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How to get a Lebanon visa from Mauritius
Visa types, fees, processing times and application requirements for Mauritian passport holders travelling to Lebanon.
Visa types & fees
3 visa options for travelling to Lebanon.
Tourist visa
Processing time15 days
Validity30 days to 90 days
Fee (approx.)$35
Transit visa
Processing time15 days
Validity90 days
Fee (approx.)$35
Work visa
Processing time10 days
Validitythree months
Fee (approx.)$70
Application requirements
Documents Mauritian applicants need to provide.
- Travelers with passports with Israel stamps are denied entry. They also may subjected to detention.
- Minors under 15 years of age must travel under their passports of their parents or guardians. Or have their own passports.
- You are expected to visit the Embassy or General Consulate of the Republic of Lebanon to apply in person.
- You are expected to apply month before travel.
- Passports with a validity of three months beyond the intended stay is required.
- Photocopies of passport pages including passport cover, bio page, page 7 and 9 and last page showing your contact details and full name, issued and expiry date, passport number e.t.c.
- A copy of the applicant's residency card with no less than six months expiry date.
- Two passports taken on a white background (3.5cm x 4.5cm).
- Recent three months and original online bank statement
- For Minor applicant: An Original birth certificate showing both the parents and child’s names.
- Proof of fee payment
- Copy of Travel Insurance
Visa type details
Tourist visa
- Only Mauritians who intend to visit Lebanon for tourism and pleasure purposes are eligible for a Lebanon tourist visa.
- The Tourist Visa is sub-divided into two types:
- The Single Entry Tourist Visa and the long tourist visa. The single entry visa is valid for 30 days while the long term visa is valid for 90 days.
- The long term tourist visa is meant for visitors who intend to spend more than 30 days in Lebanon. With a long term tourist visa, you can stay for 90 days
- Mauritians who are visiting their friends and relatives in Lebanon, also need to obtain a tourist visa.
- You are eligible for a tourist visa if you wish to either visit Lebanon for a short period of time for business, meetings and conferences. However, the Lebanon tourist visas are mainly for temporary visits.
- You can obtain a tourist visa when you want to participate in an unpaid sport, artistic events or competitions. An invitation letter from the sponsoring organisation in Republic of Lebanon is required for the processing of your visa application.
- The above also applies for when you want to visit Lebanon to participate in an unpaid science or academic competition.
- Your Mauritius passport should be valid for a minimum of six months
- Prearrangement is required to apply for a tourist visa. You are hereby required to apply a month before the date of your entry into Lebanon. .
- The tourist visa is non-extendable.
- Unaccompanied young or women applicants are expected to have pre-approvals from immigration if they are travelling alone.
- Females under the age of 18 years are not eligible to apply for this type of visa.
- Your passport has to contain an evidence of prior or intended visit to Israel
- You have to show a proof of your return flight ticket to your home country or any other destination before your application is granted approval.
Work visa
- A Mauritian work visa permits Mauritians who were employed by a Lebanese company to work in Lebanon.
- As Mauritian citizen who have gained employment in Mauritius, your employee has to apply for a work visa on your behalf.
- f you want to obtain a work visa, you must have secured employment form a company based in Republic of Lebanon or government department, or from a foreign company based in Lebanon.
- If you obtain a work permit, you are eligible to apply for a temporary residency at the General Security within three months of visit to Lebanon.
- The validity of a work visa lasts for at least 30 days.
- Your Lebanese work visa application approval depends on a pre-approval from the minister of labor.
- The processing of a Lebanese work visa application takes about 10 working days to be approved and completed.
- If when you apply for a Lebanese work visa, you will be eligible to renew only once.
- As a Mauritian working with a Lebanese work permit, your spouse can’t work under the cover your own work permit.
- While you are applying for a Mauritian visa, your work visa must be sponsored.
- Your sponsor has to provide a letter of invitation or trade letter, which is required during the process of your work visa
- The necessary documents for the process of a work visa application has to underline the duration of stay and reason of your visit.
- The visa is specifically for one job, and is not transferable between employees. You would have to apply for a new visa if you secure a new job.
Where to apply
Lebanon embassy & visa application centers in Mauritius.
Beirut
AddressP. O. Box 275 Beirut Lebanon
Phone(+961) 3 670 000 (+961) 3 747 777
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Frequently asked questions
Which race are Lebanese from
Lebanon has about several ethnic groups. They include these ethnic groups: the Armenians, the Kurds, the Turks, the Assyrians, the Iranians and many European ethnicity (Greeks, Italians, French).
What is Lebanon Currency
The Lebanon currency is called the Lebanon Pound. And the currency code for Lebanon pound is LBP.
What is the capital of Lebanon
The official capital of Lebanon is Beirut. It became the capital in 1943, after the country gained its independence.
Do I need a Visa to Visit Lebanon
Yes. But also depends on the type of visa. For a single entry tourist visa you can only spend 30 days. While a long term tourist visa is valid for only 90 days. .
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Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is boarded by Sierra Leon to its west, Guinea to its north and Ivory Coast to its east.
Visa fees and rules change often. Confirm the latest Lebanon visa
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