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Syria: passport 2026 and visa-free countries

Passport: Syria. 24 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 105 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.

Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total

  • 7Visa-free
  • 2ETA
  • 15On arrival
  • 48eVisa
  • 154Visa required
Passport · ПаспортBRIDGES INDEX
Syria
Rank105
No prior visa24
CodeSYR

Passport strength

A mid-level passport 105

Rank 105 of 199. 24 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 0.

Weak spots

Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 202

A prior visa is needed for 202 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.

Schengen AreaVisa requiredUnited KingdomVisa requiredUnited StatesVisa requiredCanadaVisa requiredAustraliaeVisaNew ZealandVisa requiredJapanVisa requiredSouth KoreaVisa required
Mobility1/10024 destinations without a prior visa
Stability and rule of law4/100score -1.83 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
Quality of life30/100HDI 0.564
Education22/100education index 0.40
US access0/100no E-2, visa required
What a second passport opens →

What the passport gives

What a Syria passport gives

36of 100
rank 154 of 199

Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.

Ranking for your goal →
  • Mobility124 destinations without a prior visa
  • Stability and rule of law4score -1.83 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
  • Quality of life30HDI 0.564
  • Health and longevity5572.1 years life expectancy
  • Education22education index 0.40
  • Taxes75up to 15%
  • US access0no E-2, visa required
  • Plan B and family100dual citizenship allowed, passes to children

All destinations

Destinations by entry terms 226

The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.

Visa-free 7

Entry on your passport

Popular:Malaysia
Cook IslandsOceaniaDominicaCaribbean · 21 daysIranMiddle East · 90 daysMalaysiaAsia · 90 daysMicronesiaOceania · 30 daysSamoaOceania · 60 daysSudanAfrica

ETA 2

Electronic authorisation online

Popular:Kenya
KenyaAfrica · 90 daysSeychellesAfrica · 90 days

On arrival 15

Visa issued at the border

Popular:Maldives
BurundiAfrica · 30 daysCambodiaAsia · 30 daysComorosAfrica · 45 daysGuinea-BissauAfrica · 90 daysLebanonMiddle EastMacaoAsiaMadagascarAfrica · 60 daysMaldivesAsia · 30 daysMozambiqueAfrica · 30 daysNiueOceaniaPalauOceania · 30 daysRwandaAfrica · 30 daysTimor-LesteAsia · 30 daysTuvaluOceania · 30 daysYemenMiddle East · 90 days

eVisa 48

Applied for online before travel

Popular:ThailandVietnamAustraliaSingaporeQatarTanzania
AfghanistanAsiaAlbaniaEuropeAnguillaCaribbeanAntigua and BarbudaCaribbeanAustraliaOceaniaBahamasCaribbeanBahrainMiddle EastBeninAfricaBhutanAsiaBoliviaAmericasBotswanaAfricaBurkina FasoAfricaCameroonAfricaColombiaAmericasCôte d'IvoireAfricaDjiboutiAfricaDR CongoAfricaEcuadorAmericasEquatorial GuineaAfricaGabonAfricaGuineaAfricaIraqMiddle EastKyrgyzstanAsiaLesothoAfricaLiberiaAfricaMalawiAfricaMontserratCaribbeanNamibiaAfricaNigeriaAfricaPakistanAsiaPapua New GuineaOceaniaQatarMiddle EastSão Tomé and PríncipeAfricaSierra LeoneAfricaSingaporeAsiaSomaliaAfricaSouth SudanAfricaSt. HelenaAfricaSt. Kitts and NevisCaribbeanSurinameAmericasTanzaniaAfricaThailandAsiaTogoAfricaUgandaAfricaVenezuelaAmericasVietnamAsiaZambiaAfricaZimbabweAfrica

Visa required 154

Through a consulate

Popular:FranceItalySpainGermanyGreecePortugal
AlgeriaAfricaAmerican SamoaOceaniaAndorraEuropeAngolaAfricaArgentinaAmericasArmeniaMiddle EastArubaCaribbeanAustriaEuropeAzerbaijanEuropeBangladeshAsiaBarbadosCaribbeanBelarusEuropeBelgiumEuropeBelizeAmericasBermudaAmericasBonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbeanBosnia and HerzegovinaEuropeBrazilAmericasBritish Virgin IslandsCaribbeanBruneiAsiaBulgariaEuropeCanadaAmericasCape VerdeAfricaCayman IslandsCaribbeanCentral African RepublicAfricaChadAfricaChileAmericasChinaAsiaCosta RicaAmericasCroatiaEuropeCubaCaribbeanCuraçaoCaribbeanCyprusEuropeCzechiaEuropeDenmarkEuropeDominican RepublicCaribbeanEgyptAfricaEl SalvadorAmericasEritreaAfricaEstoniaEuropeEswatiniAfricaEthiopiaAfricaFalkland IslandsAmericasFaroe IslandsEuropeFijiOceaniaFinlandEuropeFranceEuropeFrench GuianaAmericasFrench PolynesiaOceaniaFrench West IndiesCaribbeanGambiaAfricaGeorgiaEuropeGermanyEuropeGhanaAfricaGibraltarEuropeGreeceEuropeGreenlandEuropeGrenadaCaribbeanGuamOceaniaGuatemalaAmericasGuyanaAmericasHaitiCaribbeanHondurasAmericasHong KongAsiaHungaryEuropeIcelandEuropeIndiaAsiaIndonesiaAsiaIrelandEuropeIsraelMiddle EastItalyEuropeJamaicaCaribbeanJapanAsiaJordanMiddle EastKazakhstanAsiaKiribatiOceaniaKosovoEuropeKuwaitMiddle EastLaosAsiaLatviaEuropeLibyaAfricaLiechtensteinEuropeLithuaniaEuropeLuxembourgEuropeMaliAfricaMaltaEuropeMarshall IslandsOceaniaMauritaniaAfricaMauritiusAfricaMayotteAfricaMexicoAmericasMoldovaEuropeMonacoEuropeMongoliaAsiaMontenegroEuropeMoroccoAfricaMyanmarAsiaNauruOceaniaNepalAsiaNetherlandsEuropeNew CaledoniaOceaniaNew ZealandOceaniaNicaraguaAmericasNigerAfricaNorth KoreaAsiaNorth MacedoniaEuropeNorthern Mariana IslandsOceaniaNorwayEuropeOmanMiddle EastPalestineMiddle EastPanamaAmericasParaguayAmericasPeruAmericasPhilippinesAsiaPolandEuropePortugalEuropePuerto RicoCaribbeanRepublic of the CongoAfricaRéunionAfricaRomaniaEuropeRussiaEuropeSan MarinoEuropeSaudi ArabiaMiddle EastSenegalAfricaSerbiaEuropeSint MaartenCaribbeanSlovakiaEuropeSloveniaEuropeSolomon IslandsOceaniaSouth AfricaAfricaSouth KoreaAsiaSpainEuropeSri LankaAsiaSt. LuciaCaribbeanSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbeanSwedenEuropeSwitzerlandEuropeTaiwanAsiaTajikistanAsiaTongaOceaniaTrinidad and TobagoCaribbeanTunisiaAfricaTürkiyeEuropeTurkmenistanAsiaTurks and Caicos IslandsCaribbeanUkraineEuropeUnited Arab EmiratesMiddle EastUnited KingdomEuropeUnited StatesAmericasUruguayAmericasUS Virgin IslandsCaribbeanUzbekistanAsiaVanuatuOceaniaVatican CityEurope

How to strengthen the passport

A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 101Somalia31
  2. 102Yemen30
  3. 103Pakistan29
  4. 104Iraq27
  5. 105Syria24
  6. 106Afghanistan22

Frequently asked questions

Syria: how many countries are visa-free?

In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 24 of 226 countries and territories, 7 visa-free, 2 with an ETA and 15 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 105 of 199.

Syria: is a Schengen visa needed?

Yes, a Schengen visa is required, applied for in advance at a consulate or visa centre.

Syria → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

Syria → United States: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

Syria → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

How can the list of countries be expanded?

A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Austria adds 164 destinations without a prior visa, St. Kitts and Nevis adds 134. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.