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| date_first_issued = 1929 (first version)<br>
21 August 2023<ref>[https://www.centersweden.com/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%81%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%A3%D8%B5%D8%A8%D8%AD-%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%8B/ بدأت إدارة الهجرة والجوازات في سوريا تنفيذ إصدار جوازات سفر جديدة مزوّدة بشريحة إلكترونية متطورة. و تقتصر هذه الطلبات على المنصة الإلكترونية المخصصة لها على الرابط التالي]</ref>(biometric)
| using_jurisdiction = {{flagicon|SYR}} [[Ministry of Interior (Syria)|Ministry of Interior]], Directorate of Immigration and Passports
| valid_jurisdictions = All countries except [[State of Israel]]
| document_type = [[Passport]]
| purpose = Identification, proof of citizenship
| eligibility = [[Syrian nationality law|Syrian citizenship]]
| expiration = 6 years
}}
{{Politics of Syria}}
The '''Syrian passport''' ({{lang-ar|جواز
jaw|translit=Jawāz Safar Al-Jumhūriyyah Al-ʿArabiyyah Al-Sūriyya}}) is a [[travel document]] issued by [[Syria]]'s ==History==▼
===Biometric passport===▼
In late 2016, Syria's Department of Immigration and Passports announced that it is planning to change to [[biometric passport]]s.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rozana |first1=Mawqi |title=Palestinian refugees section |url=https://refugeesps.net/posts/%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B3%D9%81%D8%B1-%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AD%D8%A9-%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9 |website=Palestinian refugees section |access-date=25 May 2019}}</ref> In early 2019, Syria announced that it is getting ready to release its new passport.<ref>{{cite web |title=We are getting ready for Syria's biometric passport and traffic department |url=https://www.sana.sy/?p=896981 |website=SANA |access-date=25 May 2019 |language=ar}}</ref> In August 2023, Syria officially issued biometric passport and French language has been removed.<ref>[https://arabic.arabianbusiness.com/abnews/%d8%a5%d8%b5%d8%af%d8%a7%d8%b1-%d8%ac%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%b2-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3%d9%81%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3%d9%88%d8%b1%d9%8a-%d8%a8%d8%aa%d8%b5%d9%85%d9%8a%d9%85-%d8%a8%d9%8a%d9%88%d9%85%d8%aa%d8%b1?fbclid=IwAR2zx_-dcTpgEdheJ2dAzaQijvRFq_HUoWbYeoT__gZ--uILa1dXYgPo8DI إزالة اللغة الفرنسية في إصدار جواز السفر السوري بتصميمه البيومتري الجديد]</ref>▼
==Passport issuance procedures==
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*'''Ordinary passport''': issued to Syrian citizens
*'''Diplomatic passport''': issued to the following categories and granted by the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates (Syria)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates]] (Protocols Department):<br> A - [[Prime Minister of Syria|Prime Minister]] and other ministers<br>B - [[Speaker of the People's Assembly of Syria|Speaker of the People’s Assembly]] and his deputy<br>C - Members of the diplomatic and consular corps and members of missions of Syria to international organizations.<br>D -Technical attaches of various ranks to diplomatic missions abroad<br>E - Diplomatic baggage holders<br>F - Members delegated from the Syrian Arab Republic to the main organs of the [[United Nations]] and the [[International Court of Justice]] during the performance of their mission<br>G- Former foreign ministers<br>H- Wives, minor children, and unmarried daughters of members of the categories mentioned.
*'''Special passport''': issued to the following categories and granted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates (Protocols Department):<br>A - Governors of the Syrian governorates.<br>B - Employees working at the level of Undersecretary and above and their equivalents.<br>C - Members of the People’s Assembly.<br>D - Former ambassadors and ministers.<br>E - Syrian employees in the League of Arab States who are considered members of diplomatic missions during their official movements.<br>F - Administrative and clerical employees attached to diplomatic missions and missions of Syrian to international organizations<br>G- Wives of Category (A) individuals and their minor children<br>H- Wives of members of other categories and their minor children traveling with them.
*'''Service passport''': issued to the following categories and granted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates (Protocols Department):<br>State employees dispatched on an official mission abroad, such as conferences, meetings, exhibitions, and international bodies other than those mentioned above, based on a request from the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
*'''Hajj passport:''' is issued to citizens wishing to perform [[Hajj]]. It is valid for travel once and expires after arriving in Syrian territory. It is granted by the Ministry of Interior (Immigration and Passports Directorate) in coordination with the [[Ministry of Endowments (Syria)|Ministry of Endowments]] (Directorate of Hajj and Umrah).
*'''Maritime Passport''': issued to ship sailors and issued by the [[Ministry of Transport (Syria)|Ministry of Transport]] (Maritime Inspection Department).
The passport for a mission ends as soon as the mission is completed, and its holder arrives in Syrian territory. As for the diplomatic and special passports, they lose their value when the holder arrives in Syrian territory, since the diplomatic and special passport loses its immunity when its holder arrives in the country that granted him the diplomatic or special passport.▼
*'''Air passport''': issued to the aircraft command authority and granted by the Ministry of Transport (General Corporation of Civil Aviation)
▲==History==
▲===Biometric passport===
*The Syrian government also issues two types of travel documents:
▲In late 2016, Syria's Department of Immigration and Passports announced that it is planning to change to [[biometric passport]]s.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rozana |first1=Mawqi |title=Palestinian refugees section |url=https://refugeesps.net/posts/%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B3%D9%81%D8%B1-%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AD%D8%A9-%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9 |website=Palestinian refugees section |access-date=25 May 2019}}</ref> In early 2019, Syria announced that it is getting ready to release its new passport.<ref>{{cite web |title=We are getting ready for Syria's biometric passport and traffic department |url=https://www.sana.sy/?p=896981 |website=SANA |access-date=25 May 2019 |language=ar}}</ref> In August 2023, Syria officially issued biometric passport and French language has been removed.<ref>[https://arabic.arabianbusiness.com/abnews/%d8%a5%d8%b5%d8%af%d8%a7%d8%b1-%d8%ac%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%b2-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3%d9%81%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3%d9%88%d8%b1%d9%8a-%d8%a8%d8%aa%d8%b5%d9%85%d9%8a%d9%85-%d8%a8%d9%8a%d9%88%d9%85%d8%aa%d8%b1?fbclid=IwAR2zx_-dcTpgEdheJ2dAzaQijvRFq_HUoWbYeoT__gZ--uILa1dXYgPo8DI إزالة اللغة الفرنسية في إصدار جواز السفر السوري بتصميمه البيومتري الجديد]</ref>
# '''A special travel document for [[Palestinians in Syria|Palestinian refugees]]:''' issued to Palestinians who were displaced to Syria during the [[1948 Arab-Israeli War]] and is granted by the Ministry of Interior (Immigration and Passports Directorate) and Syrian diplomatic missions abroad.
# '''Transit Document:''' is issued to citizens and holders of a Palestinian refugee document and is granted by Syrian diplomatic missions abroad in order to facilitate their arrival from their place of residence to Syrian territory when the passport or travel document of Palestinian refugees outside Syrian territory is lost.
▲The passport for a mission ends as soon as the mission is completed, and its holder arrives in Syrian territory. As for the diplomatic and special passports, they lose their value when the holder arrives in Syrian territory, since the diplomatic and special passport loses its immunity when its holder arrives in the country that granted him the diplomatic or special passport.
==Physical appearance==
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{{main|Visa requirements for Syrian citizens}}
[[File:Visa requirements for Syrian citizens.svg|thumbnail|500px|right|Countries and territories with visa-free or visa on arrival entry for holders of regular Syrian passports]]
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==Gallery of historic images==
<gallery>
File:Regular Syrian Passport.jpg|Syrian non-biometric passport (until 2023)
</gallery>
==See also==
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