No visa needed

Do citizens of the United Arab Emirates need a visa for Lebanon?

Citizens of the United Arab Emirates don’t need a visa for Lebanon and can stay up to 180 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of the United Arab Emirates: the passport opens 127 countries visa-free; Abu Dhabi — Beirut: ≈ 2,110 km, about 3 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 180 days

Can I travel to Lebanon without a visa on a United Arab Emirates passport?

Yes, citizens of the United Arab Emirates don’t need a visa for Lebanon for up to 180 days. A valid passport is enough.

Lebanon visa rules at a glance

With a United Arab Emirates passport you can visit 127 countries visa-free, 34 with a visa on arrival and 26 with an e-visa; 11 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the United Arab Emirates passport ranks 2nd of 199.
United Arab Emirates passport: visa-free access to 127 countries; Lebanon passport: 16.
Citizens of the United Arab Emirates and Lebanon can travel together visa-free to 13 countries, for example: Iran, Jordan, Palestine, Georgia, Turkey, Seychelles, Malaysia, Macau, Micronesia, Barbados, Dominica, Haiti, and Ecuador.
A language both countries share: Arabic.
Citizens of Lebanon, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to the United Arab Emirates. United Arab Emirates visa for citizens of Lebanon

Travelling to Lebanon: good to know

Abu Dhabi — Beirut: about 2,110 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Abu Dhabi 12:00 — Beirut 11:00.
Local currency: Lebanese Pound.
Languages: Arabic and French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ LBP 89,500.
Lebanon is the 21st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the United Arab Emirates.