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Syria visa for citizens of Malaysia

Citizens of Malaysia get a Syria visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of Malaysia: the passport opens 122 countries visa-free; Kuala Lumpur — Damascus: ≈ 7,550 km, about 10 hours of flying.

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

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

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Syria visa rules at a glance

With a Malaysia passport you can visit 122 countries visa-free, 31 with a visa on arrival and 29 with an e-visa; 16 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Malaysia passport ranks 6th of 199.
Malaysia passport: visa-free access to 122 countries; Syria passport: 7.
Citizens of Malaysia and Syria can travel together visa-free to 6 countries, for example: Seychelles, Micronesia, Iran, Palestine, Dominica, and Haiti.
Citizens of Syria, in turn, don’t need a visa for Malaysia. Malaysia visa for citizens of Syria

Travelling to Syria: good to know

Kuala Lumpur — Damascus: 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: Kuala Lumpur 12:00 — Damascus 07:00.
Local currency: Syrian Pound.
Languages: Arabic.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ SYP 122.
Syria is the 60th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Malaysia.