For more information on the types of visas and the terms and conditions to grant a visa, please visit the Lebanese General Directorate of General Security:
http://www.general-security.gov.lb/en/posts/38
To download and to fill the visa application, please click on the below
Visa Application Arabic .pdf
Visa Application English Form
Required documents:
- Visas are valid from the date they are issued, for a period of 90 days
- The validity of residence ranges from 1 week to six months from the date of entry to Lebanon
- Visas cannot be issued on passports bearing Israeli stamps, visas, or seals
- A Lebanese visa is rendered invalid if the passport was subsequently stamped with an Israeli visa or seal
Requirements
- Original passport copy and residency(iqama). (Both residency and passport should have a validity of at least six months period)
- One passport size photo
- No objection letter from the sponsor mentioning the reason of the visit and a salary certificate
- Copy of the trade license for resident partners or traders
- a- Invitation letter from Lebanon mentioning the purpose of the trip (if the visit is for business purposes)
b- Hotel booking or full address in Lebanon and valid contact number
- Bank statement for the last three months
- Two way ticket booking
- Fees: a- 130 DHS for one entry
- b- 185 DHS for two entries
- c- 260 DHS for multiple entries
Visa for tourists or working purposes
- Copy of the trade license for resident partners or traders
- Bank statement for the last three months
- Invitation letter from the company mentioning the reason of the visit and a salary certificate
For helpers accompanying non-Lebanese families
- A non-objection letter is required from the sponsor stating that the helper will be accompanying the Lebanese family with a copy of the passport of a member of the accompanying family
Visa for Palestinian passport authority (Syrian or Egyptian), Jordanian passport without national number, and labor exporting countries)
- A pre- approval is required from the Lebanese Directorate General of the General Security the procedure takes around 2 months.
- Bank statement for the last three months
- Invitation letter from Lebanon + copy of the hosting passport/full address / valid contact number
For helpers accompanying Lebanese families
If the sponsor is a citizen of the United Arab Emirates: a letter of no objection from the sponsor is required to proof that the helper is accompanying the Lebanese family with a copy of the sponsor's passport.
If the helper is under a Lebanese citizen sponsorship: a copy of his passport or his wife's passport (if she is Lebanese). A free visa can be obtained on arrival at Rafik Hariri International Airport, with the sponsor or his family (his wife or children).
If the sponsor is a commercial company or an institution: A non-objection letter is required from the sponsor stating that the helper will be accompanying the Lebanese family with a passport copy of the person accompanying her (husband or wife if she is Lebanese).
List of countries granted a visa at Beirut airport
List of countries granted a visa at the Embassy