Visa requirement
Lebanon visa for British citizens
Official-source answer with stay limit, cost, required documents and last verification date.
Verified answer
British citizens can get a visa on arrival in Lebanon for up to 30 days.
Last verified: (yesterday)
What this means: A visa on arrival is a real visa issued at the border after you land — you still need it, and approval is not guaranteed before you travel.
Confidence: Medium Likely current — confirm details with the official source.
- 30 days
- Free
- Obtain on arrival
Before you travel
- 1 Entry step Obtain on arrival Official route (opens in a new tab)
- 2 Stay limit 30 days
- 3 Official fee Free
- 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: conditional; 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: British citizens can get a visa on arrival in Lebanon for up to 30 days. Checked 29 Jun 2026.
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Cost note
The official tourism country-list page calls this route a cost-free visa of one month, extendable to 3 months.
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: conditional; 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
- British ordinary passport
- Tourist visa issued at the airport or Lebanese border post under the nationality row
- Address in Lebanon as requested by Lebanese General Security
- Return/onward ticket, hotel reservation or host details if requested by the carrier or border officer
Why this verdict
British citizens are encoded from Lebanese General Security's Section One tourism country list. The source says citizens from the listed countries are granted a cost-free visa of one month, extendable to 3 months. 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.
Frequently asked questions
- Do British citizens need a visa for Lebanon?
- British citizens can get a visa on arrival in Lebanon for up to 30 days. (Visa on arrival.) Verified 29 Jun 2026 against the official source.
- How long can British passport holders stay in Lebanon?
- Up to 30 days.
- How much does the Lebanon entry cost for British citizens?
- It is free. This page tracks the official government fee only, not agent markup.