Determine your eligibility for a visa upon arrival in Lebanon. Many nationals of Europe, northern Asia, North America and the Caribbean may enter Lebanon under a one-month tourist visa granted at the Beirut airport. Because of ever-changing diplomatic relations in the Middle East, it is best to check with the nearest Lebanese Embassy about whether your home country is included in the visa-upon-arrival list.
Present your passport to the immigration officer at the Beirut International Airport.
Show the immigration officer a document stating the name and address of the place in which you plan to stay in Lebanon, as well as your intended length and purpose of the trip.
Download and fill out the visa application form, which can be found on the Lebanon Embassy website. Visas are usually valid for three months from the issue date. If you are planning to tour Lebanon and your country is not on the visa-upon-arrival list, you will need this visa.
Make two copies of the picture page of your passport to send with your application.
Make a copy of the document that proves you are allowed to return to the country you came from, if you are not a passport-holder of that country. For example, a green card or permanent residence visa if you are a non-US citizen living in the United States.
Take passport photos at a photo-processing center and keep two photos to attach to your visa application.
Include your address of residence and places you will visit while in Lebanon. Print your airline itinerary to prove your departure date as well.
Purchase a money order for the visa fee. The Embassy will not accept cash or checks.
Prepare a certified, self-addressed stamped envelope for the return of your materials.
Mail all of your documents, including your passport with a blank page for a visa, to the Lebanese Embassy in your country. Visas are usually processed within four days.
Download and fill out the visa application form, which can be found on the Lebanese Embassy website. If you plan to do business in Lebanon, visit a Lebanese company or undertake research for your home company, you must apply for this visa.
Make one copy of the picture page of your passport to send with your application.
Make a copy of the document that proves you are allowed to return to the country you came from, if you are not a passport-holder of that country. For example, a green card or permanent residence visa if you are a non-US citizen living in the United States.
Take passport photos at a photo-processing center and keep one photo to attach to your application.
Include a letter of invitation from a host company or individual telling the purpose of your visit. This letter must also state the length of stay and address while in Lebanon.
Obtain a letter from your employer stating the reason for your trip and your intent to return to upon completion of your business in Lebanon.
Print out flight confirmations to prove your date of departure from Lebanon.
Purchase a money order for the visa fee. The Embassy will not accept cash or checks.
Prepare a certified, self-addressed stamped envelope for the return of your materials.
Mail all of your documents, including your passport with a blank page for a visa, to the Lebanon Embassy of your country. Visas are usually processed within four days.
Download the visa application form from the Lebanon Embassy website. If you are continuing onward to another destination, but will pass immigration in Lebanon before continuing your journey, you will need this visa.
Make one copy of the picture page of your passport to send with your application.
Take passport photos at a photo-processing center and keep one photo to attach to your application.
Attach a copy of your travel itinerary that shows your flight as part of an onward journey out of Lebanon.
Make a copy of the relevant visa proving your right to enter the country to which you are traveling.
Purchase a money order for the visa fee. The Embassy will not accept cash or checks.
Prepare a certified, self-addressed stamped envelope for the return of your materials.
Mail all of your documents, including your passport with a blank page for a visa, to the Lebanon Embassy of your country. Visas are usually processed within four days.
