The Sea Castle of Sidon, Lebanon

Who needs a visa for Lebanon?

Western Asia · Beirut

Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

Of 198 nationalities, 7 enter Lebanon with no paperwork at all. The rest: 96 can get a visa at the border, 94 must be approved before they travel and 1 cannot travel there.

We have not found a Lebanon government portal we can link to with confidence, so we link to none — a lookalike is worse than nothing. Apply through Lebanon's own immigration service or its embassy.

What do you need?

Who needs what

Visa free 7

Nothing to apply for and nothing to pay before you travel.

Visa on arrival 96

Issued at the border rather than beforehand. Bring the fee in cash in the currency the border post accepts. It is a permission, not a guarantee.

Visa required 94

You must apply and be approved before you travel. Airlines will refuse to board you without it.

No admission 1

A government policy, not a paperwork problem. No agent or service can work around it.

About Lebanon

Region
Western Asia
Capital
Beirut
Population
5,849,421 2025 · 115th of 197
Size
10,452 km² 163rd largest of 199
Density
560 per km²
Languages
Arabic, French
Currency
Lebanese pound LBP
Borders
Israel Syria

Capital, area, languages and currency from the open country dataset, pulled 21 September 2026. Population from the World Bank, series updated 13 July 2026. Density is calculated from the two figures above.