Syrian passport

The Syrian passport (Arabic: جواز السفر السوري) is a travel document issued by Syria's Department of Immigration and Passports to Syrian citizens for international travel. Syrian passports are normally valid for six years; however, for men about to perform military service, they are valid for two years, and they have to get permission from the conscription department for a renewal for another two years.

The passport has a navy blue cover with the Syrian coat of arms. The information on the cover page and the inside is written in two languages: Arabic and English. Each page has a unique watermark depicting a famous Syrian monument, castle, or ancient building, these include the Krak des Chevaliers, a Crusader castle in Syria and one of the most important preserved medieval castles in the world, Umayyad Mosque and others.

Passport Application Fees differ inside the country and outside:

Outside the country:

$800 for urgent passport(11,000,000 SYP).

$300 for normal speed passport(4,125,000 SYP).

Inside the country:

1,526,250 SYP(~$111) for instant passport.

137,500 SYP(~$10) for expedited passport.

96,250 SYP(~$7) for normal passport.

In April 2015, Syria changed its passport requirements so that Syrians outside Syria, including refugees who have fled the Syrian Civil War, are eligible for passports without an intelligence service review. Passports will be issued to Syrians "even if they left in an illegal manner or they hold non-official passports or travel documents", referring to passports issued by Syrian opposition representatives in Qatar. At the same time, fees required for passports were doubled to $800 for a new passports and $300 for a renewal.

During the European migrant crisis, fake Syrian passports were found being used by non-Syrians to apply for asylum in Europe.