Visa requirement
Lebanon visa for Egyptian citizens
Official-source answer with stay limit, cost, required documents and last verification date.
Do Egyptian citizens need a visa for Lebanon?
Checked answer — confirm before travel
Entry to Lebanon for Egyptian citizens depends on conditions — see below.
Last verified:
What this means: Entry depends on your specific circumstances — read the conditions below and confirm with the official source before you travel.
Current condition: Lebanese General Security Article Eight lists a one-month tourist visa under conditions, but other official articles place this nationality in previous-authorization cohorts. Treat the route as conditional until the exact traveller profile is confirmed.
Confidence: Medium Likely current — confirm details with the official source.
This answer is for ordinary Egyptian passport holders travelling as citizens of that passport. Residence permits, long-stay visas or living in another country can change which embassy or rule applies.
Visa types at a glance
| Visa type | Availability | Stay |
|---|---|---|
| Tourist visa-free? | Conditional | Up to 30 days. |
| eVisa? | No | No eVisa route is stored for this corridor. |
| Visa on arrival? | No | No visa-on-arrival route is stored for this corridor. |
- 30 days
- Varies — see notes
- Depends on the conditions below — check before booking
Before you travel
- 1 Entry step Depends on the conditions below — check before booking Official route (opens in a new tab)
- 2 Stay limit 30 days
- 3 Official fee Varies — see notes
- 4 Passport validity 6-month validity after arrival. Full note below. See full note
- 5 Transit airside: conditional; landside: required. Full note below. See full note
- 6 Freshness Checked 23 Jul 2026; confidence: medium
Shareable verdict: Entry to Lebanon for Egyptian citizens depends on conditions — see below. Checked 23 Jul 2026.
Open SVG cardCost note
Cost depends on whether Lebanese General Security treats the traveller under the conditional tourist route, previous authorization or a consular visa route.
Passport and transit notes
- Passport validity
- passport valid for at least 6 months after arrival; The Lebanese embassy-visa page lists a passport valid for at least six months among requested visa documents. Arrival-stamp travellers should still confirm exact carrier and border handling before travel.
- Validity source (opens in a new tab) Validity guide
- Transit
- airside transit: conditional; landside transit: required; The Lebanese embassy-visa page lists transit-visa documents as destination-country visa/residence permission plus an airline ticket. Entering Lebanon or crossing border control follows the ordinary visa-free, visa-on-arrival, conditional or visa-required rule for this passport.
- Transit source (opens in a new tab) Transit guide
What you need
- Egyptian ordinary passport
- Lebanese General Security confirmation for the exact traveller profile before travel
- Round-trip airline ticket, hotel/address details and funds if using the Article Eight tourist route
- Previous authorization or consular visa documents if General Security places the traveller in a previous-authorization cohort
Why this verdict
Egyptian citizens are treated as conditional because Lebanese General Security lists this nationality in Article Eight's one-month tourism route but also places it in previous-authorization cohorts. The traveller profile must be confirmed before treating the route as available on arrival. This guidance is intentionally conservative: ordinary passport, short tourism/visitor travel only. Work, study, residence, employment, family relocation, journalism, artists/models/masseuses, diplomatic/service passports, Palestinian or alien travel documents, emergency passports, land/airline handling, security screening and Lebanese General Security discretion can change the practical answer. Reconfirm with Lebanese General Security or a Lebanese mission before booking.
Conditional rules
- Transit visa or transit route through Lebanon Conditional
The Lebanese embassy-visa page lists transit-visa documents as a visa or residence permit for the destination country plus an airline ticket. Airside handling depends on the airport, carrier and whether the traveller crosses border control.
- Work, study, residence, employment, family relocation, artists/models/masseuses or other non-tourist purpose Visa required
Lebanese General Security says people coming for reasons other than tourism need previous authorization delivered by a Lebanese mission abroad or by General Security; work routes also require the relevant authorization.
- Emergency, temporary, Palestinian, alien or other special travel document Conditional
The General Security source has separate handling for emergency passports and special travel documents. This ordinary-passport row should not be used for those documents.
- Worker-exporter-country or domestic-worker-related route Visa required
Lebanese General Security lists this nationality in worker-exporter / previous-authorization cohorts. Do not rely on a simple tourism answer for work, domestic work or related travel.
- Female citizen from Indonesia, Ghana or Egypt travelling for tourism Visa required
Lebanese General Security's Tenth Article says female citizens from Indonesia, Ghana, Sierra Leone or Egypt require previous authorization from General Security for tourism.
- Article Eight tourist route conditions Conditional
Up to 30 days. Article Eight requires a round-trip airline ticket, a hotel reservation or address with phone number, and funds equivalent to USD 2,000 or a certified check; mission-issued visas or General Security authorization can change the route.
Frequently asked questions
Do Egyptian citizens need a visa for Lebanon?
Entry to Lebanon for Egyptian citizens depends on conditions — see below. (Conditional.) Verified 23 Jul 2026 against the official source.
How long can Egyptian passport holders stay in Lebanon?
Up to 30 days.
How much does entry to Lebanon cost for Egyptian citizens?
The official fee varies — see the official source. This page tracks the official government fee only, not agent markup.