New Passport
Important Notification concerning Lebanese Passports
The Lebanese Directorate-General of General Security is calling on Lebanese citizens who still possess Red Passports or renewed Navy Blue passports (even not expired) to apply for the current machine-readable passport since those passports are non-machine readable, and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has decided the date of 24/11/2015 as the deadline for the exclusive use of machine-readable passports only in navigation and travel through airports. If your Navy Blue Passport was never renewed and didn't expire yet, it's machine-readable and you don't need to replace it.
Please note that the biometric passports can only be obtained directly from the General Directorate of General Security in Lebanon, while the Embassies and Consulates are still delivering the machine readable passports which remain valid.
You can apply for the machine readable passport either directly in Lebanon at the Directorate-General of General Security or at the Embassy of Lebanon in Nur-Sultan.
The Embassy can renew the Navy Blue passports only, and for one year, in exceptional cases provided that the applicant submit at the same time a request for a new Passport or sign an affidavit if he's traveling to Lebanon in the next two months, stating that he will apply for a new passport upon arrival.
Please note that once you apply for a new Passport at the Embassy, you can keep your current passport with you, and once we receive the new Passport from Beirut, we will call you to cancel it without canceling the visas, and we can add the old passport to the new one.
Usually it takes between 5 to 10 weeks from the date of submission of the request of a new passport to get the new one.
Please note that DHL provides a “Fast Track Service” in order to get your passport in few days for an additional fee paid online through DHL website (https://fasttracklb.dhl.com/Default.aspx). It will take around 2 weeks to get the passport.
Here are the steps:
1 Go to http://fasttracklb.dhl.com
2 Enter Country Kazakhstan and choose the embassy
3 Then under Main Menu there is Lebanese and Palestinian. Make sure you choose the correct one then click NEW passport request for Lebanese OR travel document request for Palestinian
4 Click Next and follow step by step until payment By Visa or Master card.
5 Once payment is done, you will receive a PDF file and you can email it to Nur-Sultan.leb@foreign.gov.lb
DHL is the last step after you sign all documents needed. Once your documents are approved, you can proceed with DHL
For more information related to the readable Navy Blue Passport, please visit the Directorate General of General Security’s website: www.general-security.gov.lb
Requested documents
1) Duly filled New Passport Application Form (supplied by the Embassy)
-In case the applicant lives in Nur-Sultan, personal attendance is a must to ensure live signature and fingerprint.
-In case the applicant lives in other city than Nur-Sultan, he must request a New Passport application form from the Embassy (forwarded at the expense of the applicant), put his signature and his fingerprint on the designated spaces IN FRONT OF A NOTARY who will take a copy of the application form (recto-verso) and attach his attestation to it.
PLEASE NOTE:
The passport form has a computer generated serial number and cannot be photocopied or even printed. It must be filled and signed with a blue ballpoint pen. No corrections are allowed on the application form. It is forbidden to fold the form and attach with staples to other papers; other documents can be enclosed with a paper clip.
2) 2 photos of the applicant should be size 3.5 cm x 4.3 cm white background, looking directly to the camera (both ears equally visible). Sticking of the photos to the application would be processed by the Embassy.
3) A copy of the Lebanese ID (double size and in color) or Recent extract of individual registration "Ikhraj Kayd Fardy" (date of issuance does not exceed 5 years).
4) A copy of the passport in hand.
5) Consular fee in the amount of 40 USD for one (1) year, 200 USD for five (5) years, 334 USD for ten (10) years passport should be forwarded to the Embassy (contact the Embassy to decide on optimum transfer method).
6) For minor under 18 years of age, a consent letter to issue a passport or a visa is required from both parents, authorizing the child to obtain a passport (at the Embassy in front of the Consular Officer or in front of a notary public).
7) In case the applicant lost the passport, a police report clearly mentioning the lost Lebanese Passport should be sent as well.
Travel document
Important Notification concerning Machine Readable (Non Biometric)
Starting 1 February 2017, the Lebanese Directorate General of General Security will start issuing machine readable (Non biometric) Travel Document for Palestinian refugees residing abroad.
Please note that the biometric travel document for Palestinian refugees can only be obtained directly from the General Directorate of General Security in Lebanon, while the Embassies and Consulates will deliver the machine readable non biometric travel documents for Palestinian refugees.
You can apply for the machine readable non biometric travel document for Palestinian refugees at the Embassy of Lebanon in Nur-Sultan.
The Embassy can still renew your travel document for one year, in exceptional cases provided that the applicant submit at the same time a request for a new machine readable travel document or sign an affidavit if he/she is traveling to Lebanon in the next 3 months, stating that he/she will apply for a new biometric machine readable travel document upon arrival.
Please note that once you apply for a new travel document at the Embassy, you can keep your current travel document with you, and once we receive the new travel document from Beirut, we will call you to cancel it without canceling the visas, and we can add the old passport to the new one.
Usually it takes around 3 months from the date of submission of the request of a new travel document to get the new one.
Please note that DHL provides a “Fast Track Service” in order to get your travel document in few days for an additional fee paid online through DHL website (https://fasttracklb.dhl.com/Default.aspx). It will take around 2 weeks to get the passport.
Here are the steps:
1. Go to http://fasttracklb.dhl.com
2. Enter Country Kazakhstan and choose the embassy
3. Then under Main Menu there is Lebanese and Palestinian. Make sure you choose the correct one then click NEW passport request for Lebanese OR travel document request for Palestinian.
4. Click Next and follow step by step until payment by Visa or Master card.
5. Once payment is done, you will receive a PDF file and you can email it to Nur-Sultan.leb@foreign.gov.lb
DHL is the last step after you sign all documents needed. Once your documents are approved, you can proceed with DHL
Requested documents
1) Duly filled New Travel Document Application Form (supplied by the Embassy)
-In case the applicant lives in Nur-Sultan, personal attendance is a must to ensure live signature and fingerprint.
-In case the applicant lives in other city than Nur-Sultan, he must request a New Passport application form from the Embassy (forwarded at the expense of the applicant), put his signature and his fingerprint on the designated spaces IN FRONT OF A NOTARY who will take a copy of the application form (recto-verso) and attach his attestation to it.
PLEASE NOTE:
The travel document form has a computer generated serial number and cannot be photocopied or even printed. It must be filled and signed with a blue ballpoint pen. No corrections are allowed on the application form. It is forbidden to fold the form and attach with staples to other papers; other documents can be enclosed with a paper clip.
2) 2 photos of the applicant should be size 3.5 cm x 4.3 cm white background, looking directly to the camera (both ears equally visible). Sticking of the photos to the application would be processed by the Embassy.
3) Applicant's original Individual Civil ID (بيان قيد إفرادي) whose date of issuance does not exceed 3 years or blue card for Palestinian refugees (بطاقة خاصة باللاجئين الفلسطينيين).
4) Copy of UNRWA Card ((بطاقة تسجيل العائلة/ بطاقة الإعشاة.
5) Copy of the first 3 pages of your current travel document you want to replace.
6) Consular fees payable to the Embassy of Lebanon in the amount of 40 USD for one (1) year, 200 USD for five (5) years.