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Syria visa rules for Malaysia passport holders

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The answer

Yes. Malaysia passport holders can visit Syria visa-free.

Entry
Visa-free
Stay
Not stated by the source
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Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA-FREE

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

Decision 128 of 1 July 2025 on transit and entry visa fees, with its annexed list, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Syrian Arab RepublicChecked 2 Nov 2026

الأولى (group 1): لبنان - الأردن - ماليزيا - موريتانيا ليست بحاجة (not needed)

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

Passport validity

The source states no minimum passport validity.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Syria passport holders need to visit Malaysia.

Syria passport Malaysia

Visa-free

No. eVISA is only compulsory for 31 specific nationalities, and it applies only for entry into Malaysia for social visit purposes, such as tourism, family visits, or short business trips.

Syria passport to Malaysia, full page

Visa-free nearby

Other places Malaysia passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Damascus, nearest first.

  1. CyprusNicosia, about 330 km from DamascusVisa-free · 90 days
  2. EgyptCairo, about 610 km from DamascusVisa-free · 14 days
  3. TürkiyeAnkara, about 780 km from DamascusVisa-free · 90 days
  4. GeorgiaTbilisi, about 1,180 km from DamascusVisa-free · 12 months
  5. GreeceAthens, about 1,240 km from DamascusVisa-free · 90 days

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Damascus

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Damascus, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 13.1°CLow 0.8°CRain 28 mm
  2. FebHigh 15.2°CLow 2.1°CRain 29 mm
  3. MarHigh 19.7°CLow 4.6°CRain 16 mm
  4. AprHigh 25.4°CLow 7.9°CRain 6 mm
  5. MayHigh 30.7°CLow 12.1°CRain 5 mm
  6. JunHigh 35.2°CLow 15.9°CRain 0 mm
  7. JulHigh 37.7°CLow 18.6°CRain 0 mm
  8. AugHigh 37.6°CLow 18.6°CRain 0 mm
  9. SepHigh 34.4°CLow 15.3°CRain 0 mm
  10. OctHigh 29.0°CLow 11.0°CRain 6 mm
  11. NovHigh 20.5°CLow 5.4°CRain 24 mm
  12. DecHigh 14.8°CLow 2.2°CRain 27 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 23 to 30 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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