NORTHERN CA

PASSPORTS

Whether you need a new passport, or lost an old one, the Honorary Consulate office can help you.

New Passport

Procedure to apply for a new Lebanese Passport. 

The new passports are issued by the Directorate General of the General Security in Lebanon.

Required documents to apply for a new Passport (Navy Blue type):

  1. A Lebanese ID, or recent extract of civil status (Ikhraj Kayd Fardy) date of issue must not exceed 10 years.
  2. A valid entry visa to the United States, US residency permit, or US Passport.
  3. If applying to replace your passport, provide the passport to be replaced.
  4. Two recent color photos (Size 4,3 x 3,5 cm; not drawn from another photo) showing full details of the face on a white background.
  5. For applicants under 18 years of age, both parents should be present.
  6. Forms must be filled out in person at the Honorary Consulate Office in San Francisco. If unable to be present in person call the consulate office at (415) 691-8684

Accepting applications for replacement and obtaining biometric passports (number is preceded by LR and has a chip) is technically available only to those who have previously obtained a biometric passport, as their fingerprints and photo are electronically archived in the database of the general security in Lebanon, but this is not available to those who have not previously obtained it, with the exception of Lebanese citizens under the age of sixteen (16) and those over the age of fifty nine (59) who are excluded from this restriction, that is, in terms of the possibility of accepting applications for biometric passports at the consulate, even if they had never obtained them before, and without having to travel personally to Lebanon to apply.
Lebanese citizens aged between sixteen (16) and fifty nine (59) years old, holding a Lebanese machine readable passport (number is preceded by RL and cover color is navy blue), may get an exceptional one or two year renewal under the condition of signing the following affidavit affirming that they are fully aware and commit to the following:
They must apply and obtain a new biometric passport prior to the expiration of the renewal date, from the Directorate of General Security during their travel to Lebanon.
The current one-year ($30) or two -year renewal ($60) of their machine-readable passport by the Embassy of Lebanon in Washington, DC, is a one-time exceptional renewal and their passport can’t be renewed furthermore after this date.

Biometric passports have a chip and their numbers are preceded by LR.

Machine readable passports (navy Blue) numbers are preceded by RL.

Lost Passports

A Lost passport should be reported immediately to the local police, a copy of the police report is required (please note that the report number is not enough, we need a copy of the actual report).

If you lost your passport you must apply for a new electronically readable blue color passport.

  • In addition to the requirements for a new passport, please include:
  • A photocopy of the lost passport ( if available).
  • The Original police report.

After the file is completed at the Honorary Consulate office, it is the applicant’s responsibility to mail the documents to:

The Consulate General of Lebanon in Los Angeles

811 Wilshire Blvd
Suite 1800
Los Angeles, CA 90017