Name of the Organization : General Directorate of General Security
Type of Facility : Entry Visa For Touristic Groups
Country : Lebanon
Website : http://www.general-security.gov.lb/
Entry Visa For Touristic Groups :
Procedure of entry and departure of Arabic and foreign touristic groups
Related : General Security Entry Visa For Investors, Businessmen, Bankers, General Managers & Employers Lebanon : www.statusin.org/5745.html
A touristic group:
Is considered a touristic group, a number of eight or more Arab and foreign individuals visiting Lebanon together in the purpose of tourism, according to a request presented by a Lebanese or foreign tourism institution.
Documents required in order to obtain a group/collective visa:
The tourism institution has to present a request to The General Secretariat of General Directorate of the General Security which includes the following:
** A photocopy of the documents of the inviting institution (commercial register or a commercial circular …..).
** Five copies of the nominal list of the touristic delegation that includes the names of the travelers (full identity) – Date of birth – Nationality – Profession – Sex – Passport number along with the issuing and the expiry dates.
** Photocopies of the passports of the delegation members.
** A commitment by the tourism institution that it will undertake full responsibility of the touristic delegation during its residence in Lebanon, as well as the institution’s commitment that the whole members of the delegation will all leave jointly the Lebanese territories within the granted period provided to them.
** The responsible of the institute must present a written statement about the program of the touristic delegation, as well as the required duration of the visit (activities, the visit locations, residence).
** The institute shall keep the passports of the delegation members during their residence period in Lebanon. It must not handover the passports to their owners except when it’s necessary.
** Decision will be taken within 48 hours from the date of application.
Obtaining a group/collective visa abroad:
The foreign touristic offices can obtain a group/collective visa for touristic delegations via the Lebanese diplomatic missions abroad.
Note:
Touristic groups are allowed to exit the country through any border center regardless of the one they have entered through.
Types Of Visas :
The Courtesy Visa :
It is granted for VIPs by Lebanese embassies and delegations abroad or by the General Director of General Security.
The Collective Visa :
It is granted for touristic groups. If the group of immigrants comes from countries that are usually granted visas for free automatically at the frontiers of the Lebanese territory or at airports, then they are exempted from any entry fees.
However in the contrary, if they do not come from such countries, then a fee is collected from each member of the group (countries that require a pre-approval granted by the general security: Nigeria – Ghana – Ivory Coast
The Work Visa :
It is granted for 3 months and its fee is 50.000 L.P. based on a preapproval from the Ministry of labor
The fees of paid services :
The fees of paid services are collected for every application submitted at the department of public relations or transferred to the latter via the Operation Room according to the following :
** Regular Processing – 105.000 L.P for every individual visa whether it is a single requestor a collective request
** Immediate – 105.000 L.P for every visa