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Lebanon visa rules for United Kingdom passport holders

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The answer

Visa on arrival. United Kingdom passport holders can get a visa on arrival in Lebanon.

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Visa on arrival
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1 month per entry
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Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

general-security.gov.lbGeneral Directorate of General Security, LebanonChecked 29 Oct 2026

Section one: The concerned countries: Andora - Antigua and Barbuda - Argentina - Armenia - Australia - Austria - Azerbaijan - Bahamas - Barbados - Belarus - Belgium - Belize - Bhutan -Brazil - Bulgaria - Canada-Chile-China Peoples republic) - Costa Rica - Croatia - Cyprus - Czech republic - Denmark- Estonia - Finland - France - Georgia - Germany - Great Britain Or United Kingdom - Greece - Holland - Hong kong(SAR)China-Hungary - Iceland - Iraq - Ireland - Italy - Japan - Kirgizstan - Latvia - Liechtenstein - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Macau(SAR) - Macedonia - Malaysia - Malte - Mexico - Moldova - Monaco - Montenegro - New Zealand - Norway - Panama - Paraguay - Peru-Poland - Portugal - Romania - Russia - Samoa - San Marino - Serbia - Singapore - Slovakia - Slovenia - S.Korea - Spain- St.Kitts & Nevis - Sweden - Switzerland - Tajikistan -Turkmenistan - Ukraine - Uruguay - U.S.A - Uzbekistan-Venezuela.

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Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • Must give General Security a current address in Lebanon, and report any change of address.
  • Passport must not hold an Israeli visa or seal.

Passport validity

The source states no minimum passport validity.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Lebanon passport holders need to visit the United Kingdom.

Lebanon passport United Kingdom

Visa needed

VN 1.1. A person who meets one or more of the criteria below needs entry clearance (a visa) in advance of travel to the UK for any purpose, unless they meet one of the exceptions set out in VN2.1 and VN2.2. (subject to VN 2.3.). (a) Nationals or citizens of the following countries or territorial entities (a "*" indicates there are exceptions in VN 2.2 to VN 6.5): Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Armenia Azerbaijan Bangladesh Belarus Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia Herzegovina Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad People's Republic of China* Colombia Comoros Congo Côte d'Ivoire (formerly Ivory Coast) Cuba Democratic Republic of the Congo Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) Ethiopia Fiji Gabon Gambia Georgia Ghana Guinea Guinea Bissau Haiti Honduras India Indonesia Iran Iraq Jamaica Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea (North) Kosovo Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar (formerly Burma) Namibia Nauru Nepal Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Macedonia (formerly Macedonia) Pakistan Palestine Philippines Russia Rwanda São Tomé and Principe Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sri Lanka St Lucia Sudan Suriname Syria Taiwan* Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

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Visa-free nearby

Other places United Kingdom passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Beirut, nearest first.

  1. CyprusNicosia, about 240 km from BeirutVisa-free · 90 days
  2. TürkiyeAnkara, about 710 km from BeirutVisa-free · 90 days
  3. ArmeniaYerevan, about 1,060 km from BeirutVisa-free · 180 days
  4. GreeceAthens, about 1,150 km from BeirutVisa-free · 90 days
  5. GeorgiaTbilisi, about 1,190 km from BeirutVisa-free · 12 months

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Beirut

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Beirut, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 18.0°CLow 11.5°CRain 170 mm
  2. FebHigh 18.7°CLow 11.7°CRain 132 mm
  3. MarHigh 20.8°CLow 13.3°CRain 78 mm
  4. AprHigh 23.6°CLow 15.6°CRain 38 mm
  5. MayHigh 26.7°CLow 18.8°CRain 16 mm
  6. JunHigh 29.1°CLow 22.1°CRain 1 mm
  7. JulHigh 31.1°CLow 24.4°CRain 0 mm
  8. AugHigh 31.6°CLow 25.3°CRain 0 mm
  9. SepHigh 30.5°CLow 24.1°CRain 8 mm
  10. OctHigh 28.1°CLow 21.0°CRain 63 mm
  11. NovHigh 24.2°CLow 16.9°CRain 97 mm
  12. DecHigh 20.1°CLow 13.4°CRain 152 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 18 to 25 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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