The entry of the models for tourism
The entry of models that had already worked as models and are coming to Lebanon for tourism, is subject to the entry conditions regarding the nationality of each one of them.
The entry of the models for work
The entry of the models in Lebanon is subject to a previous visa of the General Security whatever their nationalities are.
1 - Obtaining of a visa for the models
The agencies of fashion are engaged to submit an application to obtain an entry visa of the models before the Department of the Arabs and Foreigners-Section of Artists - which undertake to duly execute these visas in charge.
a - The models shall be presented, during 48 days of their entry in Lebanon, before the Department of Arabs and Foreigners - Section of Artists - to sign a contract of work, drafted between them and the owner of the agency, to register it, where will be determined the duration of work, its period, dates, and places of exhibition, address of the models sojourn. Their passport shall be sealed by the necessary visa.
b - The model shall present before the aforesaid department before leaving Lebanon to get a leave permit after getting a financial release and without withdrawing his passport, according to the applied rules.
c - During the month of shopping, the festival of summer, the first and the second week, while being for free, the model is granted a period to leave without financial release if he/she entered to Lebanon to work.
d - The models are exempted to undergo some laboratory analyses (AIDS - Syphilis - Jaundice) upon their arrival in Lebanon.
e- The maximum work duration for the fashion model in Lebanon is six months in the year, whether they are continuous or intermittent, and she is not allowed to resume work unless she spends a duration outside Lebanon equivalent to the duration of her work during the period before she left Lebanon, similar to other artists.
f- A fashion model who used to work in Lebanon as an Artist is not allowed to enter Lebanon whatever the duration she spent outside Lebanon after her last departure as an artist.
g- The one who used to work as a fashion model in Lebanon is allowed to enter Lebanon as an artist, and she will be subjected to the terms of entrance, residence and work of such artists.
2- Receiving the Fees:
a- The modeling agencies are exempted from paying the artist fee for the fashion models they bring over to Lebanon in order to present shows for a duration less than one week and twice in the year only.
b- The artist fee is not received for the fashion models who perform modeling shows during the shopping month and the summer festival, in addition to the two weeks mentioned above.
c- The artist fee is receipted when the fashion model enters to Lebanon in any other additional time other than those mentioned above and also each time her residence duration exceeds the one week duration or the one month duration of the shopping month and the summer festival.