Syrian passport

Syrian passport
The front cover of a contemporary Syrian biometric passport
TypePassport
Issued by Syria
First issued21 August 2023
PurposeIdentification
EligibilitySyrian citizenship
Expiration6 years

The Syrian passport (Arabic: جواز السفر السوري) is a travel document issued by Syria's Department of Immigration and Passports to Syrian citizens for international travel. Syrian passports are normally valid for six years; however, for men about to perform military service, they are valid for two years, and they have to get permission from the conscription department for a renewal for another two years.

Passport issuance procedures

Passport Application Fees differ inside the country and outside:

Outside the country:

$800 for urgent passport(11,000,000 SYP).

$300 for normal speed passport(4,125,000 SYP).

Inside the country:

1,526,250 SYP(~$111) for instant passport.

137,500 SYP(~$10) for expedited passport.

96,250 SYP(~$7) for normal passport.

In April 2015, Syria changed its passport requirements so that Syrians outside Syria, including refugees who have fled the Syrian Civil War, are eligible for passports without an intelligence service review. Passports will be issued to Syrians "even if they left in an illegal manner or they hold non-official passports or travel documents", referring to passports issued by Syrian opposition representatives in Qatar. At the same time, fees required for passports were doubled to $800 for a new passports and $300 for a renewal.

Types

  • Ordinary passport: issued to Syrian citizens
  • Diplomatic passport: issued to the following categories and granted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Protocols Department):
    A - Prime Minister and other ministers
    B - Speaker of the People’s Assembly and his deputy
    C - Members of the diplomatic and consular corps and members of missions of Syria to international organizations.
    D -Technical attaches of various ranks to diplomatic missions abroad
    E - Diplomatic baggage holders
    F - Former foreign ministers.
  • Special passport: issued to the following categories and granted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Protocols Department):
    A - Governors of the Syrian governorates.
    B - Employees working at the level of Undersecretary and above and their equivalents.
    C - Members of the People’s Assembly.
    D - Former ambassadors and ministers.
    E - Syrian employees in the League of Arab States who are considered members of diplomatic missions during their official movements.
    F - Administrative and clerical employees attached to diplomatic missions and missions of Syrian to international organizations.
  • Service passport: issued to the following categories and granted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Protocols Department):
    State employees dispatched on an official mission abroad, such as conferences, meetings, exhibitions, and international bodies other than those mentioned above, based on a request from the Minister of Foreign Affairs.


The passport for a mission ends as soon as the mission is completed, and its holder arrives in Syrian territory. As for the diplomatic and special passports, they lose their value when the holder arrives in Syrian territory, since the diplomatic and special passport loses its immunity when its holder arrives in the country that granted him the diplomatic or special passport.

History

Biometric passport

In late 2016, Syria's Department of Immigration and Passports announced that it is planning to change to biometric passports. In early 2019, Syria announced that it is getting ready to release its new passport. In August 2023, Syria officially issued biometric passport and French language has been removed.

Physical appearance

  • Ordinary passports are navy blue, with the Syrian Coat of arms emblazoned in the centre of the front cover.
    The words "الجمهورية العربية السورية" and "SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC" are centred on the top, and the words "جواز سفر" and "PASSPORT" are centred on the bottom, with the biometric passport symbol positioned below them.


  • Diplomatic passports are burgundy, with the Syrian Coat of arms emblazoned in the centre of the front cover.
    The words "الجمهورية العربية السورية" and "SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC" are centred on the top, and the words "جواز سفر دبلوماسي" and "DIPLOMATIC PASSPORT" are centred on the bottom, with the biometric passport symbol positioned below them.


  • Special passports are brown, with the Syrian Coat of arms emblazoned in the centre of the front cover.
    The words "الجمهورية العربية السورية" and "SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC" are centred on the top, and the words "جواز سفر خاص" and "SPECIAL PASSPORT" are centred on the bottom, with the biometric passport symbol positioned below them.


  • Service passports are green, with the Syrian Coat of arms emblazoned in the centre of the front cover.
    The words "الجمهورية العربية السورية" and "SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC" are centred on the top, and the words "جواز سفر مهمة" and "SERVICE PASSPORT" are centred on the bottom, with the biometric passport symbol positioned below them.


Information page

Syrian passports include the following data on the information page:

  • Photo of the passport holder
  • Type (“PN” for ordinary passports, “PD” for diplomatic passports, “PL” for special passports, “PS” for service passport)
  • Country Code (SYR)
  • Passport number
  • Name and surname of the passport holder
  • Date of Birth (DD/MM/YYYY)
  • Sex
  • Place of birth (For people born in Syria only the name of the governorate of birth is written, for people born outside Syria only the country of birth is written)
  • Father name and mother name
  • Holder's national ID number (written under the photo of the holder)
  • Date of expiry (DD/MM/YYYY)
  • Place of Issue (For passports issued in Syria the name of the governorate of issue is written followed by a number specifying the centre within the governorate, for passports issued outside Syria only the country of issue is written)
  • Date of issue (DD/MM/YYYY)

The information page ends with the machine readable zone.

The items are identified by text in Arabic and English (e.g., "تاريخ الولادة / Date of birth")

Passport note

The passports contain inside the front cover a note that is addressed to the authorities of all countries and territories, identifying the bearer as a citizen of Syria and requesting that he or she be allowed to pass and be treated according to international norms:

In Arabic:

يُطلب من موظفي حكومة الجمهورية العربية السورية ومن ممثليها في الخارج ويرجى من كل سلطة أخرى تعمل باسم الحكومة العربية السورية ومن السلطات المختصة أن تسمح لحامل هذا الجواز بحرية المرور وأن يقدم له كل ما يحتاج إليه من مساعدة ورعاية.

In English:

Officials of the Syrian Arab Republic and the diplomatic and consular authorities and any other authority acting on behalf of the Syrian Arab Government together with the relevant foreign authorities are kindly requested to let this passport holder pass freely and to give him the assistance and protection he may need.

Visa requirements

Countries and territories with visa-free or visa on arrival entry for holders of regular Syrian passports

As of 2 July 2023, Syrian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 29 countries and territories, ranking the Syrian passport 110th in the world which is the second least powerful passport in the world, only behind Afghanistan, according to the Henley Passport Index.

See also



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