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Lebanon for Vietnamese passport holders: Embassy visa

Your circumstances

Passport:
🇻🇳 Vietnamese
Lives in:
Not specified (general rule)
Going to:
🇱🇧 Lebanon
Purpose:
Holiday

Route summary

Embassy visa

Visa from a Lebanese embassy or prior authorisation needed

Vietnamese citizens need a visa from a Lebanese embassy or consulate, or a prior authorisation from General Security, before travelling to Lebanon.

Conditions

No conditions recorded for this route — check the official source.

About this route

Route type
Embassy visa: you apply through an embassy, consulate or appointed visa centre.
Documents
Document list not published by the official source.
Fee
Fee not published by the official source.
Processing
Processing time not published by the official source.

Next step

Steps not published by the official source — use the official link to start.

Official sourcegeneral-security.gov.lb ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Last checked 2 Nov 2026 against general-security.gov.lb · Checked on the live official page

Documents

Document list not published by the official source.

Fees

Official government fee
Not published by the official source
Visa-centre / service fee (not a government fee)
None stated by the official source
Notes from the source
General Security fee table: tourist or visit visa 2,000,000 LBP; mission fees may differ.

These notes may mention other charges that we have not yet separated into government and service fees. Visa-centre, service or other third-party charges are never official government fees.

Processing and validity

Processing time, validity and maximum stay: not published by the official source.

How to apply: Visa from a Lebanese embassy or prior authorisation needed

Where to apply

Where: Lebanese embassy/consulate, or prior authorisation via General Security (usually through a sponsor in Lebanon)

Quick answers

Do Vietnamese passport holders need a visa for Lebanon?

Visa from a Lebanese embassy or prior authorisation needed. Vietnamese citizens need a visa from a Lebanese embassy or consulate, or a prior authorisation from General Security, before travelling to Lebanon. Source: https://www.general-security.gov.lb/en/posts/38

Business, work or just passing through?

The rules above are for a holiday: tourism and visiting family and friends. Business visits, paid work and transit are covered separately below.

Business visits to Lebanon

Not verified yet (not yet covered). We haven't verified the business rules for Vietnamese passport holders, and we don't publish rules we haven't checked against an official source. 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. Until then, see general-security.gov.lb.

Working in Lebanon

Option 1
Embassy visaWork

Work visa (prior authorisation needed)

To work in Lebanon you need a 3-month work visa, granted after prior authorisation from General Security and the Ministry of Labour.

Conditions

  • Prior authorisation from General Security and the Ministry of Labour.
Government fee
LBP 2,000,000
2,000,000 LBP (General Security fee table).
Processing
Not verified yet
Validity
3 months
Max stay
Not verified yet
Steps, documents & where to apply

How to apply

Steps not verified yet — follow the official source below.

Where: Prior authorisation through General Security and the Ministry of Labour (usually via the employer)

Documents checklist

Document list not verified yet — check the official source.

✓ Checked on the live official page

Official wording

“Lebanese General Security – "Work entry: A work visa: A 3 months visa is granted after receiving a previous authorization emitted by the general directorate of general security as well as the ministry of labor." Ninth Article: "Foreigners that want to work" require a previous authorization. Types of visas: "Work or Entry visa 2.000.000 LBP".”

⚠ Not from an official source: items marked below come from secondary sources (law firms, employer-of-record guides, IOM, Wikipedia), not the destination government. They are not verified and may be out of date; confirm with the embassy or immigration authority.

Main work visa routes for Lebanon

These are the main routes and what they require. Whether you qualify depends on your circumstances; the official page decides.

Checked 16 Oct 2026. Requirements, fees and thresholds change; confirm on the official page before applying.

Transit through Lebanon

Option 1
Visa-freeTransit (changing flights)

Airside transit within 24 hours generally without a visa (not from an official source)

Unofficial source – not verified

This rule is not from an official Lebanon government source. It is based on a secondary reference source (dict.dyimin.com). Confirm with the embassy or the official immigration authority before you travel.

Not from an official Lebanon government source: based on the World Visa Encyclopedia (dict.dyimin.com, an unofficial reference site), a single unofficial source. Not verified - conditions vary by airline and airport; confirm with your airline and the embassy before travel. The site says: “Visa-Free Airside Transit: Passengers who remain strictly within the international transit area of Beirut Airport and depart on a confirmed connecting flight within 24 hours do not undergo immigration inspection.”

Conditions

  • Stay in the international transit area (airside); do not pass immigration.
  • Check your airline allows it (through ticket and checked-through baggage).
Government fee
Fee not officially published
Processing
Not verified yet
Validity
Not verified yet
Max stay
Not verified yet
Steps, documents & where to apply

How to apply

Steps not verified yet — follow the official source below.

Documents checklist

Document list not verified yet — check the official source.

✓ Secondary_research

Official wording

“World Visa Encyclopedia (dict.dyimin.com), 'Lebanon' chapter 14 Transit / Transfer: “Visa-Free Airside Transit: Passengers who remain strictly within the international transit area of Beirut Airport and depart on a confirmed connecting flight within 24 hours do not undergo immigration inspection.””

Your transit travel report

We only create the PDF report from rules checked against an official government source.

Alert me if this route changes

Get an email when we update the guidance for Vietnamese passport holders going to Lebanon, after we've checked the change against the official source. Nothing else.

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Before you go to Lebanon

Customs cash limits and the scams official travel advice warns about in Lebanon.

Cash you can bring in and take out

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.

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

Common tourist traps

  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.

Emergency numbers in Lebanon

Paraphrased from official travel advice: gov.uk · FCDO page updated 10 Aug 2026 · Last checked 2 Nov 2026.

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Plan your trip to Lebanon

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