IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT AS OF JUNE 1st, 2023
The General Directorate of General Security informed us that they are out of stock of machine readable passports (2003 type), and therefore it is not possible to continue accepting applications for granting or replacing the machine readable passports at Lebanese missions abroad.
Accepting applications for replacement and obtaining biometric passports (number is preceded by LR and has a chip) is technically available only to those who have previously obtained a biometric passport, as their fingerprints and photo are electronically archived in the database of the general security in Lebanon, but this is not available to those who have not previously obtained it, with the exception of Lebanese citizens under the age of sixteen (16) and those over the age of fifty nine (59) who are excluded from this restriction, that is, in terms of the possibility of accepting applications for biometric passports at the embassy, even if they had never obtained them before, and without having to travel personally to Lebanon to apply.
Lebanese citizens aged between sixteen (16) and fifty nine (59) years old, holding a Lebanese machine readable passport (number is preceded by RL and cover colour is navy blue), may get an exceptional one year renewal under the condition of signing the following pledge affirming that they are fully aware and commit to the following:
They must apply and obtain a new biometric passport within one year from the application date, from the Directorate of General Security during their travel to Lebanon.
The current one-year renewal of their machine-readable passport by the Embassy of Lebanon in London, is a one-time exceptional renewal and their passport can’t be renewed furthermore after this date.
Biometric passports have a chip and their numbers are preceded by LR.
Machine readable passports (navy Blue) numbers are preceded by RL.