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🇱🇧 Lebanon

Lebanon sets its own visa rules: many passports get a visa on arrival, Gulf nationals are visa-free, and others need a visa or prior authorisation. The UK FCDO advises against all travel to southern Lebanon and other areas. Below: visa rules for every passport, cash limits at customs and the tourist traps official travel advice warns about.

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Explore Lebanon: things to do, shopping, food and getting around

A short guide based on UNESCO's World Heritage listings. Check the FCDO advice above: it covers parts of Beirut and the south.

Places to visit

Summarised in our own words from the linked pages, official tourism boards and transport authorities first; items marked "Not official" come from other guides. Prices and opening times change, so check the source before you go. Last checked 24 Oct 2026.

Common tourist traps and how to avoid them

Scams and risky spots named in official travel advice for Lebanon, in our own words.

  1. Shared and street-hailed taxis

    How it works: Armed robberies and attacks on passengers have happened in shared "service" taxis, by the driver or other passengers.

    How to avoid it: Don't use shared taxis or taxis hailed on the street; use recognised companies with vetted drivers.

Areas flagged in official advice

  • South and Nabatiyeh Governorates (all travel)
  • Southern suburbs of Beirut (all travel)
  • Eastern Beqaa (all travel)
  • Other areas listed by FCDO (all but essential travel)

Official advice: FCDO advises against all travel to southern Lebanon, parts of Beirut's southern suburbs and eastern Beqaa.

Emergency numbers in Lebanon

Paraphrased from official travel advice: FCDO travel advice – Safety and security · FCDO travel advice – Warnings and insurance · FCDO travel advice – Getting help (emergency numbers) · FCDO page updated 10 Aug 2026 · Last checked 2 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Cash you can bring in and take out

Customs rules for banknotes and other cash when you enter or leave Lebanon.

Law No. 42 of 24 Nov 2015 on declaring cross-border transportation of money (Special Investigation Commission)

Bringing cash in
Declare cash or negotiable instruments worth more than US$15,000 (or equivalent) to customs when entering Lebanon.
Taking cash out
Same when leaving: declare/disclose more than US$15,000 (or equivalent) to customs.
Local currency (LBP) in
No limit (declaration only).
Local currency (LBP) out
No limit (declaration only).
Foreign currency
No limit (declaration only).

Official source: sic.gov.lb · Last checked 2 Nov 2026

Lebanon visa rules by passport

The general rule for each passport, from official sources. Open a passport to see conditions and options that depend on where you live.

Visa-free7 passports
Visa on arrival97 passports
Embassy visa93 passports
Entry suspended1 passport

Verified rules for Lebanon: 184 of 198 passports; awaiting verification: 14; not yet covered: 0. A rule that is awaiting verification or not yet covered is not a negative visa decision: it only means we haven't confirmed it on an official source yet.

⚠ Unofficial sources: 16 rules for Lebanon are not from an official Lebanon government source (based on other governments' travel advice or secondary research). They are labelled on each page, are not counted as verified above, and should be confirmed with the embassy before travel.

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Verify with the embassy before you book. Visa rules change without notice. We link every rule to its official source and last checked it on 2 Nov 2026, but the embassy, official e-visa portal and your airline have the final say. MyVisaPort is not a visa agent and is not affiliated with any government.