No visa needed

Do citizens of Syria need a visa for Iran?

Citizens of Syria don’t need a visa for Iran and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Syria: the passport opens 7 countries visa-free; Damascus — Tehran: ≈ 1,400 km, about 2.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Iran without a visa on a Syria passport?

Yes, citizens of Syria don’t need a visa for Iran for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Iran visa rules at a glance

With a Syria passport you can visit 7 countries visa-free, 17 with a visa on arrival and 54 with an e-visa; 119 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Syria passport ranks 198th of 199.
Syria passport: visa-free access to 7 countries; Iran passport: 13.
Citizens of Syria and Iran can travel together visa-free to 5 countries, for example: Seychelles, Malaysia, Dominica, Haiti, and Micronesia.
Entry to Syria is, in turn, restricted for citizens of Iran. Syria visa for citizens of Iran

Travelling to Iran: good to know

Damascus — Tehran: about 1,400 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 2.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +0.5 hours.
Local time: Damascus 12:00 — Tehran 12:30.
Local currency: Iranian Rial.
Languages: Persian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ IRR 1,541,045.
Iran is the 13th closest of 196 destinations open to citizens of Syria.