Refreshed 11 Oct 2026
What changed in visa rules
Every refresh compares the new data with the previous snapshot. The latest one found 4,084 category changes worldwide and 1,600 changes to allowed stay.
Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 2026. Most changes below reflect that switch and eight months of rule changes, not changes made this week.
Easier for Syrian passport holders 7
AfghanistanVisa required→eVisa
BahraineVisa→Visa on arrival14 days
LesothoVisa required→eVisa
TanzaniaeVisa→Visa on arrival90 days
VenezuelaVisa required→eVisa
SamoaVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
South AfricaVisa required→eTA
Harder for Syrian passport holders 18
United Arab EmirateseVisa→Visa required
Côte d'IvoireeTA90 days→eVisa
DjiboutiVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
EgyptVisa required→No admission
GuyanaeVisa→Visa required
HaitiVisa-free90 days→Visa required
IndonesiaeVisa→Visa required
IsraeleVisa→Visa required
South KoreaeVisa→Visa required
KazakhstaneVisa→Visa required
Sri LankaeVisa30 days→Visa required
MoldovaeVisa→Visa required
MaliVisa required→No admission
OmaneVisa→Visa required
SeychellesVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
El SalvadoreVisa→Visa required
ChadeVisa→Visa required
VanuatueVisa→Visa required
Changes for visitors to Syria 30
AustriaeVisa→Visa on arrival30 days
BulgariaeVisa→Visa on arrival30 days- BahrainVisa on arrival→eVisa
BahamaseVisa→Visa required
CanadaeVisa→Visa required
CypruseVisa→Visa on arrival30 days
GermanyeVisa→Visa on arrival30 days
EthiopiaeVisa→Visa required
GaboneVisa→Visa required
United KingdomeVisa→Visa on arrival30 days
GambiaeVisa→Visa required
GreeceeVisa→Visa on arrival30 days
GuatemalaeVisa→Visa required
HonduraseVisa→Visa required
HungaryeVisa→Visa on arrival30 days
IrelandeVisa→Visa-free
IraqeVisa→Visa-free
IranNo admission→Visa required
MyanmareVisa→Visa required
MacaoeVisa→Visa required
MauritaniaVisa-free→eVisa
MaltaeVisa→Visa on arrival30 days
RomaniaeVisa→Visa on arrival30 days
RussiaeVisa→Visa on arrival15 days- SeychelleseVisa→Visa required
TajikistanVisa on arrival15 days→eVisa
UkraineeVisa→Visa on arrival15 days
United StateseVisa→Visa on arrival30 days
UruguayeVisa→Visa required
UzbekistanVisa on arrival15 days→eVisa
Refresh history
- 11 Oct 2026Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 20264,084 category changes
- 17 Feb 2026Passport Index data update (January 2025 to February 2026)2,761 category changes