Visa requirement
Lebanon visa for Vietnamese citizens
Official-source answer with stay limit, cost, required documents and last verification date.
Do Vietnamese citizens need a visa for Lebanon?
Checked answer — confirm before travel
Vietnamese citizens need a visa to enter Lebanon.
Last verified:
Confidence: Medium Likely current — confirm details with the official source.
This answer is for ordinary Vietnamese 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? | No | This page stores a visa or authorization route instead. |
| eVisa? | No | No eVisa route is stored for this corridor. |
| Visa on arrival? | No | No visa-on-arrival route is stored for this corridor. |
- 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 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: Vietnamese citizens need a visa to enter Lebanon. Checked 23 Jul 2026.
Open SVG cardCost 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
- Vietnamese 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
Vietnamese citizens' entry guidance is assessed conservatively against 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 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.
- 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.
Frequently asked questions
Do Vietnamese citizens need a visa for Lebanon?
Vietnamese citizens need a visa to enter Lebanon. (Visa required.) Verified 23 Jul 2026 against the official source.
How long can Vietnamese 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 entry to Lebanon cost for Vietnamese citizens?
The official fee varies — see the official source. This page tracks the official government fee only, not agent markup.