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Tax residency in Syria

How to become a tax resident — and how hard it is to leave.

How to become a tax resident

• 183+ days in a calendar year
• maintaining a residence in Syria

Syria has no residence-by-investment or nomad visa; long‑term stay for a foreign individual is only possible through standard visas that must be periodically renewed and tightly controlled by the authorities.

The official rule is a simple presence/residence test: tax residency arises from maintaining a residence in Syria or staying 183+ days in the year. There is no official indication here of citizenship, domicile, or tail rules that would keep someone resident after departure, so leaving should be straightforward if the person no longer meets those triggers.

“Under Income Tax Law 24/2003, an individual is tax resident if (a) maintaining residence in Syria, OR (b) physically present 183+ days.” — Tax Pros Rated

Estimate — confirm against the linked sources. See methodology.