No visa needed

Do citizens of Syria need a visa for Malaysia?

Citizens of Syria don’t need a visa for Malaysia 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 — Kuala Lumpur: ≈ 7,550 km, about 10 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 Malaysia without a visa on a Syria passport?

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

Malaysia 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; Malaysia passport: 122.
Citizens of Syria and Malaysia can travel together visa-free to 6 countries, for example: Palestine, Iran, Seychelles, Dominica, Haiti, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Malaysia, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Syria. Syria visa for citizens of Malaysia

Travelling to Malaysia: good to know

Damascus — Kuala Lumpur: about 7,550 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 10 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +5 hours.
Local time: Damascus 12:00 — Kuala Lumpur 17:00.
Local currency: Malaysian Ringgit.
Languages: English and Malay.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MYR 4.08.
Malaysia is the 138th closest of 196 destinations open to citizens of Syria.