Saudi Arabia offers travel permits to Syrian businessmen, investors: What to know
Syrian entrepreneurs can now directly apply for travel licenses at the Saudi Embassy in Damascus, while Saudi investors seeking to visit Syria can register via the Interior Ministry’s e-platform.
Saudi Arabia announced on Tuesday that it will introduce travel permits for businessmen and investors from Syria, as the kingdom bets on a post-war economic opening in the Levantine country after 14 years of civil war.
What happened: Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Damascus announced on its official X account: “The embassy announces the availability of travel permits for interested Saudi and Syrian businessmen and investors, enabling them to exchange visits and explore investment opportunities in the two brotherly countries."
Syrian entrepreneurs can now directly apply for travel licenses at the Saudi Embassy in Damascus, while Saudi investors seeking to visit Syria can register via the Interior Ministry’s e-platform.
In a separate post on X, the Saudi Ministry of Investment announced that it is organizing a Syria-Saudi Investment Forum in Damascus, “with wide participation” from the public and private sectors.
