Passport Information:

IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION FROM THE EMBASSY OF LEBANON IN OTTAWA

The Embassy of Lebanon would like to inform all Lebanese living in Canada that starting June 1st, 2011 and at the request of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and after the Lebanese authorities were informed that more than thirty countries are now reluctant to grant visas or renewing residency permits for holders of Lebanese burgundy passports, for these reasons the Embassy asks its citizens to apply through its consular section for obtaining a new passport (Biometric-Color Blue) issued exclusively by the Directorate of General Security in Lebanon.

Applications for new passports will be sent to Lebanon by diplomatic pouch and returned to the Embassy in the same way.

Getting a new passport will take at least one month from the date of submission of the application to the Embassy.

New Passport:

1. Call for an appointment to complete the form including the signature and stamp of the concerned person at the Consulate in front of the Consular Officer.

2. Requested documents (to be added to the form):

Individual Passport:
a. Recent extract of individual registration (Ikhraj Kayd Fardy date of issuance does not exceed 5 years) or Lebanese ID (new one computerized) or a photocopy of passport of the person issued in Lebanon after the year 1990: Only notarized copies of these documents are acceptable.

b. A copy of the passport that the applicant intends to replace.

c. Two recent color photos (Size 4,3 x 3,5 cm not drawn from another photos) showing full details of the face with a white background.

d. Self-addressed stamped, Express Post, envelope with phone number (to send you back the original documents and passport).

e. The amount of:

40 CAN$ for one year
200 CAN$ for five years
Money order payable to the Embassy of Lebanon.

Family Passport:
In addition to the above documents, the applicant should have in possession:

a. Two recent color photos of the child (according to the specifications mentioned above-clause c). Paste the child’s photo in the space provided for that. (1st child in the middle, 2nd child to the left and the 3rd to the right).

b. An extract of family registration including the names of accompanying minors to be added to the passport.

Renewal of Lebanese Passports (Computerized-Blue Color): Applications - Passport Renewal

1. To renew the passport of an adult (Over 18):

- Actual passport +Consular fees (40 CAN$ for one year and 200 CAN$ for five years) + Extract of individual registration or the new I.D. card computerized.

- Two recent color photos (Size 4,3 x 3,5 cm not drawn from another photos) showing full details of the face with a white background.

2. To renew a family passport (including children) or minor passport (under 18 years):

- Actual passport + Extract of family registration (with a photocopy of the document) + permission to travel (In a separate declaration signed at the Embassy or a Notary Public) + Consular fees (as above), + Two recent color photos (Size 4,3 x 3,5 cm not drawn from another photos) showing full details of the face with a white background.

Replacing a lost passport:

-The loss of a passport should be reported immediately to the local police that will issue a police report.

-A notice about the lost of the passport should be published in a local newspaper for three consecutive days.

1- The requested documents:

a. A photocopy of the lost passport (better if available)

b. An extract of familial registration or two notarized copies of the document.

c. An extract of individual registration or the new I.D. card computerized or two notarized copies of these documents.

d. Fill out the form of a new passport in the same manner as paragraph I and amend article (h) only by putting an x at the proper place (Replace or lost passport).

e. The amount of:

40 CAN$ for one year
200 CAN$ for five years
Money order payable to the Embassy of Lebanon.

New or renewal of travel documents for Palestinian:

I - Fill out and stamp your right thumb on 2 Palestinian identification cards at the Consulate in front of the Consular Officer.

II - Fill out a Travel Document Form with the following document:

1. Palestinian blue ID card with 2 photocopies.
2. UNRWA refugee card with 2 photocopies.
3. Actual travel document with 1 photocopy.
4- The 2 fingerprinted Palestinian identification cards.
5. 4 photos (Passport size).
6. Canadian Landed Immigrant paper.
7- The amount of:

40 CAN$ for one year
120 CAN$ for three years
200 CAN$ for five years
Money order payable to the Embassy of Lebanon.