Lost / Stolen Passport Lebanon : General Security

Name of the Organization : General Directorate of General Security
Type of Facility : Lost / Stolen Passport
Country : Lebanon

Website : https://www.general-security.gov.lb/ar

General Security Lost / Stolen Passport

Lost Passport :
** The citizen must declare its passport loss in person at the General Security regional office after presenting the required documents that proves its identity.

Related : General Security Passport For Adopted Child Lebanon : www.statusin.org/5740.html

** In case, the citizen is a minor or under guardianship his guardian must declare its passport loss after presenting the documents that prove its guardianship. If the minor is below 15 years old he/she must be must be present in person when applying.
** In case the lost passport holder is a public sector person or a political, spiritual or military reference, the declaration must be made by its delegate after consulting the Operation Room.

Stolen Passport:
The same procedure mentioned above is applied for a stolen passport after presenting a certified copy of the Minutes of investigation organized by the Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF).

NB:
The general directorate of General security informs the citizens of the necessity to declare a lost/stolen passport even if they don’t apply for a new one.

When the general directorate grants the approval for a new passport the citizen may apply as follows:
** Passport for an adult.
** Passport for a minor.

Modification of some letters :
To modify some letters within the passport, in a foreign language, the requested documents are the following :
** A foreign residency permit.
** A foreign passport.
** A certificate of registration delivered by the competent university abroad.

** A diploma certified by the ministry of education.
** A passport or a resident permit held by a family member, and a document that underlines the family tie with the individual in question.

NB : If the Lebanese citizen wishes to modify the information related to foreign documents previously owned, he has to hand a copy of the document in question, while determining its nature in the cell associated to supplementary documents in the passport application, rather than simply adding the phrase (foreign document)

Certifying copies of passport pages :
** In order to get one or more pages of his passport certified, the concerned citizen must show up at the competent general security regional office, having his passport in hand as well as a photocopy of the latter, including the pages he wishes to certify, and a tax stamp of LBP 1000.

** The concerned citizen could convey the above-mentioned request at the Lebanese Passports Department instead.

About Us :
** On the 5th of January 1921, the decree No. 1061, according to which the General security was established, is issued. This institution is called the First Office at that time.

** On the 19th of February 1923, the decree No. 1768 is issued. Pursuant to this decree, the Police force is reorganized in Lebanon, including the Judicial Police and the General Security.