Visa requirement
Lebanon visa for Sri Lankan citizens
Official-source answer with stay limit, cost, required documents and last verification date.
Verified answer
Sri Lankan citizens need a visa to enter Lebanon.
Last verified: (yesterday)
Confidence: Medium Likely current — confirm details with the official source.
- Lebanese General Security says citizens of countries not previously mentioned require a visa from a Lebanese embassy or previous authorization from General Security; some named worker-exporter cohorts also require previous authorization.
- Varies — see notes
- Apply for a visa before you travel
Before you travel
- 1 Entry step Apply for a visa before you travel Official route (opens in a new tab)
- 2 Stay limit Lebanese General Security says citizens of countries not previously mentioned require a visa from a Lebanese embassy or previous authorization from General Security; some named worker-exporter cohorts also require previous authorization.
- 3 Official fee Varies — see notes
- 4 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)
- 5 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)
- 6 Freshness Checked 29 Jun 2026; confidence: medium
Shareable verdict: Sri Lankan citizens need a visa to enter Lebanon. Checked 29 Jun 2026.
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Cost note
Cost depends on the visa or previous-authorization route confirmed by Lebanese General Security or a Lebanese mission.
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
- Sri Lankan ordinary passport
- Lebanese visa or previous authorization before travel
- Completed application form and recent ID photo if applying through a Lebanese mission
- Hotel reservation, host invitation or clear address in Lebanon
- Return/onward ticket, financial and profession documents requested by the mission
Why this verdict
Sri Lankan citizens are encoded conservatively from Lebanese General Security's previous-authorization and countries-not-mentioned wording. The ordinary short-tourism route requires a Lebanese visa or previous authorization before travel unless General Security confirms a specific exception. This destination-wave matrix record 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.
- Country not mentioned in the tourist visa-on-arrival or exemption lists Visa required
The Eleventh Article says citizens of countries not previously mentioned require a visa from a Lebanese embassy or previous authorization from General Security.
What this page checks
This corridor page is built from the structured record for Sri Lankan citizens travelling to Lebanon. It separates the verdict from stay, fee, document, passport-validity and transit fields so the answer is easier to audit.
- Entry status
- Visa required
- Stay signal
- Lebanese General Security says citizens of countries not previously mentioned require a visa from a Lebanese embassy or previous authorization from General Security; some named worker-exporter cohorts also require previous authorization.
- Official fee
- Varies / source-needed
- Document checklist
- 5 items stored
- Passport validity
- Structured note stored
- Transit
- Structured note stored
- Conditional rules
- 5 conditions stored
- Freshness
- Checked 29 Jun 2026
Frequently asked questions
- Do Sri Lankan citizens need a visa for Lebanon?
- Sri Lankan citizens need a visa to enter Lebanon. (Visa required.) Verified 29 Jun 2026 against the official source.
- How long can Sri Lankan passport holders stay in Lebanon?
- Lebanese General Security says citizens of countries not previously mentioned require a visa from a Lebanese embassy or previous authorization from General Security; some named worker-exporter cohorts also require previous authorization.
- How much does the Lebanon entry cost for Sri Lankan citizens?
- The official fee varies — see the official source. This page tracks the official government fee only, not agent markup.