Syria is represented in Australia by an honorary consul.
Syria has no embassy in Australia, so passports and visas are normally handled by a mission abroad. Honorary consuls can help in emergencies and with some certificates.
Honorary consuls of Syria
Honorary consuls are appointed by Syria to help its citizens locally. They can assist in emergencies and with some certificates, but rarely issue passports or visas.
Consular services of Syria for people in Australia
Syria's official channels list 25 services for people in Australia. Each one shows where to apply, what to bring and the fees when they are published.
- Obtaining Syrian citizenshipListed as obtaining Syrian citizenship.
- Birth registrationListed as registration of a birth.
- Civil registry extractListed as issue of an extract from the civil register (ikhraj qayd).
- Death registrationListed as registration of a death.
- Divorce registrationListed as registration of a divorce.
- Marriage registrationListed as registration of a marriage.
- Translation of a driving licence certificateListed as translation of a driving licence certificate.
- Attestation of an academic documentListed as attestation of an educational (academic) document.
- Commercial invoicesListed as certification of commercial invoices.
- Consular attestationListed as consular attestation of documents.
- Guardian's undertakingListed as a guardian's undertaking (ta'ahhud wali amr).
- Legal powers of attorneyListed as legal powers of attorney.
- Single declarationListed as a 'single declaration' (tasrih wahid); purpose not explained on the page.
- Expatriate travel programmesListed as expatriate travel programmes (rihlat al-mughtaribin); purpose not explained.
- Payment of the cash alternative feeListed as payment of the 'cash alternative' (al-badal al-naqdi) fee; the page does not explain what it replaces.
- Passport renewalSyrian citizens can request renewal of their passport through the consulate; the page offers an Arabic renewal application form (PDF).
- Certificate of lifeListed as a certificate that a person is alive.
- Criminal record extractListed as an extract from the criminal record.
- Consular registrationListed as consular registration of citizens.
- Transfer of remainsListed as transfer of a deceased person's remains.
- Residence documentListed as a residence document (wathiqat iqama).
- Residence document for reservistsListed as a residence document specific to reservists.
- Residence in SyriaListed under residence in Syria; the page gives no explanation of the document.
- Termination of residenceListed as termination of residence (in Syria).
- Visa for SyriaThe consulate has a visa section with a downloadable Arabic visa application form.
Before you contact Syria's missions
Office details come from the Australian Government's diplomatic and consular lists and each country's official pages, last checked on 24 octubre 2026. Opening hours, fees and requirements change without notice, so confirm with the office before you travel or send documents.
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