173On arrival
Policy briefings are compiled from public sources. They are not legal advice. Quotas, salary bars and visa-free lists move — always verify with the destination government and its missions.