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Lebanon visa for citizens of the United States

Citizens of the United States get a Lebanon visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of the United States: the passport opens 112 countries visa-free; Washington, D.C. — Beirut: ≈ 9,350 km, about 12 hours of flying.

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

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Lebanon visa rules at a glance

With a United States passport you can visit 112 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 19 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the United States passport ranks 39th of 199.
United States passport: visa-free access to 112 countries; Lebanon passport: 16.
Citizens of the United States and Lebanon can travel together visa-free to 11 countries, for example: Haiti, Dominica, Barbados, Ecuador, Turkey, Georgia, Palestine, Micronesia, Macau, Seychelles, and Malaysia.
Citizens of Lebanon, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to the United States. United States visa for citizens of Lebanon

Travelling to Lebanon: good to know

Washington, D.C. — Beirut: about 9,350 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 12 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +12 hours.
Local time: Washington, D.C. 12:00 — Beirut 00:00.
Local currency: Lebanese Pound.
Languages: Arabic and French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ LBP 89,500.
Lebanon is the 105th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the United States.