Lebanon · Temporary worker

Entry Visa for Foreign Technical Specialists at Ports

Entry Visa for Foreign Technical Specialists at Ports is issued by General Directorate of General Security (Lebanon). VisaAI tracks 11 official requirements for it, each traced to the government page that states it.

Last verified against the official source on .

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Requirements change. Confirm every item on General Directorate of General Security (Lebanon)’s own page before you apply.

Each requirement below is written in plain English by VisaAI. The indented text beneath it is quoted from General Directorate of General Security (Lebanon)’s own page, so you can check what we say against what they say. Where a quotation shows “ ... ”, text has been left out.

Conditions you must meet

  • Who this covers: foreign experts brought for technical or administrative workGranted a visa at a port.
    The foreign experts brought for technical or administrative work are granted a visa at a port as follows:
  • Stays up to 1 month: the ENTERPRISE applies via the Bureau of Public Relations, and the visa is NON-RENEWABLEThree facts in one sentence: who applies, where, and that it cannot be extended.
    1- If the length of his stay doesn’t exceed 1 month, the concerned enterprise will apply for a one month non renewable visa via the bureau of public relations. The following documents are requested:
  • Stays beyond one month: the first-class worker modalities apply insteadThe authority does not extend this route — it redirects to a different regime whose requirements are not published on this page. The question and its answer are quoted together because either alone says nothing.
    2- If the length of his stay exceeds one month: ... The modalities required are those prescribed for a first class worker.
  • Foreign sailors and sailing specialists boarding foreign ships get a TRANSIT visaThe authority names superintendent, inspector and marine surveyor itself. No document list is published for this route and none is invented.
    When it comes to foreign sailors and foreign sailing specialists (Superintendant, Inspector, Marine Surveyor) wanting to get on foreign ships, they are granted a " transit visa " to do so.

Documents you must provide

  • A certified copy of the expert’s passport, valid at least 6 monthsFirst of the seven-document list.
    11- A certified copy of the passport of the foreigner valid for 6 months at least.
  • Certified copies of the enterprise’s official documentsThe authority gives the commercial register as its own example.
    12- Certified copies of the official documents related to the enterprise or institution (e.g. register commercial).
  • A certified copy of the director’s or owner’s ID or civil-status extractThird of the seven-document list.
    13- A certified copy of the ID card or the extract of civil status of the director or owner.
  • A document establishing the expert’s professionFourth of the seven-document list.
    14- A document that underlines the foreigner’s profession.
  • Insurance procured BY THE ENTERPRISE for the whole stayThe obligation is the enterprise's, not the expert's.
    15- An insurance is procured by the enterprise in favor of the worker during his stay in Lebanon.
  • A valid residence permit, if the expert lives outside their country of originConditional, and the condition is stated.
    16- A valid residence permit for the worker if his country of residence is not his country of origin.
  • The company’s ledger showing what work the expert was brought to doSeventh of the seven-document list.
    17- The company’s ledger showing the object of the work the expert was brought to do, as well as other relevant information.

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