Lebanon - Immigration
All nationalities require a valid passport (valid for at least six months beyond period of stay) and a visa.
Visitors from the US and many Arab and European countries can obtain visas on arrival. They are normally issued for one month, extendable to two months. Visitors from Turkey may be able to get a three month visa on arrival. Brazilian citizens may be able to get a one month visa on arrival but can extend it to three months.
Currently, all visitors’ names are checked against a database of wanted persons or terrorists. It may be advisable to carry to carry additional identification documents such as a birth certificate to avoid any confusion (just in case your name is similar to someone on the list).
Entry will be refused if you are holding a used or unused, expired or valid visa for Israel, or have any Israeli stamp endorsed on your passport. This includes evidence if you have crossed the border with either Egyptian or Jordanian border crossing stamps. Your next port of call from Lebanon cannot be Israel, neither can your last port be so.
If you are planning to visit Syria (not currently advisable), make sure you have a visa before arriving in Lebanon, as there is no Syrian Embassy in Beirut and Syrian visas cannot be obtained on the border.
Last updated: August 2018.
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Reported by Italian sailor Giorgio Clerici
of SY Laurora who spent last winter in Lebanon:
Entering (November 2022) it was $300 USD for Customs which issue you 3 months validly permit. This permit can be renewed once, paying again 300 USD .
ATCL marina Lebanon has Customs on-site, but the marina fee in ATCL are around 1000 USD per month for a 13 meter vessel.
Entering the ATCL you meet the Immigration which will charge 50 USD per crew. Yachts can move 4NM south to la Marina Joseph Khoury -Dbaye where the mooring price was 300 USD per month.
To move from one marina to another you have to pay 50 USD to Immigration to clear out from the ATCL and 50 USD to clear in at the next port/marina.
These fees are compulsory every time you leave and enter an harbour inside Lebanese waters.
To clear out of the country (which we did in February 2023) from a Marina, an agent is required who charged us 200 USD.
We were in Lebanon during the winter and the other ports of Lebanon outside the Beirut area were not reccomended in winter. Around Beirut there are some more little private marinas which have berth availability, but negotiations have to be done prior to arrival.
In the summer it would be possible to cruise to the ports of Batrun- Byblo – Sidone, very interesting places. For entering Tripoli or Tyro, a special permit has to be required through the agent . Nice anchorages around the coast, but the police do not permit overnight anchoring. During the daytime you can leave your marina without any check or fee – but you need to be back at your berth before dark.
It’s very important to have cash in USD with you as the local money is not accepted anymore and loses value every day (even more the 10% daily ).
Debit card and credit card don’t work in Lebanon, so it is very important to have your budget in cash. Fuel is cheap and easy to find, but payment only by USD cash. Euro is not available as is has to be converted in to dollars before tuse. The Euros is traded at a very bad exchange rate .
The Country is nice, SAFE and beautiful, even though they are facing a difficult economic crisis.