What the Lebanon visa rules mean for Oman travellers
Oman citizens can enter Lebanon without a visa and stay for up to 180 days. You only need a valid Oman passport at the border; immigration officers may still ask for a return or onward ticket, proof of accommodation and enough money for your stay. The 180-day limit usually counts calendar days from your arrival, so book your return flight inside that window.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Lebanon applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: General Security asks applicants for a visa through an embassy for a copy of a passport valid for at least six months from the date of application, and Canada's travel advice says 6 months beyond the date you leave. The…
- Travel insurance: General Security does not list insurance among the documents for the cost-free visa granted on arrival or for a visa through an embassy. It lists private insurance among the documents for visa applications filed through…
- Return or onward ticket: General Security asks applicants for a visa through an embassy for a round-trip airline ticket reservation, and requires a round-trip airline ticket of the nationalities given a one-month visa under its Eighth Article (…
- Proof of funds: Nationalities given a one-month visa under General Security's Eighth Article (Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia and others) must have a sum equivalent to USD 2,000, or a cheque for the same amount certified by the bank c…
Lebanon entry rules compared
Lebanon lets 7 passports in without a visa, offers a visa on arrival to 90 and requires an embassy visa from 100. Oman citizens are treated the same way as Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Overall the Oman passport ranks #110 in the world with 46 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Asia? With a Oman passport you can also visit 22 countries in the region without a visa, including United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Brunei, China, Hong Kong, Iran, Jordan and Kyrgyzstan.
In the other direction, Lebanon citizens can visit Oman visa-free for up to 14 days.