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Central African Republic → Lebanon: Short-stay tourist

What you need before you submit, checked against official requirements, not guesswork.

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Required documents

8 items

Identity

  • Entry visa

    Required

    Most tourist nationalities (including the US, EU member states, Canada, Australia, Japan and many others) get a free one-month visa on arrival, extendable to three, with no advance application. A smaller list of mostly Arab and African nationalities (Algeria, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Ghana, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia and Yemen) also get a visa on arrival, but only with a round-trip ticket, a hotel reservation or residency address with phone number, and USD $2,000 in cash or a certified bank check for that amount. Everyone else needs to arrange a visa through a Lebanese embassy or mission abroad, or get prior authorization from General Security, before travelling, check which of these applies to your nationality before assuming the free on-arrival visa covers you.

    Source: Directorate General of General Security, Lebanon

  • Valid passport

    Required

    A passport valid for at least 6 months.

    Source: Directorate General of General Security, Lebanon

Financial

  • Proof of funds

    Required

    A bank statement of account, a credit card, or an attestation of profession and salary. If your nationality is on the stricter Article 8 list above, this specifically means USD $2,000 in cash or a certified bank check for that amount, not just a general funds statement.

    Source: Directorate General of General Security, Lebanon

Accommodation

Travel

Other

  • If you're a minor and apply at the Embassy of Lebanon in Washington: a notarized parental consent form signed by both parents, your birth certificate and both parents' ID

    The Embassy of Lebanon in Washington says that for minors a notarized Parental Consent form signed by both parents is required, which allows their dependents to travel to Lebanon, together with a copy of the child's birth certificate and a copy of both parents' ID. It says these go in with the application and offers a Parental Consent Form for Minors to download. Other Lebanese embassies may ask for something different, so confirm with the one handling your application.

    Source: Embassy of Lebanon in Washington: Visas

  • If you're under 18 and apply at the Embassy of Lebanon in Ottawa: a consent letter from both parents

    The Embassy of Lebanon in Ottawa says that for a visa for an underage child, both parents should sign a consent letter authorizing the child to travel, and that for minors under 18 a consent letter to issue a passport or a visa is required from both parents. It says the consent is given in person at the embassy in front of the Consular Officer, or by mail in front of a notary public. Other Lebanese embassies may ask for something different, so confirm with the one handling your application.

    Source: Embassy of Lebanon in Ottawa: Visas

  • Register your address with General Security

    If you're on the general free-visa list, you're required to communicate your current address to the Directorate of General Security, and to report it again if you change location during your stay.

    Source: Directorate General of General Security, Lebanon

Why applications on this route get refused

  • Didn't show USD $2,000 in cash or a certified check (Article 8 nationalities)

    For the specific list of nationalities covered by Article 8, this exact amount, not a general bank statement, is one of the stated conditions for the on-arrival visa.

    How to avoid it: If your nationality is on that list, carry USD $2,000 in cash or a certified bank check for that amount specifically, not just a bank statement.

  • Nationality isn't on either on-arrival list, and no advance visa was arranged

    Nationalities not covered by Article 1's exemption, Article 2's general free-visa list, or Article 8's stricter list need a visa arranged through a Lebanese embassy or mission abroad, or prior authorization from General Security, before travelling, arriving without one is not something that gets resolved at the border for these nationalities.

    How to avoid it: Confirm which tier your nationality falls under before you travel, and if you're not on either on-arrival list, apply through a Lebanese embassy well in advance.

Sources

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