Request
from the spouse of a Lebanese Citizen to acquire Lebanese Citizenship
One year after registering the marriage in the vital statistics office
in Lebanon (and not only at the Lebanese Embassy) the wife of a Lebanese
citizen can apply to obtain the Lebanese Nationality, after providing the
following required documents:
1) One copy of a recent
family civil registry record ( بيان قيد عائلي),
showing the registration of the marriage in the Lebanese records.
2) Petition to acquire
Lebanese citizenship (Doc 1).
3) Affidavit to certify
that wife and her father don’t hold Lebanese nationality (Doc2).
4) One copy of the wife's
Birth Certificate
5) One copy of the wife's
valid passport showing the change in her last name. If the name wasn’t changed,
the husband should fill and sign affidavit (Doc 3).
6) One copy of the Lebanese
passport of the husband
7) One copy of Lebanese
Marriage Certificate
8) Consular fees payable to
the Embassy of Lebanon
Request for
reacquisition of the Lebanese Citizenship for individuals who are of
Lebanese descent
Please note that The Ministry Of
Foreign Affairs and Emigrants has launched a website in Arabic, French,
English, Portuguese and Spanish: www.lebanity.gov.lb or www.libano.gov.lb which is now at the disposal of these descendants of Lebanese origins
and seeks to facilitate the registration process and communication between the
Embassies and The Ministry Of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants.
Renunciation of Lebanese Citizenship
Following are the requirements to
apply for the renunciation of the Lebanese citizenship:
1) A written notarized
affidavit mentioning the full name, place and date of birth, Lebanese
passport number of the person requesting the renunciation, and mentioning the
reason of renunciation )Doc 4).
2) The original Lebanese Passport + the Lebanese ID
or extract of individual/family civil registration اخراج قيد عائلي او افرادي .
3) A Money order in the
amount of $ 350 payable to the Embassy of Lebanon.
Please note that the request that
fulfills the aforementioned requirements will be sent to the competent
Authorities in Lebanon to decide on it.