It’s now been over 2 months since the fall of Assad and Syria is beginning to once again connect with the outside world. Travel is also starting to pick up and with that a new system is slowly taking hold for those wishing to visit.
We had written previously about a new visa on arrival system that has been instated since the fall of the Assad government which is available to all nationalities except for citizens of Iran or Israel. While for the time being the land border crossings have no fees, those who arrive at Damascus International Airport will be subject to new visa fees. According to our latest information here are the latest prices on Syrian visa on arrival fees:
Group 1 - No fee (6 months)
Jordan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mauritania.
Group 2 - $150 (3 months)
Kuwait, Qatar, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia.
Group 3 - Foreigners (15 days) Arab states (3 months) $40
Transit – 3 days $25 USD
Azerbaijan, Brazil, Peru, Montenegro, China, Morocco, Angola, Pakistan, Tanzania, Chad, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Cyprus, Cambodia, Cuba, Mongolia, Namibia, Ecuador, Sudan, Algeria, Yemen
Group 4 - Foreigners (15 days) Arab states (3 months) $75
Transit – 3 days $25 USD
Armenia, Central African Republic, Uruguay, Albania, Bosnia, Capo Verde, Senegal, Mexico, Niger, India, Indonesia, Burkina Faso, Turkmenistan, East Timor, Comoros Islands, Ethiopia, Lithuania, Colombia, Georgia, Luxemborg, Rwanda, Russia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Singapore, New Zealand, Gambia, Guinea, Venezuela, South Korea, Laos, Libya, Liberia, Malawi, Thailand, Mozambique, Myanmar, North Korea, Serbia.
Group 5 - Foreigners (15 days) Arab states (3 months) $125
Transit – 3 days $30 USD
Spain, Switzerland, Paraguay, Bahrain, Denmark, Sweden, Somalia, Germany, Austria, Greece, Norway, Iceland, Italy, Bulgaria, Belarus, Slovakia, Slovenia, France, Finland, Kazakhstan, Nepal, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, North Macedonia, Belgium, Netherlands, Hungary.
Group 6 - Foreigners (15 days) Arab states (3 months) $150
Transit – 3 days $40 USD
Philipines, Uganda, Djibouti, Suriname, Canada, Oman, Egypt.
Group 7 - Foreigners (15 days) Arab states (3 months) $250
Transit – 3 days $65 USD
Kenya, Uzbekistan, United Kingdom, Australia, Afghanistan, Argentina, UAE, Burundi, Dominica, São Tomé and Principe, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Nigeria, New Zealand, Iraq
Group 8 - Foreigners (15 days) Arab states (3 months) $300
Transit – 3 days: $75 USD
USA, Gabon, Kyrgyzstan
Group 9 - Foreigners (15 days) Arab states (3 months) $350
Transit – 3 days: $90 USD
Marshall Islands, Congo
Group 10 - Foreigners (15 days) Arab states (3 months) $100
Transit - 3 days: $25 USD
All other countries not listed above.
It is still not known when these fees will apply to the land border crossing but the one thing we do know is that this is inevitable.
If you would like to travel with us to Syria, then check out our Syria tours on our website. We will be heading back in April of this year (2025) so if you would like to be in one of the first tour groups to head back to Syria post fall of Assad then send us an email to [email protected] .
