Lebanon entry requirements, by passport
Lebanon visa requirements at a glance: 103 of the 198 passports VisaRadar tracks can enter Lebanon without arranging a visa beforehand: visa-free, with a visa on arrival, or with an electronic travel authorisation. The other 95 must obtain a visa before they travel.
Which passport do you hold?
We'll take you straight to the entry requirements for Lebanon for your nationality.
What we've verified for Lebanon
Beyond the yes/no matrix, we've checked these against an official primary source (last checked 23 September 2026). The specifics depend on your nationality: open your passport's row in the table for the detail that applies to you.
- Required documents (5)
- Required vaccinations
- Health-insurance rules
- Overstay penalties
- Stay and transit rules
Sources: exteriores.gob.es (travel advice of Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation for Lebanon, updated 31 March 2026: advice against travel, passport and Israeli stamps, embassy visa or free one-month stamp, documents required on arrival, travel insurance, extension, fine for illegal stay, land border visas, entry checks); gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/lebanon (UK Government: fine paid in Lebanese pounds, name checks); general-security.gov.lb (General Security); who.int (WHO) and sanidad.gob.es (Spain's Ministry of Health, "Listado de países"): yellow fever; data.unesco.org (World Heritage List). All checked on 23 September 2026.
This table summarises the exact entry mechanism for every passport we track. The difference between entering visa-free, with an electronic authorisation, with an e-Visa, or with a traditional visa is explained in visa, e-Visa, and electronic authorisation: what's the difference. How we verify every row before publishing it is on methodology.
Base entry rules refreshed 12 October 2026. Published: 24 September 2026.
| Passport | Requirement | Max. stay |
|---|---|---|
| Visa-free | ||
| Algeria | Visa on arrival | — |
| Andorra | Visa on arrival | — |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Visa on arrival | — |
| Argentina | Visa on arrival | — |
| Armenia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Australia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Austria | Visa on arrival | — |
| Azerbaijan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bahamas | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bahrain | Visa-free | 180 days |
| Barbados | Visa on arrival | — |
| Belarus | Visa on arrival | — |
| Belgium | Visa on arrival | — |
| Belize | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bhutan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Brazil | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bulgaria | Visa on arrival | — |
| Canada | Visa on arrival | — |
| Chile | Visa on arrival | — |
| China | Visa on arrival | — |
| Comoros | Visa on arrival | — |
| Costa Rica | Visa on arrival | — |
| Croatia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Cyprus | Visa on arrival | — |
| Czech Republic | Visa on arrival | — |
| Denmark | Visa on arrival | — |
| Djibouti | Visa on arrival | — |
| Dominican Republic | Visa on arrival | — |
| Egypt | Visa on arrival | — |
| Estonia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Finland | Visa on arrival | — |
| France | Visa on arrival | — |
| Georgia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Germany | Visa on arrival | — |
| Ghana | Visa on arrival | — |
| Greece | Visa on arrival | — |
| Hong Kong | Visa on arrival | — |
| Hungary | Visa on arrival | — |
| Iceland | Visa on arrival | — |
| Iran | Visa on arrival | — |
| Iraq | Visa on arrival | — |
| Ireland | Visa on arrival | — |
| Italy | Visa on arrival | — |
| Ivory Coast | Visa on arrival | — |
| Japan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Jordan | Visa-free | 180 days |
| Kuwait | Visa-free | 180 days |
| Kyrgyzstan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Latvia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Libya | Visa on arrival | — |
| Liechtenstein | Visa on arrival | — |
| Lithuania | Visa on arrival | — |
| Luxembourg | Visa on arrival | — |
| Macao | Visa on arrival | — |
| Malaysia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Malta | Visa on arrival | — |
| Mauritania | Visa on arrival | — |
| Mexico | Visa on arrival | — |
| Moldova | Visa on arrival | — |
| Monaco | Visa on arrival | — |
| Montenegro | Visa on arrival | — |
| Morocco | Visa on arrival | — |
| Netherlands | Visa on arrival | — |
| New Zealand | Visa on arrival | — |
| Nigeria | Visa on arrival | — |
| North Macedonia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Norway | Visa on arrival | — |
| Oman | Visa-free | 180 days |
| Panama | Visa on arrival | — |
| Paraguay | Visa on arrival | — |
| Peru | Visa on arrival | — |
| Poland | Visa on arrival | — |
| Portugal | Visa on arrival | — |
| Qatar | Visa-free | 180 days |
| Romania | Visa on arrival | — |
| Russia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa on arrival | — |
| Samoa | Visa on arrival | — |
| San Marino | Visa on arrival | — |
| Saudi Arabia | Visa-free | 180 days |
| Serbia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Singapore | Visa on arrival | — |
| Slovakia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Slovenia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Somalia | Visa on arrival | — |
| South Korea | Visa on arrival | — |
| Spain | Visa on arrival | — |
| Sudan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Sweden | Visa on arrival | — |
| Switzerland | Visa on arrival | — |
| Syria | Visa on arrival | — |
| Tajikistan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Tunisia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Turkey | Visa on arrival | — |
| Turkmenistan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Ukraine | Visa on arrival | — |
| United Arab Emirates | Visa-free | 180 days |
| United Kingdom | Visa on arrival | — |
| United States | Visa on arrival | — |
| Uruguay | Visa on arrival | — |
| Uzbekistan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Venezuela | Visa on arrival | — |
| Yemen | Visa on arrival | — |
| Visa required | ||
| Afghanistan | Visa required | — |
| Albania | Visa required | — |
| Angola | Visa required | — |
| Bangladesh | Visa required | — |
| Benin | Visa required | — |
| Bolivia | Visa required | — |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa required | — |
| Botswana | Visa required | — |
| Brunei | Visa required | — |
| Burkina Faso | Visa required | — |
| Burundi | Visa required | — |
| Cambodia | Visa required | — |
| Cameroon | Visa required | — |
| Cape Verde | Visa required | — |
| Central African Republic | Visa required | — |
| Chad | Visa required | — |
| Colombia | Visa required | — |
| Cuba | Visa required | — |
| Dominica | Visa required | — |
| DR Congo | Visa required | — |
| Ecuador | Visa required | — |
| El Salvador | Visa required | — |
| Equatorial Guinea | Visa required | — |
| Eritrea | Visa required | — |
| Eswatini | Visa required | — |
| Ethiopia | Visa required | — |
| Fiji | Visa required | — |
| Gabon | Visa required | — |
| Gambia | Visa required | — |
| Grenada | Visa required | — |
| Guatemala | Visa required | — |
| Guinea | Visa required | — |
| Guinea-Bissau | Visa required | — |
| Guyana | Visa required | — |
| Haiti | Visa required | — |
| Honduras | Visa required | — |
| India | Visa required | — |
| Indonesia | Visa required | — |
| Israel | Entry not permitted | — |
| Jamaica | Visa required | — |
| Kazakhstan | Visa required | — |
| Kenya | Visa required | — |
| Kiribati | Visa required | — |
| Kosovo | Visa required | — |
| Laos | Visa required | — |
| Lesotho | Visa required | — |
| Liberia | Visa required | — |
| Madagascar | Visa required | — |
| Malawi | Visa required | — |
| Maldives | Visa required | — |
| Mali | Visa required | — |
| Marshall Islands | Visa required | — |
| Mauritius | Visa required | — |
| Micronesia | Visa required | — |
| Mongolia | Visa required | — |
| Mozambique | Visa required | — |
| Myanmar | Visa required | — |
| Namibia | Visa required | — |
| Nauru | Visa required | — |
| Nepal | Visa required | — |
| Nicaragua | Visa required | — |
| Niger | Visa required | — |
| North Korea | Visa required | — |
| Pakistan | Visa required | — |
| Palau | Visa required | — |
| Palestine | Visa required | — |
| Papua New Guinea | Visa required | — |
| Philippines | Visa required | — |
| Republic of the Congo | Visa required | — |
| Rwanda | Visa required | — |
| Saint Lucia | Visa required | — |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa required | — |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Visa required | — |
| Senegal | Visa required | — |
| Seychelles | Visa required | — |
| Sierra Leone | Visa required | — |
| Solomon Islands | Visa required | — |
| South Africa | Visa required | — |
| South Sudan | Visa required | — |
| Sri Lanka | Visa required | — |
| Suriname | Visa required | — |
| Taiwan | Visa required | — |
| Tanzania | Visa required | — |
| Thailand | Visa required | — |
| Timor-Leste | Visa required | — |
| Togo | Visa required | — |
| Tonga | Visa required | — |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Visa required | — |
| Tuvalu | Visa required | — |
| Uganda | Visa required | — |
| Vanuatu | Visa required | — |
| Vatican | Visa required | — |
| Vietnam | Visa required | — |
| Zambia | Visa required | — |
| Zimbabwe | Visa required | — |
Lebanon rules for every passport
Vaccinations, customs limits and penalties are the same for every traveller.
Vaccinations
- Yellow fever: a certificate is required from travellers over nine months of age arriving from a country with risk of transmission, or who have spent more than 12 hours in transit at an airport in one of them.
Overstay penalties
Staying without a visa or beyond its validity counts as illegal stay and requires paying a fine to General Security or at its airport office, only in Lebanese pounds and before departure security checks. Always keep the payment receipt, even for fines paid in the past.
Grounds for refusal
- Israeli stamps or visas in the passport, or a ticket with Israel in the itinerary.
- Being on the list of people banned from entering, or matching a name in the wanted database.
- Not carrying a return ticket, funds, accommodation or travel insurance.
Do you need a different visa for Beirut, Tripoli, or Byblos?
No. Lebanon sets the requirements, so entering through Beirut asks for the same as entering through Tripoli or Byblos. If you're arriving overland or through a small border post, check that separately: some countries apply their own rules to specific crossings.
What does change is where you file the application when a visa is needed, and that depends on the country you live in rather than the city you're travelling to.
What draws travellers to Lebanon
Lebanon has seven properties on the World Heritage List. Four were inscribed together in 1984: Anjar, Baalbek, Byblos and Tyre. In 1998 they were joined by the Holy Valley (Ouadi Qadisha) and the Forest of the Cedars of God. The two most recent are the Rachid Karami International Fair in Tripoli (2023) and the Mount Amel castles (2026). Three of them, Tyre, the Tripoli fair and the Mount Amel castles, are on the List of World Heritage in Danger. For now it is not a destination to plan: Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs advises against travel to Lebanon, recommends that anyone there leave by the means available and warns that most airlines have suspended flights.
Sources for this section: data.unesco.org (World Heritage List: Anjar, Baalbek, Byblos and Tyre, 1984; Ouadi Qadisha and the Forest of the Cedars of God, 1998; Rachid Karami International Fair-Tripoli, 2023; Mount Amel Castles, 2026; Tyre, Tripoli and Mount Amel in danger); Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs travel advice for Lebanon (advice against travel). Accessed 23 September 2026.
Where can Lebanon passport holders travel visa-free? →
Informational only. Always verify requirements with the official embassy or consulate before you travel.