What the Paraguay visa rules mean for Syria travellers
Syria citizens need a visa issued in advance by an embassy or consulate of Paraguay. Start the application several weeks before departure: you will typically need a passport valid for six months with blank pages, a completed application form, passport photos, a travel itinerary, proof of accommodation and of sufficient funds, and sometimes an invitation letter or bank statements.
The main option is the Non-resident visa (tourist or technician).
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Paraguay applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: The Dirección Nacional de Migraciones lists a valid passport as the travel document for non-resident foreigners and says that if you enter with a travel document close to expiry, the immigration authority grants the len…
- Vaccinations: Yellow fever: Paraguay's health ministry requires a yellow fever vaccination certificate from foreigners aged 1 to 59 entering from the risk zones it lists: Bolivia (Santa Cruz); Brazil (Amazonas, Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio Grande …
- Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for Paraguay. The UK Foreign Office says to check before you travel that you have appropriate travel insurance for local treatment or unexpected med…
- Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states an onward-ticket requirement for Paraguay. The Government of Canada's travel advice says customs officials may ask you to show them a return or onward ticket.
Paraguay entry rules compared
Paraguay lets 70 passports in without a visa and requires an embassy visa from 128. Syria citizens are treated the same way as Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Brunei. Overall the Syria passport ranks #198 in the world with 7 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Americas? With a Syria passport you can also visit 1 country in the region without a visa, including Dominica.
In the other direction, Paraguay citizens need evisa to visit Syria.