Sand dunes and rock peaks in the Tadrart Acacus, south-western Libya

Who needs a visa for Libya?

Northern Africa · Tripoli

Photo: Luca Galuzzi / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5

Of 198 nationalities, 2 enter Libya with no paperwork at all. The rest: 189 must be approved before they travel and 7 cannot travel there.

Typical decision
Several days to a week
Apply on the official Libya government site

This is the government's own portal. We are not paid to send you there.

Checked 18 October 2026 — read the fees and rules on evisa.gov.ly

What Libya asks for

  • Copy of your passport
  • Personal photo
  • A declaration that you will have at least 1,000 Libyan dinars on arrival

Photo requirements

We have not yet read the photo rules for Libya on an official page, so we print no sizes. Photo rules we have checked, and official links for the rest

Resize a photo in your browser. It is never uploaded.

What do you need?

Who needs what

Visa free 2

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

eVisa (electronic visa) 188

A real visa application, made online instead of at an embassy. It is assessed, it takes days rather than minutes, and it can be refused.

Visa required 1

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

No admission 7

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

About Libya

Region
Northern Africa
Capital
Tripoli
Population
7,458,555 2025 · 105th of 197
Size
1,759,540 km² 16th largest of 199
Density
4 per km²
Language
Arabic
Currency
Libyan dinar LYD
Borders
Algeria Chad Egypt Niger Sudan Tunisia

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.