Lebanon Tourist Visa
Lebanon is an awesome place if you looking for a trip for tourism. Beirut, in fact, is one of my most favorite cities in the world…mmm, just thinking of Beirut has me tasting delicious hummus right about now.
If you are going to Lebanon on tourism, you might need to get a visa before you go. Citizens of many countries can get a tourist visa on arrival at the airport in Lebanon. Citizens of some countries though cannot and will have to apply for a visa before travel.
Go to my Lebanon visa page for information on other types of visas for Lebanon.
I’ll tell you below the steps you need to take in order to get the Lebanon Tourist Visa.
Visa required for U.S. citizens before you go to Lebanon: No. U.S. citizens coming to Lebanon for tourism can purchase a short-term one-month visa at the land border with Syria, the port of Beirut, or Beirut International airport.
Official U.S. government travelers need to arrange for a visa in advance of their travel.
Visa required for non-U.S. citizens before you go to Lebanon: Citizens of countries on this list can get a visa on arrival if coming to Lebanon for tourism.
- Citizens of the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries (Saudi Arabia – Kuwait – United Arab Emirates – Bahrain – Qatar – Oman) coming to Jordan on tourism have special rules that exempt them from visa requirements. Click here for the details.
- Citizens of non-Gulf Arab countries (Egypt – Sudan – South Sudan – Tunisia – Morocco – Algeria – Libya – Yemen – Somalia – Djibouti – Mauritania – Comoros Islands) can get a visa on arrival for one month if coming for tourism
- If you’re inside the U.S.: Lebanon has one Embassy and three Consulates General in the United States, each consulate covers a specific jurisdiction. Click here to find your consulate.
- If you’re outside of the U.S.: Click here.
The list of required documents will most likely be on the website of the consulate or embassy you found in Step 1.
For example, if you are applying in Washington D.C., the list of required documents will be something like what is listed here at the Embassy of Lebanon website.
- The processing fee will be posted on the site of the embassy or consulate you found in Step 1. For example, if you are applying at the Embassy of Lebanon in Washington D.C., the fee is listed here and would be payable visa a money order (most people go to the nearest United States Postal Service Office to get this).
- Good practice is to call up the embassy or consulate you found in Step 1 to confirm the fee amounts as they are always subject to change.
- Submit your required materials from Step 2 and visa fee from Step 3 to the embassy or consulate you found in Step 1.
- Each consulate or embassy will have different submission rules.
Congratulations! The Embassy or Consulate of Lebanon will give to you your brand new Lebanon visa.
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