Lebanon Visa Cost Calculator

Lebanon prices its single-entry tourist entry at no consular charge, covering tourism, family visits and short unpaid business meetings. Multi-entry for Lebanon suits anyone whose trip is really two trips — one border hop in the middle changes the logistics, not the fee. Work-adjacent travel — meetings, contract negotiation, site visits — falls under Lebanon's business category, fee-exempt like the rest and evidenced with a host letter.

A short Lebanon layover — typically 24–72 hours — legalises itself under transit exemptions for most passports, without an application behind it. Fee-exempt does not mean cost-free at the margins: budget for passport photos and, if you use one, a filing agent's service charge for Lebanon.

The document set for Lebanon is short but strict — valid passport, photo, where you are staying, and proof of funds for the stay. Lebanon collects applications through its eVisa portal or the consulate covering your residence — pick one channel and follow it through; duplicates slow everything down. There is no fee-payment step for Lebanon: the authorisation is submitted and approved without a transaction, so nothing on your card statement marks the process.

Expect silence rather than updates: Lebanon rarely confirms receipt mid-review, so screenshot every submission page as you go. Apply as soon as flights are provable — Lebanon issues decisions against documents, and a complete early file is the cheapest insurance there is.

Check the passport before anything else: under six months' validity or a full page count and Lebanon returns the application unprocessed. Photos fail applications quietly: print two spares, keep the digital originals, and use a likeness from the last six months for Lebanon's file. Lebanon officers look for steady balances rather than lump sums, so statements covering 90 days beat a fresh deposit every time.

Hotel bookings and the return ticket close the loop; Lebanon cross-checks the dates across all of them. An invitation letter from a registered Lebanon company is the business-visa keystone; transit files live or die on the onward booking.

Count on one to three weeks in the standard queue; Lebanon publishes business-day estimates that exclude weekends and local holidays. The express lane at Lebanon returns decisions in 1–3 business days; with no consular fee, the calculator's express toggle changes timing, not cost. Lebanon officers refuse on documentation gaps first and eligibility second, so audit the checklist twice before paying.

A refusal is not terminal: fix the named defect and reapply — Lebanon does not penalise a corrected second application. With no walk-in option, timing is everything for Lebanon: file early, because the express surcharge is the only lever once you are inside three weeks.